Ordering the supplies

After some poking around on-line and some comparison shopping I was finally able to place my order for the storage materials. I had to order from two websites. The main website was Bags Unlimited, Inc. They have a lot of different materials for storing different items such as photos, documents, etc. So from Bags Unlimited I ordered 100 polyethylene bags that will fit the bulk of the collection. I noticed when I was checking out that I was just under the limit for free shipping, so I also included in the order 2 Archive Boxes to place the completed project in when I am done. This brought the order up to about $50, but I needed the boxes anyway, and that made the shipping free.

There were still 5 odd sized posters that needed sleeves, and Bags Unlimited had much higher minimum order sizes. Also, Bags Unlimited did not have a size that was at all close to what I needed. So I found another vendor of such material, Atlantic Protective Pouches, that allowed me to order 5 bags for $16 that will fit the 5 posters of unusual size. These are actually Mylar, so a bit more expensive on a per unit basis, but overall, less expensive than buying a bunch of bags I don’t need.

All told, the storage materials will run me about $70.00. That is not too bad for storing about 80 posters properly.

Here are the supplies, unpacked from the shipping box:

Protective sleeves and storgage boxes.