Tarot Trauma!lol

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 23 Jun 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Winewood	23 Jun 2004
This may sound SO ridiculous, but ive noticed with all my tarot decks that the boxes get battered very easily, i take good care of my cards, but the boxes seems to get tattered quickly, i keep my decks in a wooden box wrapped in silk, it makes me feel a bit guilty keeping such tools in such a tattered box does anyone have any suggestion on how to keep the box looking RELATIVELY tidy lol!! thanks

ros	23 Jun 2004
I put scotch tape around the boxes. It's like laminating them, works for me!

Winewood	23 Jun 2004
oh yeah thats a great idea! thanks very much!! -x-

Alissa	23 Jun 2004
Welcome to the forums, Winewood :) Usually, I dislike keeping my decks in their paper boxes, and often keep mine either in a bag, or just sitting on a surface like my bookshelves, in the open. Those cardboard jobbies are kinda ratty after a while. I do keep my mini Hanson Roberts deck in it's box, and it's not old but already pretty ugly by now. That's in my purse, and it's just for protecting the cards, but I don't know how else you can protect the box besides reinforcing it with clear packing tape (like suggested). But don't be traumatized! ;)

katie_here	23 Jun 2004
They came in a big box because there was a tarot book in with the set, but I keep mine in a pencil case. Its just the right size and because one side is clear plastic, I feel like my cards can "see the light of day" and not sit languishing in darkness all the time. Weird I know, but sometimes you feel like they have a sort of life of their own.

Nycelle	23 Jun 2004
I prefer ot when the box gets a little battered. By the same logic, keeping a guitar in a hard case is a good idea. The box absorbs all the damage that could come to the cards and once the box is mangled a bit anyway, I don't mind it getting slightly worse if it protects my decks.

tao51	23 Jun 2004
Then try to use the clear storage tape to laminate it. It will last longer.--Tao

Winewood	24 Jun 2004
thanks all, ive bought a velvet bag to keep my tarot cards in when i take them out hopefully that will stop the deteriation of the box!!

katie_here	24 Jun 2004
One Ring To Bring Them All And In The Darkness Bind Them' only joking!!! couldn't resist.

tao51	01 Jul 2004
that there box has long since left this world. My original deck is in a leather pouch wrapped in silk. I kept it on my belt. That deck is over 30 years old. The sides are darkened but the cards are in great condition.--Tao

Sillanza	01 Jul 2004
Thanks for the clear packing tape tip, ros. So simple, but so effective! Funny how I thought to wrap the kids' crayons in the clear tape to prevent breakage, but not my tarot card boxes for the same reason!

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