No matter which carrier you choose, the risk of damage is ever-present and unavoidable when transporting your package.
With the sheer amount of packages handled by carriers on a daily basis, it’s only a matter of time before something unfortunate happens to one of your packages shipped to a valuable customer.
Things like boxes shifting during transport, trucks hitting bumps on the road, and accidental drops are all common causes of breakage.
And though you cannot remove these factors entirely, mitigation through careful packaging is the solution.
Even items that don’t seem like they would be at risk from damage can break, so you can understand how fragile items are even more susceptible to mishandling.
Fragile items include artwork, glass, electronic devices, antiques and mirrors.
In fact, 34% of packaging-related returns are because a customer received a damaged product, so protecting these fragile items is crucial!
The last thing you want is an unhappy customer, so how do you protect your items during shipping when packing fragile items?
In this article, we will show you exactly how to package fragile items for shipping and mitigate the probability of breakage.
