subject: Packaging Your Freight Items [print this page] The best means to avoid your things from becoming damaged or misplaced, whether or not you're shipping valuable things by courier to customers or friends or you are moving, is to be sure that you pack your items properly. Too often people find after-the-fact that spoil and/or loss may be prohibited if only they had followed some simple procedures. Whereas it is true that most courier services offer insurance for freight sent in Australia, its essential to be proactive in making sure on your part that your things reach their destination securely and safely.
If your courier service provides packaging, exploit it. However if it isnt an option for you, seek for the most durable containers that you may find - whether or not a box or envelope. Ensure that its new and doesnt have any dents or holes or tears that might cause it to come apart while in transit. There are people who truly place their valuables in containers that are too small or too large, and this can cause troubles. A package thats too small can easily break open through delivery and potentially damage your freight, whereas one that is too large may dent or tear and cause spoil to your item.
Using bubble wrap is a nice plan, as it protects your fragile valuables, and helps to suit them cozily into your sturdy containers, where you have got carefully wrapped each item individually. Its not a nice idea to wrap numerous items together, as they could bump or move against each other in transit and break. Even, you will want to separate every item from the sides of the container to avoid breakage, or maybe rending the box and spilling contents out.
Large freight, or deliveries that are very heavy, need to be packed as steadily as you can, which means strapping them or taping them to a durable container.
Packing tape is comparatively cheap, so dont be mean with it, or embarrassed to use too much. Make sure that you seal every seam, and place extra protection on the corners of boxes in order to make them sturdier and less likely of breaking open.
Finally, when you write your label, print as visibly as you possibly can, or if possible, use a printer to print your data on a label to attach to your package. Be positive it is legible as well as complete, containing the full info on its destination.
