Whistle Crew Wiki

Don't forget to update the spreadsheet with the shipped date!

Check Pirate Ship for best shipping rates - https://www.pirateship.com/

• If you have a printer, a scale that goes to ounces and a little tape, Pirate Ship will save you a bunch on shipping

For people not comfortable providing their address as the return address, check the chat to see what return addresses can be used instead.

Many folks will print out and tape on shipping labels.

Some recommend getting a thermal label printer with label sticker paper. “Thermal label printers are the best shipping cheat code”

• Models like Knaon Y41BT, Dynmo 4XL, Rollo have been mentioned

Some folk like to include a note in their packages. Here are some that people have shared:

As a 2-up PDF: generic_whistle_insert_2up.pdf

Here's an insert that has spaces for the amount, the URL to the model page, and a QR code to the model page. If you use this, be sure to update the links and QR code for the whistle you are using: WhistleProjectInsert.doc

Here is a thank-you card you could include:

Here is a card with safety warnings (noise, child safety, choking-warning) you can include: whistlepackagelabelwithsafetywarnings.pdf

• Reuse what you can! The smaller Amazon boxes and padded mailers are great for shipments of a couple hundred
• Save brown void fill paper and bubble wrap from misc packages to help fill any voids in your boxes!

Bitonal whistles (modified 38mm bitonal micro whistles) are the most commonly printed so it has become an informal unit of measure.

• Group whistles in ziploc bags to reduce jostling, snack size can fit 50 bitonal, quart size can fit 250 bitonal
• 100 bitonal micro whistles fits snugly in a 6×9 or 6×10 padded envelope
• 150 bitonal micro whistles fits snugly in a 6x4x2 box
• 200 bitonal micro whistles is the max that fits in a 6×9 padded envelope or a 6x4x3 box
• 300 bitonal micro whistles fit a small USPS flat rate priority box or an 8×12/9×12 padded envelope
• 500 bitonal micro whistles fits in a 8x6x4 box, 7x6x5 box, or in a standard 1kg filament box
• 1000 bitonal micro whistles fit in a 9x6x6 box
• 2000 bitonal micro whistles (divided into in 8 quart sized bags) fit in a 12x9x6 box perfectly

• Lanyards and/or keyrings
• Stickers
• Candy
  • It’s traditional to bundle a small pack of Haribo candy with something 3d printed…(thanks to Prusa sending each of its customers what could be considered the world’s most expensive bag of Haribo)
• Art
• Handwritten notes
• Whistle Info Cards
• Free Community Alert Whistles Label
• Whistle Drop Box Label

TODO

• Return addresses
• Paying cash
• Personal info