Re: [Histonet] Shipping Slides
We put our send-out slides in the 5 slide plastic holders then place them in Jiffylite Sealed Air cushioned mailers (there are different sizes available). If we are sending out a large quantity of slides we will use FedEx's Padded Pak, but it will cost more than a FedEx envelope. Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD Director, Histology Immunopathology Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT 06102 (860) 545-1596 Office (860) 545-2204 Fax Debbie Granato debgran...@yahoo.com 7/31/2013 11:04 AM Good Morning! Can anyone tell me the best way that you have found to ship slides by Fed Ex? I need to send several cases out and want the safest way possible to eliminate broken slides. We have tried plastic slide boxes with gauze for cushioning and then taped shut and a few other ways. Are there special transport slide containers, other than the 5 slide holders. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Debbie Granato HT(ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Shipping Slides
We use a rectangular cut bubble wrap inside the box on top of the slides, then wrap the entire box in bubble wrap a few times around. Its the best skill to teach your interns, cutting bubble wrap, boxing it up and bringing to fedex, then picking up coffee on the way back! Some slide boxes come with bubble wrap from the vendor, we save those and use when shipping also. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Debbie Granato debgran...@yahoo.com wrote: Good Morning! Can anyone tell me the best way that you have found to ship slides by Fed Ex? I need to send several cases out and want the safest way possible to eliminate broken slides. We have tried plastic slide boxes with gauze for cushioning and then taped shut and a few other ways. Are there special transport slide containers, other than the 5 slide holders. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Debbie Granato HT(ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Shipping Slides
The trick to successful shipping is to make sure the slides cannot rattle in the slide box. If you put your tissue, gauze, or bubble wrap layer on top and shut the box, shake gently to see if they can move. If so, you can put a piece of tape across all the slides in the box to anchor them in place (stick the tape ends to the outside of the box. Then make sure the box is securely shut, putting tape or rubber bands around the outside in both directions. Then pack in a well-padded sturdy shipping box! Esther C. Peters, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Environmental Science Policy George Mason University From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] on behalf of Rathborne, Toni [trathbo...@somerset-healthcare.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:38 AM To: 'Debbie Granato'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Shipping Slides If the slides are well dried, you can also bunch them together and wrap in a paper towel if you don't have too many. Tape when wrapped, then place in a slide box and insert in a padded envelope for shipping. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Debbie Granato Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:05 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Shipping Slides Good Morning! Can anyone tell me the best way that you have found to ship slides by Fed Ex? I need to send several cases out and want the safest way possible to eliminate broken slides. We have tried plastic slide boxes with gauze for cushioning and then taped shut and a few other ways. Are there special transport slide containers, other than the 5 slide holders. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Debbie Granato HT(ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Shipping Slides
Same here and then in a box with more bubble wrap or we use some of those disposable bench underpads for space filler. Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) Senior Research Tech Pathology Core Facility ECOGPCO-RL Robert. H. Lurie Cancer Center Northwestern University 710 N Fairbanks Court Olson 8-421 Chicago,IL 60611 312-503-3723 b-freder...@northwestern.edu -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Benjamin Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 10:18 AM To: Debbie Granato Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Shipping Slides We use a rectangular cut bubble wrap inside the box on top of the slides, then wrap the entire box in bubble wrap a few times around. Its the best skill to teach your interns, cutting bubble wrap, boxing it up and bringing to fedex, then picking up coffee on the way back! Some slide boxes come with bubble wrap from the vendor, we save those and use when shipping also. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Debbie Granato debgran...@yahoo.com wrote: Good Morning! Can anyone tell me the best way that you have found to ship slides by Fed Ex? I need to send several cases out and want the safest way possible to eliminate broken slides. We have tried plastic slide boxes with gauze for cushioning and then taped shut and a few other ways. Are there special transport slide containers, other than the 5 slide holders. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Debbie Granato HT(ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] shipping slides, elementary question
