A packaging configuration comprising at least the following: A. a pallet comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a height (H P ); B. a first stack of bagged goods, stacked on the pallet, the bagged goods comprising free-flowing elastomeric polymer pellets, the first stack of bagged goods comprising at least five layers, and wherein the first stack of bagged goods has a total height (H L1 ); C. a support structure situated over, and at least partially enclosing, the first stack of bagged goods, the support structure comprising at least four walls, wherein one of the walls is a top wall, and wherein at least three of the walls are sidewalls that are each, independently, in a perpendicular orientation to the top wall, and wherein the support structure has a height (H C ) that meets one of the following equations: (i) H C > H L1 , when the bottom end of at least one sidewall of the support structure is positioned on the top surface of the at least one pallet; or (ii) H C > H P + H L1 , when the bottom end of at least one sidewall of the support structure and the bottom surface of the pallet are both positioned on the same surface; and wherein an air gap is situated between a top layer of the first stack of bagged goods and the top wall of the support structure, and the air gap has a height (H AG ); and wherein the top wall is detachable from the side walls; and D. a second stack of bagged goods, stacked on the top wall of the support structure, the bagged goods comprising free-flowing elastomeric polymer pellets. A. a pallet comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a height (H P ); B. a first stack of bagged goods, stacked on the pallet, the bagged goods comprising free-flowing elastomeric polymer pellets, the first stack of bagged goods comprising at least five layers, and wherein the first stack of bagged goods has a total height (H L1 ); C. a support structure situated over, and at least partially enclosing, the first stack of bagged goods, the support structure comprising at least four walls, wherein one of the walls is a top wall, and wherein at least three of the walls are sidewalls that are each, independently, in a perpendicular orientation to the top wall, and wherein the support structure has a height (H C ) that meets one of the following equations: (i) H C > H L1 , when the bottom end of at least one sidewall of the support structure is positioned on the top surface of the at least one pallet; or (ii) H C > H P + H L1 , when the bottom end of at least one sidewall of the support structure and the bottom surface of the pallet are both positioned on the same surface; and wherein an air gap is situated between a top layer of the first stack of bagged goods and the top wall of the support structure, and the air gap has a height (H AG ); and wherein the top wall is detachable from the side walls; and (i) H C > H L1 , when the bottom end of at least one sidewall of the support structure is positioned on the top surface of the at least one pallet; or (ii) H C > H P + H L1 , when the bottom end of at least one sidewall of the support structure and the bottom surface of the pallet are both positioned on the same surface; and D. a second stack of bagged goods, stacked on the top wall of the support structure, the bagged goods comprising free-flowing elastomeric polymer pellets. <EOS>