tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181144955587582893.post5766448259689324032..comments2023-10-28T03:12:55.699-05:00Comments on AQSpublishing: Shipping NewsAQSpublishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351143365693599368noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181144955587582893.post-91061257071564519042010-03-05T02:54:09.834-06:002010-03-05T02:54:09.834-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ANIRBAN DAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742476565795941350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181144955587582893.post-30051945189212352612009-07-31T14:05:23.168-05:002009-07-31T14:05:23.168-05:00Hi,
I just read your article about shipping quilts...Hi,<br />I just read your article about shipping quilts and I’d like to add some information. (I worked at a major shipping company for over 25 years, over half of which was in the package handling areas).<br />Do not go cheap on your packing materials, especially the boxes. Corrugated cardboard weakens with use; buy a decent box. Never, ever use masking tape; it is not strong enough to hold the package together. Again, buy some decent shipping tape. No string! It gets caught in conveyors. No brown paper wrap; again it can get caught in conveyors and ripped off.<br />As you stated, a label should also be inside the package, and I always put mine in a plastic baggie. If the package gets wet, the label will still be readable. <br />Do not ‘over stuff’ the package – use the right size box. Packages should be able to withstand a four foot drop on the corner of the box without bursting. However, the contents should not shift around in the package. Other packages will probably stacked on top of it, and empty space can cause the package to sag and break open.<br />Although literally millions of packages are delivered safely and on time each day, there are circumstances beyond the control of anyone that can damage or destroy a package. Remember that the ‘money back guarantee’ or ‘insurance’ will only reimburse you for the cost of shipping and the article. You will have to have proof of value. If something is not replaceable (great grandma’s wedding quilt that has been handed down from generation to generation) do not ship it. There is not a value that can be put on something like that.<br />Thanks for a great article,<br />Pat Hierl<br />Whitefish, MTAQSpublishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351143365693599368noreply@blogger.com