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Holiday Shipping Made Simple

November 1, 2011 by admin

It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year already, but it is! The holidays are right around the corner. This can be the most wonderful time of the year – but as we all know, great holidays can mean an awful lot of work. That means cards to mail, presents to buy and packages to ship – all in time for the big day. De-stress your holiday season by making shipping simple. You can save time and money!

Here are five tips from packaging and shipping experts guaranteed to make your holiday season simpler.

Start Early

The holiday season is the busiest time of year for freight carriers and shipping services. The high volume experienced slows things down. All of the major carriers have holiday deadlines in place – miss those dates and you’re going to be out of luck! That’s why one of the best things you can do to make holiday shipping stress free is to start as early as possible. Your Boston pack and ship store can advise you about holiday deadlines and the best way to get your packages to your family and friends on time.

Pick the Proper Packing Materials

Packing materials cushion and support your gifts while they’re in transit. You don’t want gifts sliding around inside the shipping box: they can get damaged that way! The best packing materials support your item without adding weight to your shipment. Talk to your Boston packing and shipping store about the best packing materials to use to ship holiday gifts. Foam in place is the packing material of choice for fragile electronics, televisions, and computers.

Triple Check Your Address

Why do holiday packages get lost? Often, it’s the address. Addresses that are incorrect, incomplete, or difficult to read can slow shipments down, cause them to be sent in the wrong direction entirely, or in the worst case scenario, be lost forever. Addresses should be complete, correct, and easy to read. Skip the festive fancy fonts – they don’t add any holiday joy to the shipping process!

Choose Custom Crating

Do you know how to choose the right size box to ship your holiday gifts and packages? The answer isn’t “this is the box I happened to have at home”! You need to choose the right size box: too small, and your packages won’t be adequately protected from the drops, knocks, and kicks of the shipping process – too large, and your gifts will shift and move inside the shipping carton, causing them to become damaged. The right size box will contain your gifts and packages as well as the necessary packing materials.

Find the Best Pack and Ship Store in Boston

Making sure that all of your packages are in the proper sized box, containing the ideal packing materials, address and insured correctly, and sent on time is a big job. Save yourself time and stress by delegating holiday shipping to the best pack and ship store in Boston. They’ll make sure your gifts get there on time – and in one piece!

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