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Bummer! Mine have been shipped in ordinary envelopes, too, but have always arrived in good shape. I'll bet they'll replace it - don't know if you have time, though.
I ordered two fold-outs so that probably reinforced it enough for mailing in a regular envelope. I noticed the address was handwritten as well - probably a small outfit.