Say NO to ULINE
If you're like us, you spent several years supporting ULINE for your shipping and packing materials and office supplies. Huge variety, good prices, fast delivery, what wasn't to love? Then the giant catalogs started to show up once every few weeks. Then you started hearing maybe they were kind of Republican but it was OK cause just look at all those mailing envelopes! And the first aid kits and packing tape!
Then the company president Liz Uihlein (get it? They named the company after themselves) unnecessarily published a letter jam-packed with racism, veiled racism, and varying degrees of subtle racism. Then we found out her husband, Richard Uihlein donated ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS to a group trying to help get accused pedophile and devout bigot Roy Moore elected to Senate. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
So now you're stuck, wondering where the hell you're going to find all the great packing, shipping, and office supplies your business depends on without having to send money to a company who is afraid of brown people and gay people, but thinks pedophiles are A-OK??? Well, here is a thorough list of great alternatives to ULINE! Please support these companies, please share this list, and please send us any other suggestions to add to it!
----------> PACKING / MAILING SUPPLIES
ANCHOR PAPER
- wide variety of paper for printing and packaging, kraft paper, packing tape. Twin Cities based!
anchorpaper.com
1-800 652-9755
BAG BARN
- eco-friendly shopping bags, custom printed bags, zip-top and paper bags
bagbarn.com
1-800 767-2247
BAGS UNLIMITED
- bags for LPs, comics, baseball cards, photos, stamps + shipping supplies
bagsunlimited.com
1-877 966-4939
THE BOXERY
- corrugated boxes, mailers, foam, tape, twine, media mailers. Recommended for record dealers!
theboxery.com
1-877 826-9379
CEDAR BOX COMPANY
- custom cardboard boxes and wooden shipping crates, wooden pallets, and more. Twin Cities based!
cedarboxcompany.com
612 332-4287
CLEARBAGS
- poly bags for food & gifts, envelopes, decorative boxes, shipping boxes
clearbags.com
1-800 233-2630
CORNELL-ROBBINS PAPER AND BOX COMPANY
- corrugated boxes, mailers, mailing tubes, styrofoam, tape
cornellpaper.com
718 875-3202
CROSS CORP
- corrugated boxes, mailers, packing and shipping supplies
crosscorpusa.com
913 432-6500
ECOENCLOSE (we love this place and order from them often!)
- biodegradable / sustainable packaging, custom size mailing boxes
ecoenclose.com
1-888 445-6575
ERDIE
- mailing tubes / poster tubes
erdie.com
440 288-0166
HOWARD PACKAGING
- custom shopping bags, sustainable packaging
howardpkg.com
847 410-4371
IPS PACKAGING
- kraft paper, bubble wrap, packing tape, poly bags, paper mailers
ipack.com
1-877 929-9445
LCH PAPER TUBE
- sturdy, custom cardboard tubes - great for shipping posters! Minnesota-based!
lchpapertube.com
952 358-3587
MR. BOX ONLINE
- shipping and packaging materials, custom printed cardboard boxes
mrboxonline.com
1-800 231-8806
THE PACKAGING GROUP
- industrial packing supplies, cardboard boxes, tape, plastic sheeting, edge protectors
thepackaginggroup.com
1-888 893-7921
PACKAGING PRICE
- corrugated boxes, chipboard, custodial supplies, mailers, bubble wrap, stretch tape
packagingprice.com
1-888 236-1729
PAPER MART
- eco-friendly / custom printed packaging for food, gifts, store display
papermart.com
1-800 745-8800
PRIME PACKAGING CORP
- custom sized cardboard boxes, shipping labels, tape, mailers
primepackaging.com
718 417-1116
QUILL
- office supplies, ink and toner, Office Max alternative
quill.com
1-800 982-4800
ROCKET INDUSTRIAL
- food and beverage packaging, industrial fabrication
rocketindustrial.com
1-800 826-4405
ROMANOW CONTAINER
- corrugated packaging, foam packaging, packing supplies
romanowcontainer.com
781 320-9200
RUSSELL LABEL & PACKAGING CO
- bags for shopping, food, merchandise, boxes, pricing labels. Twin Cities based!
russelllabel.com
651 487-4166
SUNSHINE CANDLE & SOAP
- small cardboard display boxes
tealightboxes.com
973 676-4432
TRINITY PACKAGING SUPPLY
- corrugated boxes, packing tape, packing film, wooden pallets, void fill
trinitypackagingsupply.com
856 520-8332
UCANPACK
- custom mailers, boxes, packing supplies
ucanpack.com
201 975-6272
U.S. PACKAGING AND WRAPPING
- shrink wrap, plastic wrap, tape, packaging supplies
uspackagingandwrapping.com
1-800-441-5090
VALENTINE PACKAGING
- corrugated boxes, packing and shipping supplies, glassine, carts, poly bags
valentinepackaging.co
718 418-6000
VAN OWNERS PURCHASING BUREAU
- packing, shipping, moving materials, Long Island-based company
vanownerspurchasinginc.com
718 361-3077
YAZOO MILLS
- sturdy cardboard mailing tubes, great for posters.
yazoomills.com
717 624-8993
----------> INDUSTRIAL / HARDWARE
GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL
- custodial supplies, hardware, plumbing, storage and shelving
globalindustrial.com
1-888 978-7759
GRAINGER INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY
- tools, hardware, safety supplies, electrical, custodial supplies, shelving
grainger.com
1-800 GRAINGER (472-4643)
McMASTER-CARR
- hardware, electrical, lighting, storage, shipping
mcmaster.com
609 689-3000
TENAQUIP
– Canadian company, warehouse, safety supplies, masks, gloves
tenaquip.com
1-800-661-2400
----------> ARCHIVAL SUPPLIES
ARCHIVAL METHODS
- archival binders, boxes
archivalmethods.com
1-866 877-7050
GAYLORD ARCHIVAL
- archival folders, document preservation, exhibit display, storage, shelving
gaylord.com
1-800 448-6160
LIGHT IMPRESSIONS
- archival boxes, archival pages, photo display and handling supplies
lightimpressionsdirect.com
1-800 975-6429
TALAS
- bookbinding and archival materials, bone folders
talasonline.com
212 219-0770
UNIVERSITY PRODUCTS
- archival / preservation supplies
universityproducts.com
1-800 628-1912
----------> MISC
WHIPLASH
- order fulfillment
getwhiplash.com
1-888 634-8751