Cashmere Thoughts | Decision meeting with Yussef

Packaging Decision Pack

Nine selectable routes for shipping vinyl, CDs and soft merchandise. Every visual begins with the named supplier's product image and shows only the CT treatment included in that option.

Product prices checked 10 July 2026 | UK GBP | VAT and unpublished fees stated explicitly

Product

The supplier, size, material and order quantity are identified on every option.

Cost

Only published prices are used. No missing charge has been filled with a guess.

Expectation

The mockup preserves the supplier product and adds only the purchased CT tape, sticker or direct print.

The decision

Select one treatment level for each product category. Bronze uses the smallest applied branding, Silver makes the applied branding more visible, and Gold moves to supplier-applied direct printing.

Vinyl12-inch record protection

TPC stock wrap for Bronze and Silver; Defenda custom-printed LP mailer for Gold.

CDPadded square or portrait mailer

Kite stock bubble envelope for Bronze and Silver; Sticker Mule full-print bubble mailer for Gold.

Soft merchandiseGarment-sized mailing bag

Davpack 305 × 405mm stock bag for Bronze and Silver; 300 × 420mm custom-print bag for Gold.

Vinyl

All three products are purpose-built for 12-inch records. The order commitment grows from a stock pallet to 10,800 directly printed mailers.

TPC LP Wrap with Cashmere Thoughts printed tape

Exact TPC product photo + purchased CT tape

BronzePublished price

TPC LP Wrap + CT paper tape

The stock kraft vinyl mailer is closed with separately purchased 48mm burgundy Cashmere Thoughts paper tape.

£672 + £223.33

£895.33 known first purchase, all figures ex VAT

ProductTPC LP Wrap, 343 × 343 × 0-32mm
Quantity1,200 mailers + 36 tape rolls
Mailer£672 ex VAT; £0.56 each
CT element£188.33 tape + £35 one-colour tooling
DeliveryFree-shipping threshold met on both TPC orders

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TPC LP Wrap with 125 by 75 millimetre Cashmere Thoughts sticker

Exact TPC product photo + 125 × 75mm CT sticker

SilverPublished price

TPC LP Wrap + large CT sticker

The same TPC stock mailer receives a separately purchased 125 × 75mm white matte CT rectangle sticker.

£672 + £334

£1,006 in displayed components; tax bases shown below

ProductTPC LP Wrap, 343 × 343 × 0-32mm
Quantity1,200 mailers + 1,000 stickers
Mailer£672 ex VAT
CT elementSticker Mule 125 × 75mm, £334 displayed
DeliveryTPC threshold met; Sticker Mule page states free shipping

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Defenda MusicMax custom printed vinyl record mailer with Cashmere Thoughts direct print

Defenda custom-product photo + one-colour CT print

GoldPublished price

Defenda MusicMax custom printed LP mailer

Cashmere Thoughts is printed directly onto the kraft board using the supplier's single-colour custom-print route.

£6,318 ex VAT

10,800 single-colour printed mailers | £7,581.60 inc VAT

ProductMusicMax Classic 12-inch LP mailer, 330 × 330mm
CapacityUp to three standard 12-inch records
Quantity10,800 mailers
CT elementSingle-colour direct print
DeliveryBulk-order delivery may be excluded from Defenda's free-shipping rule

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CD

Bronze and Silver use the exact same 165mm square Kite bubble envelope. Gold changes to Sticker Mule's larger custom-printed padded mailer.

Kite black metallic CD bubble envelope with 50 by 25 millimetre Cashmere Thoughts seal sticker

Exact Kite product photo + 50 × 25mm CT seal

BronzePublished price

Kite black metallic + small CT seal

The stock square padded envelope receives a small 50 × 25mm burgundy CT rectangle sticker near the flap.

£160 + £119

£279 in displayed components; tax bases shown below

ProductKite black metallic bubble envelope, 165 × 165mm internal
Quantity1,000 mailers + 1,000 stickers
MailerFive packs of 200 at 16p each; £160 ex VAT
CT elementSticker Mule 50 × 25mm, £119 displayed
DeliverySticker Mule page states free shipping; Kite delivery not included here

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Kite black metallic CD bubble envelope with 75 by 50 millimetre Cashmere Thoughts sticker

Exact Kite product photo + 75 × 50mm CT sticker

SilverPublished price

Kite black metallic + larger CT sticker

The exact Bronze mailer receives a larger 75 × 50mm white matte CT rectangle sticker on the front.

£160 + £193

£353 in displayed components; tax bases shown below

ProductKite black metallic bubble envelope, 165 × 165mm internal
Quantity1,000 mailers + 1,000 stickers
MailerFive packs of 200 at 16p each; £160 ex VAT
CT elementSticker Mule 75 × 50mm, £193 displayed
DeliverySticker Mule page states free shipping; Kite delivery not included here

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Sticker Mule custom bubble mailer with full-bleed Cashmere Thoughts print

Sticker Mule product image + supported full-bleed CT print

GoldPublished price

Sticker Mule custom bubble mailer

The poly bubble mailer is printed edge to edge in full colour on both sides at no additional print charge.

£622 displayed

1,000 mailers | 191 × 267mm | free shipping stated

ProductSticker Mule custom poly bubble mailer
Size191 × 267mm
Quantity1,000 mailers
CT elementFull-colour, full-bleed print on both sides included
DeliveryProduct page states free shipping in four days

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Soft merch

These are garment-sized mailing bags for folded T-shirts and similar soft goods. Bronze and Silver use Davpack's 305 × 405mm stock bag; Gold uses the 300 × 420mm direct-print version.

