I AM LOOKING FOR A PACKAGING SUPPLIER CLOSE TO SANTA BARBARA
CALIFORNIA.  I AM IMPORTING COFFEE MUGS AND WHOLESALING THEM TO
RETAILERS.  I AM SHIPPING FED EX GROUND, AND I AM EXPERIENCING
TREMENDOUS BREAKAGE.  MY PRODUCT CAME PACKAGED AS FOLLOWS:  ONE DOZEN
MUGS IN A TRAY WITH SEPERATORS, ONE TRAY ON TOP OF ANOTHER PACKAGED
TOGETHER IN AN OUTER BOX, FOR A TOTAL OF TWO DOZEN MUGS PER OUTER
CARTON.  I TRIED SHIPPING OUT THIS WAY AND LOST 50% OF THE PRODUCT.  I
THEN RE-PACKED IN A SMALLER BOX WITH ONE TRAY ONLY, AND STILL HAD
DAMAGE.  I THEN STARTED BUBBLE WRAPING EACH MUG, BUT THIS IS WAY TOO
LABOR INTENSIVE.  I AM NOW PUTTING POPCORN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX,
THE TRAY ON TOP OF THE POPCORN, WRAPPING THE MUGS IN PAPER AND PUTTING
THEM BACK INTO THE TRAY, PUTTING POPCORN ON TOP, AND THEN A PIECE OF
CARDBOARD ON TOP OF THAT, AND AM STILL EXPERIENCING BREAKAGE.  I HAVE
FROM THE BEGINNING PUT A STICKER ON ALL THE BOXES ALERTING FED EX THAT
THE CONTENTS ARE GLASS AND TO HANDLE WITH CARE...WHAT A JOKE.  MY
PRESENT SYSTER IS WAY TOO TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY.  I WOULD LIKE TO
FIND A SUPPLIER WHO HAS PRE-MADE BOXES AND SEPERATORS THAT HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTED COFFEE MUGS FROM DAMAGE BY FED EX.  THE BOXES
NEED TO BE DESIGNED TO BE EFFICIENT FOR THE TIMELY PULLING OF
DIFFERENT MUG DESIGNS AND SHIPPING THE ORDERS, AND IT NEED TO BE COST
EFFECTIVE.  I WOULD LIKE TO PACKAGE A DOZEN OR TWO DOZEN MUGS, IF
POSSIBLE, PER OUTER BOX.  MY CERAMIC MUG IS 18OZ AND IS APPROXIMATLY 4
1/2" HIGH BY 5 1/4" WIDE (WHICH INCLUDES THE HANDLE).  PLEASE
HELP...THIS IS WORTH A GOOD TIP!!!!