poster tube post
July 24, 2015 8:02 PM Subscribe
What's an alternate place to Staples buy a poster tube? I'm thinking of the hard shell plastic kind with a strap for easy carrying, versus the cardboard mailer version...
I need one by Sunday so ordering on line is out. I have a Staples nearby but it seems like they aren't available in store. Where else would you expect to be able to buy one?
Bonus question: I see people flying with these all the time, but how are they getting around the luggage carry-on rules? I'll be flying Delta...
I need one by Sunday so ordering on line is out. I have a Staples nearby but it seems like they aren't available in store. Where else would you expect to be able to buy one?
Bonus question: I see people flying with these all the time, but how are they getting around the luggage carry-on rules? I'll be flying Delta...
Best answer: Art supply store. Also if you have Aaron Brothers or similar type of frame shop, they might have it.
posted by BlahLaLa at 8:07 PM on July 24, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by BlahLaLa at 8:07 PM on July 24, 2015 [2 favorites]
If you get desperate you can DIY a strap for a cardboard tube with some duct tape. That's how I used to travel as a grad student. The duct tape I used was hot pink. But what k8t said about fabric posters is definitely the way I'd go now.
posted by MsMolly at 8:14 PM on July 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by MsMolly at 8:14 PM on July 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
You could always just go to the hardware store and get yourself a piece of PVC pipe, a couple of end caps, a couple of eye bolts, and a strap. Screw eye bolts into caps, tie strap to bolts, and voila! Custom made bombproof poster holder that will last you the rest of your life, for about $20.
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 8:33 PM on July 24, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 8:33 PM on July 24, 2015 [2 favorites]
Yes art store. As for how people are flying with them, most airlines allow you to have a personal item in addition to your carry on bag. What is and what isn't an allowable personal item can be kind of nebulous, but as you say, people fly with poster tubes all the time.
posted by rodlymight at 8:33 PM on July 24, 2015
posted by rodlymight at 8:33 PM on July 24, 2015
Oh, and if you don't have a handy hacksaw you can get them to cut your PVC pipe to length right in the store. Just ask, they'll definitely do it.
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 8:35 PM on July 24, 2015
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 8:35 PM on July 24, 2015
Seconding art supply store. If you have to half-ass it and can't find a cardboard tube, get a sheet of foamcore, and cut, score, and tape it into the right dimensions. I once had to travel with a painting done on paper that could not roll up tightly enough to fit in any affordable premade tubes and the foamcore made a very sturdy and lightweight (important when you're schlepping it up and down the concourse!) traveling "tube".
posted by yeahlikethat at 9:24 PM on July 24, 2015
posted by yeahlikethat at 9:24 PM on July 24, 2015
A college or university book store, if there's one nearby.
posted by tchemgrrl at 2:38 AM on July 25, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by tchemgrrl at 2:38 AM on July 25, 2015 [1 favorite]
They're like $3.50 at Daiso, if you happen to be on the West Coast.
posted by Juliet Banana at 8:08 AM on July 25, 2015
posted by Juliet Banana at 8:08 AM on July 25, 2015
Response by poster: Thanks for the art store suggestion - I found one at Micheals!
posted by Tandem Affinity at 12:51 PM on July 25, 2015
posted by Tandem Affinity at 12:51 PM on July 25, 2015
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posted by k8t at 8:05 PM on July 24, 2015 [2 favorites]