subject: Wrap Your Items Carefully for Posting [print this page] Wrap Your Items Carefully for Posting Wrap Your Items Carefully for Posting
If you are planning to send items through the post, you need to make sure they are properly packed beforehand. Sending items by post or courier can be a bit of a rough ride and you need to consider the fact that your package could be at the very bottom of a large or heavy pile of other packages. This is one reason that you need to make sure that your item is packaged well so that it can tolerate such things happening.There are lots of specifically manufactured packing materials that can be used to make sure that your items arrive undamaged. A lot depends on how fragile the item is. Obviously delicate items such as glassware will require very careful packaging whereas something like knitwear or books are more easily packed. Taking glass as an example, it is very important to ensure there is plenty of cushioning between the glass and the 'outside world'. If you have the original box for the glassware, it would be a good idea to make use of that. Bubble wrap could be used to wrap the item before putting it into its original box. A larger box can then be used and you can use a suitable cushioning such as foam peanuts to create a good buffer. A layer of brown paper can then be applied to the outer box and then it is ready to post. Knitwear is fairly easily packed up for posting and something like a plastic postal bag or a padded envelope could do the job very well. Books are best wrapped in special corrugated cardboard book wrappers which will protect the book by what is best described as hugging it. As long as the book is 'hugged' securely, it will not move around and is less likely to be damaged in transit.There are many different types of box, packet, bag and so on for use as a postal receptacle and you should choose the most appropriate for the goods you are posting. Make sure that each is properly sealed and that there are no pieces of packaging that could be snagged as this could cause the package to open or tear whilst in transit. If there are, use parcel tape to secure well. It is worth remembering that your package spends much of its time in a sack or box with many other pieces of mail before being sorted and then going into another sack or box for distribution. Your package may undergo this routine several times before it reaches its destination which is why it is important to make sure you pack your item carefully.Before packaging your goods, take some time to consider what you are posting and what damage might occur during transit, this should make you more aware of how to wrap it properly. Finally, do make sure that you write the name and address of the recipient on the front of the package and also write your own details on the back so that the recipient knows where it has come from or just in case it has to be returned to you.
