subject: Preventing Damage Or Loss [print this page] When you're in the procedure of moving, or if you want to mail your parcels to clients and friends in an expeditious means, using a courier service is a great way to go. Irrespective of what your plans are, it is vital that you pack your item appropriately so as to avoid damage or loss. Usually, when a package is damaged, it is realized in hindsight (in other terms, too late) that it could have been prevented. Whereas it is true that courier services will sometimes insure your freight (relying on what you're sending) its still your job to follow some simple ways to ensure that your parcel, package, or pallet transitions from place A to place B easily.
Find a durable container, box or envelope for your item, one that is new and doesn't have any holes, dents, tears or ragged areas that could come apart simply on the way. Make sure that your item really fits the container that you choose. A box or envelope that's too large may simply bump or collapse and damage your belongings, while a package that is too small, one that you have got to stuff your item into, might even tear or break open in the course of delivery.
Utilize bubble wrap generously. Fragile things especially ought to match comfortably into their delivery containers, and every item ought to be cautiously wrapped so as to protect your things. They ought to also be separated inside the box, which suggests that it is not a good plan to wrap up two or three items for example, wine glasses) together in the same sheet of bubble wrap or newspaper. Every item must also be separated from the sides of the box. If the box is handled roughly at any purpose by the courier service, this will also work to prevent anything from breaking. Large items, or very heavy freight, must be packed as securely as possible, strapped or taped to a durable container.
Be certain that you make full use of your packing tape. Cover and sell off all the open seams and strengthen the corners of the box as well. Make sure the box, envelope or other container cannot easily break open or tear, also that it's firm enough and packed in such a method as to avoid collapse. Consider printing your label and attaching it to the box for the sake of a legible address. If you have to write your own label, however, carefully and legibly print the complete information regarding the destination of the package.
