Vinted packaging advice

[smelliphant]

I wondered if anyone can give me any advice on how to package items sold on Vinted, please?

I've just sold my first thing, and want to get it posted. I usually reuse shop parcel bags, eg from M&S or Next orders, when sending to family and friends. Will this be ok?

I don't want to make a faux pas and get bad feedback straight away! But I also don't want to spend money on buying a lot of packaging when the items are only really cheap. Thank you for any advice!

Yes I sometimes use bags for life cheaper to buy than parcel bags

Me too, if it’s something particularly nice like a fancy dress then I might bubble wrap it before I wrap it in a bag for life.

I’ve just had 3 Vinted parcels. All reused packaging all fine. I sell and reuse too or use new if I haven’t got anything to hand but I’ve got a huge stash of bags anyway.

Yeo bag for life or bin liners (strong ones). If it's something more expensive or fragile I'll wrap it in tissue first. If I'm selling something for a couple of quid I'm not spending more than half of that on packaging!

Reused is fine. I've had packages from Vinted and all sorts of wrapping come that's been fine.
I usually use parcel paper, carrier bags or mailing bags if the items small enough (sometimes bubble wrap if I've some spare)

just don't use paper as if it gets wet what's inside might be damaged but a bag for life is fine

i had something a cereal box once

Yep reuse other packaging. Iv sold 50 things packaged like this and never had a bad review.

I always recycle bags and boxes I’ve received. Why pay for something that can easily be reused.

I use supermarket bags op. Wrapped up with packaging tape.

I reuse packaging and I like getting things in a reused envelope too. I don't particularly like things wrapped in a scrunched up thin binbag, but I wouldn't complain about it.

That's great, thank you all.

I'm always keeping old shop parcel packaging to use in the future, so I've plenty hanging around! I've posted my parcel this evening.

My last vinted purchase arrived in an inside out cereal box held together by parcel tape!

I always reuse packaging when selling and have great feedback.

I wrap mine in charity bags and lots of parcel tape. All my buyers give good feed back and it has never been mentioned

Poly bag postal bags (reused from internet shopping) are generally fine but make sure there's enough bag for more than one layer so that if the bag gets ripped in transit, there is still a plastic layer to protect the garment. I usually find a bag that's big enough to push the garment to the bottom and then fold the excess bag over to double up.

Prefer to receive reused packaging rather than new. Then I reuse it again to sell my own stuff.

To make it easier for me I bough 50 grey a4 mailing bags from eBay for a couple of quid.

I also bought some documents enclosed sticky wallets for a speedy life!

I do recycle where possible but it's not ways.

I re-use packaging all the time. I received something in a taped up Tilda rice box once 😆

I've only ever received things in old shoe boxes or plastic bags BUT I would say it's worth wrapping things twice eg in a new freezer bag then in an old plastic shopping bag. The NBIF it's ripped in transit the item is less likely to get damaged.