subject: Make Sure Important Overseas Deliveries Are Handled With Care [print this page] If you have ever ordered something online from another country and had it delivered to you only to have it arrive with damage, you will know how frustrating this can be. There is also a risk of parcels being delayed in the mail or even lost altogether, and any of these occurrences can leave you feeling put out and out of pocket, as you will have wasted money on your delivery and maybe even the purchase in the first place if the damage is that severe.
So, the next time you need to send a parcel overseas you should make sure you choose a high quality delivery company to ensure it is handled with care throughout the shipping process. Your parcel will be handled by many different people during its transit overseas and it is liable to be thrown about a little bit it will be transported on and off delivery vehicles, onto aeroplanes and finally into a delivery drivers haul before reaching your recipient, but this doesnt mean it will end up scuffed and damaged.
There are delivery companies out there that have excellent reputations for looking after all of the parcels that are placed in their quality care for delivery, and you can find them by taking just a quick look online now. You might have assumed that the Royal Mail was the only way in which you could get parcels overseas, but this definitely isnt the case and it might actually be a better idea to use a more specialised delivery company for your international shipping.
Of course, you too will need to put some care into packaging your parcel correctly in order to keep it protected when being delivered. You should only use specially-made delivery packages to wrap the contents of your parcel, such as delivery envelopes and boxes, and you should always use some form of packaging cushioning product such as bubble wrap or air cushions.
It is important that you address your parcel properly and that you use the correct spelling when writing addresses in a foreign language. If you are unsure, always write the address in English as the courier will be able to translate it in order to deliver it. If you use an incorrect spelling or send your parcel to the wrong address, which could delay the delivery by some time and even cause it to become lost in the system if no matching address can be found. For this reason you should always include a return address.
