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Just another little bit about Phase 22 packs.
I was shipping several more shipments of bugs/microfauna. We did it with a returnable deposit so that using several Phase 22 packs is affordable for the customer. I'm just going to concentrate on the most difficult one here.
This particular box was going 2 day priority from Colorado (80's and 90's), into El Paso, Texas. They were shipping into 105 degree weather. We thought it would be prudent to use HOLD AT LOCATION to avoid some of this heat. Unfortunately, USPS didn't bother to read their label and left the bugs in the 105 degree weather, in the full sun! When my customer got home to find them there, He found the package to be cool inside with all the bugs active. The four Phase 22 gel packs were still about 75 percent solid. That means the package was probably a cool and comfortable 71 to 72 F inside. The fact that they were 75 percent solid means they may have been able to go another day or more on that 105 degree sun without any problems!
In my humble opinion, anybody shipping frogs owes it to themselves, their customers, and mostly, their frogs, to use Phase 22 packs. It is an insurance policy that you can't afford to be without! Note: The phase change packs made by competitors, Saf-T-Pak PCM packs are similar in makeup and will give you the same peace of mind that "Phase Shippers" enjoy. When I ship...I sleep at night!
I was shipping several more shipments of bugs/microfauna. We did it with a returnable deposit so that using several Phase 22 packs is affordable for the customer. I'm just going to concentrate on the most difficult one here.
This particular box was going 2 day priority from Colorado (80's and 90's), into El Paso, Texas. They were shipping into 105 degree weather. We thought it would be prudent to use HOLD AT LOCATION to avoid some of this heat. Unfortunately, USPS didn't bother to read their label and left the bugs in the 105 degree weather, in the full sun! When my customer got home to find them there, He found the package to be cool inside with all the bugs active. The four Phase 22 gel packs were still about 75 percent solid. That means the package was probably a cool and comfortable 71 to 72 F inside. The fact that they were 75 percent solid means they may have been able to go another day or more on that 105 degree sun without any problems!
In my humble opinion, anybody shipping frogs owes it to themselves, their customers, and mostly, their frogs, to use Phase 22 packs. It is an insurance policy that you can't afford to be without! Note: The phase change packs made by competitors, Saf-T-Pak PCM packs are similar in makeup and will give you the same peace of mind that "Phase Shippers" enjoy. When I ship...I sleep at night!