Davpack 305 by 405 millimetre econoMAIL bag with Cashmere Thoughts printed tape

Davpack product photo + purchased CT tape

BronzePublished price

Davpack 305 × 405mm bag + CT tape

The grey 50-micron garment mailer receives the same separately purchased burgundy CT paper tape as Vinyl Bronze.

£73.98 + shared tape

£297.31 ex VAT if the £223.33 tape order is purchased solely for this route

ProductDavpack econoMAIL FPF020, 305 × 405mm
QuantityTwo packs of 500; 1,000 bags total
Mailer£36.99 per pack at 1-2 packs; £73.98 ex VAT
CT elementTPC 48mm printed paper tape; £223.33 first order including tooling
DeliveryDavpack states 1-3 working days; charge not shown in product table

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Davpack 305 by 405 millimetre econoMAIL bag with 125 by 75 millimetre Cashmere Thoughts sticker

Davpack product photo + 125 × 75mm CT sticker

SilverPublished price

Davpack 305 × 405mm bag + large sticker

The exact Bronze garment bag receives a separately purchased 125 × 75mm white matte CT sticker.

£73.98 + £334

£407.98 in displayed components; tax bases shown below

ProductDavpack econoMAIL FPF020, 305 × 405mm
Quantity1,000 bags + 1,000 stickers
Mailer£73.98 ex VAT
CT elementSticker Mule 125 × 75mm, £334 displayed
DeliveryDavpack charge not shown; Sticker Mule page states free shipping

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Davpack 300 by 420 millimetre custom mailing bag with one-colour Cashmere Thoughts direct print

Davpack custom-product photo + one-colour CT print

GoldKnown minimum

Davpack FP/M10 custom printed garment bag

Cashmere Thoughts is printed directly in one colour on one side of the white gloss co-ex mailing bag.

£490.45 minimum

£405.45 bag order + £85 starting plate charge, ex VAT

ProductDavpack FP/M10, 300 × 420mm
Quantity1,000 bags
PrintOne colour, one side
Known extraPrinting plate starts at £85
Not publishedFirst-order artwork origination charge
DeliveryThree weeks after artwork approval; charge not published

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Fit boundary: these two Davpack sizes are appropriate candidates for folded T-shirts and similar soft goods. The suppliers do not publish a garment-capacity guarantee, so the page does not claim that either bag fits bulky hoodies or multi-item orders.

Cost comparison

This table separates supplier-published product prices from unpublished checkout or artwork charges. A displayed component total is not described as fully landed where a supplier has not published every charge.

Category	Tier	Product order	CT treatment order	Known purchase cost	VAT / delivery	Unpublished
Vinyl	Bronze	TPC: 1,200 LP Wraps, £672	TPC: 36 tape rolls £188.33 + £35 tooling	£895.33	Ex VAT; TPC free-shipping threshold met	None shown
Vinyl	Silver	TPC: 1,200 LP Wraps, £672	Sticker Mule: 1,000 × 125 × 75mm, £334	£1,006	TPC ex VAT; Sticker Mule displayed price and free shipping	Sticker Mule checkout tax treatment
Vinyl	Gold	Defenda: 10,800 printed LP mailers	Single-colour print included	£6,318 ex VAT	£7,581.60 inc VAT	Bulk-order delivery
CD	Bronze	Kite: 1,000 black metallic mailers, £160	Sticker Mule: 1,000 × 50 × 25mm, £119	£279	Kite ex VAT; Sticker Mule displayed price and free shipping	Kite delivery; Sticker Mule checkout tax
CD	Silver	Kite: 1,000 black metallic mailers, £160	Sticker Mule: 1,000 × 75 × 50mm, £193	£353	Kite ex VAT; Sticker Mule displayed price and free shipping	Kite delivery; Sticker Mule checkout tax
CD	Gold	Sticker Mule: 1,000 × 191 × 267mm custom mailers	Full-colour, two-side full bleed included	£622 displayed	Free shipping stated	Checkout tax treatment
Soft merch	Bronze	Davpack: 1,000 × 305 × 405mm, £73.98	Shared TPC tape order, £223.33	£297.31 standalone	Ex VAT	Davpack delivery
Soft merch	Silver	Davpack: 1,000 × 305 × 405mm, £73.98	Sticker Mule: 1,000 × 125 × 75mm, £334	£407.98	Davpack ex VAT; Sticker Mule displayed price	Davpack delivery; Sticker Mule checkout tax
Soft merch	Gold	Davpack: 1,000 × 300 × 420mm direct print, £405.45	Plate starts at £85	£490.45 minimum	Ex VAT; around three weeks after artwork approval	Artwork origination and delivery

What Yussef is choosing

The decision is the packaging direction and the associated order commitment. The page does not conceal any published limitation or convert an unknown fee into an estimate.

BronzeSmall applied brand element

Lowest visual intervention. The supplier product remains dominant and CT is added during fulfilment.

SilverLarger applied brand element

The same stock product receives a larger, more visible CT sticker purchased separately.

GoldSupplier-applied direct print

The branding is manufactured into the packaging, creating the strongest experience and the largest commitment.