George,

I would add one more point to consider: Reference. What if someone needs to look at these records? You'll have to open the vacuum packet. The money you will have spent on that particular packet will have been lost. And then you will have to pay to re-package them. And if you say "They will never have to be looked at again," then why are you keeping them?

Gary Link, CRM
Corporate Records Manager
Astorino
227 Fort Pitt Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
412.765.1700
412.765.1711 Fax
www.astorino.com


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Subject: Re: Vacuum packed records - Sensible?


Laurie, Heather - thanks for your responses

Very valid points, but not insurmountable. Before I go on I have to say
that I have no commercial interest in this. Occasionally a clever idea
hits you between the eyes and you think: why isn't everyone doing this,
there must be a catch. I must be missing something. This is one of these
cases and my interest is purely academic.

Some more thoughts:

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