Abstract: A compressible separator system for packaging yarn spools, having a top plate with face-down support plugs, a bottom plate having face-up support plugs and at least one middle plate having face-up and face-down support plugs. The plates made of single molding construction by plastic forming and the support plugs adapted to secure corresponding yarn spools. The support plugs including plug caps (84, 85) having respective the 1st and 3rd, or the 2nd and 4th are corner-wise symmetric such that in the absence of any other items such as the yarn spools or the tube cores between the plates, the plug caps between the top plate and the middle plate, between at least two said middle plates, between the middle plate and the bottom plate, or between the top plate and the bottom plate may be inserted into corresponding open quadrants of one another to form a rigidly stacked structure. The plug caps may be of different sizes.