Remove labels from
the box to be reused
Reusing a box is a great idea if you find it strong and
ready to provide substantial safety to the items inside it. For that purpose,
the older labels with barcodes and the shipping addresses should be detached.
Not removing those labels can lead to the shippers mailing your package to
wrong address.
Get free boxes
Shipping service that you intend to utilize may provide you
the shipping boxes for free. Apart from this ‘free’ feature, the benefit of
getting boxes from shippers is that they would be able to analyze your items
and provide you appropriate packaging solution. The free packaging usually
provided for smaller items and paper documents which are not usually packed in
boxes.
Use appropriate tapes
with strong adhesive
Tapes are very important to seal the package. When selecting
the tape for package sealing, make sure that tape is not pressure sensitive and
has strong adhesive attached with it. With that said, use of cellophane or
masking tapes should be avoided. Even though the duct tape is stronger than
cellophane or masking tapes, the big shipping companies caution against its
use. Although the reason for this caution isn’t known, the use of this tape
should be avoided just because these shipping giants caution against it.
Provide cushioning
Cushioning of packaging supplies inside the box is very important. For
this purpose, packing materials should be used. Packing peanuts, bubble wrap,
packing paper and newspaper are a few items that are used and trusted
worldwide. All you need to make sure is that the items you intend to ship
aren’t allowed by cushioning to move.
Keep an eye on
shipping schedules
Based on an experience of even a few days back, there is no
definite answer about shipping schedule you can provide. Shipping schedules may
change and that is what you need to remember. Get latest details about when you
can give your package to the shippers. Not consulting the shippers for asking
about schedule can specifically go wrong if you need to deliver your item in a
short time ahead of holidays or because of any other reason.
Track your shipment
The big shipping companies provide you the
tracking code that you can use to get information about current phase the
shipment is going through. You can either call the shipping office to give them
the code or you can use this code in shipper’s website to view the status.