subject: How Do You Package Your Aunt's Fur Coat So It Won't Get Wet During Transport? [print this page] You are sending a package from Destin, Florida, to Seattle, Washington. This is Aunt Dolly's favorite fur coat and her mohair sweater with sequins. The last thing you need is for these beautiful garments to get wet, and you heard that Seattle has a lot of rain. How on earth will you package them to keep them from getting wet?
It is very important when you use courier services that you prepare your packages carefully for transport, whether you choose to ship across the street, across the city, state wide, or across the country. Package your special goods as though you are shipping a million miles through the worst of the weather. You want a protective layer around your product so that you can be assured it will arrive in pristine and perfect condition.
The best way to prepare your package for shipping is to start the wrapping from the inside to the outside. Begin with your first product, in this case the fur coat. Wrap it in heavy plastic that seals, like a Ziplock bag or a garment bag. Place the address of the recipient inside, written in waterproof ink. If you have no waterproof ink, write the address on an index card and tape over the card with clear packing tape, so that you can clearly see the addressee. Next, wrap the mohair sweater with sequins in a different garment and Ziplock bag, also with the recipient's address inside. Place a few cedar balls inside so that the mice and moths will not be attracted. Do this also for the fur coat.
Now place these items inside another, larger Ziplock. Place another address label or index card in here. Place these items into a plastic coated cardboard container, one that has been coated on the interior with plastic or wax to protect from the elements. Address this container with the name and address of the recipient of the package; now enclose this package entirely in plastic and tape that is waterproof.
Call the courier services and ask for a delivery driver to pick up your package. Place this box inside the courier service packaging and address it to the recipient, making sure to mark the shipper in clear, legible writing. Ask your courier also to protect your package from moisture by enclosing it in their waterproof packaging. Although you cannot stop the rain or snow from happening, you can wrap your package in such a way that moisture will not seep through the packaging and into the contents.