I pack slides in 100-slide plastic boxes, with gauze sponges laid inside the boxes on top of slide edges to ensure that they don't jiggle around inside the box. Boxes are taped shut, then packed inside a cardboard box with plenty of room for packing peanuts or bubble wrap. Never have had a problem. Jan Shivers - Original Message - From: Nicole Collette collet...@mail.llnl.gov To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 12:28 PM Subject: [Histonet] shipping slides, elementary question Happy Friday everyone, I have a very basic question about shipping slides (mouse tissue, non-biohaz). I am planning to ship a bunch to a collaborator, on the order of a few hundred. I have black hinged cardboard/wood 100-slide boxes, similar to https://www.vwrsp.com/catalog/product/index.cgi?catalog_number=48452-001inE=1highlight=48452-001 will these be sufficient for shipping (provided I ensure they stay closed during transit) to avoid breakage? I have slide mailers, but they only hold a few slides. I will do that if I need to (it would be a whole lot of packaging and labeling though...), but don't want to just send a giant box and have them all broken on the other end. Maybe there's another alternative? I'm sure someone on histonet has done this before :) Thanks in advance for the advice. Sincerely, Nicole Collette Lawrence Livermore National Lab/ UC Berkeley collet...@llnl.gov ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] shipping slides, elementary question
If you package the slides back-to-back in that box, they will stay more secure. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]on Behalf Of Nicole Collette Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 1:29 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] shipping slides, elementary question Happy Friday everyone, I have a very basic question about shipping slides (mouse tissue, non-biohaz). I am planning to ship a bunch to a collaborator, on the order of a few hundred. I have black hinged cardboard/wood 100-slide boxes, similar to https://www.vwrsp.com/catalog/product/index.cgi?catalog_number=48452-001inE=1highlight=48452-001 will these be sufficient for shipping (provided I ensure they stay closed during transit) to avoid breakage? I have slide mailers, but they only hold a few slides. I will do that if I need to (it would be a whole lot of packaging and labeling though...), but don't want to just send a giant box and have them all broken on the other end. Maybe there's another alternative? I'm sure someone on histonet has done this before :) Thanks in advance for the advice. Sincerely, Nicole Collette Lawrence Livermore National Lab/ UC Berkeley collet...@llnl.gov ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Somerset Medical Center and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may contain privileged, confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information entitled to protection and/or exemption from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Somerset Medical Center's computer Help Desk at 908-685-2200, ext. 4050. Be sure to visit Somerset Medical Center's Web site - www.somersetmedicalcenter.com - for the most up-to-date news, event listings, health information and more. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] shipping slides, elementary question
Hi Nicole, I've shipped slides many times in the hinged, cardboard slide boxes. If you wrap bubble wrap around them and use extra bubble wrap or peanuts in the shipping container so that the boxes don't move around, you should be fine. Good luck, karen Karen Percival, BS, HT Research Scientist II Pfizer Research DSRD 1 Burtt Road G3025 Andover, MA 01810 888-577-1500 x 4058 kpercival @wyeth.com Nicole Collette collet...@mail.llnl.gov 1/8/2010 1:28 PM Happy Friday everyone, I have a very basic question about shipping slides (mouse tissue, non-biohaz). I am planning to ship a bunch to a collaborator, on the order of a few hundred. I have black hinged cardboard/wood 100-slide boxes, similar to https://www.vwrsp.com/catalog/product/index.cgi?catalog_number=48452-001inE=1highlight=48452-001 will these be sufficient for shipping (provided I ensure they stay closed during transit) to avoid breakage? I have slide mailers, but they only hold a few slides. I will do that if I need to (it would be a whole lot of packaging and labeling though...), but don't want to just send a giant box and have them all broken on the other end. Maybe there's another alternative? I'm sure someone on histonet has done this before :) Thanks in advance for the advice. Sincerely, Nicole Collette Lawrence Livermore National Lab/ UC Berkeley collet...@llnl.gov ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
