PostalAnnex offers local residents advice on their holiday shipping
SAN DIEGO, CA (October 27, 2015) – Isn’t it frustrating when you send a gift for the holidays and it’s delivered on December 26th or even later? Improper packing is a major reason many packages arrive after the holidays. To help ensure that your packages arrive on time and undamaged, the 65 PostalAnnex owners in greater San Diego offer a few packaging and shipping tips for the holidays:
- Shipping sooner rather than later. Packages sent on December 22nd can cost up to five times as much as packages sent earlier.
- Use a new box. Old boxes may break apart in transit, and may display old shipping labels, resulting in the package being delivered back to your own house.
- Don’t use brown wrapping paper. If it is torn from the package, the delivery label will go with it, leaving an unlabeled box for the carrier to deal with.
- Put an extra mailing label inside the package. If the delivery label becomes separated from the box, the carrier can still complete delivery if a copy of the delivery address is found inside the box.
- Never use string. It gets caught in sorting machines, mangling packages and their contents.
- Use proper packing materials. Bubble packaging and packing peanuts protect your packages better than newspaper or old t-shirts.
- Fill your box completely with packaging materials. This keeps the flaps from caving in, breaking the tape seal and resulting in contents falling out.
- Use professional grade packaging tape. Don’t use duct tape: it loses its adhesiveness in cold weather. Masking and cellophane tape also won’t withstand the rigors of the shipping process.
- Take batteries out of toys. Batteries should be wrapped separately and placed in the same box as the toy.
- Send perishables in airtight containers. Fill in any gaps inside the container with bubble packaging to keep baked goods from arriving crumbled.
- Send gift cards with tracking. Gift cards cannot always be replaced if they are lost.
“Keeping these rules in mind when you are sending your packages will help ensure that all your packages arrive undamaged and on time for the holidays,” said Camil Saab, president of the San Diego PostalAnnex owners’ group. For those who don’t want to go through the hassle of finding a box and packing it correctly, Saab said any of the 65 San Diego county PostalAnnex locations will gladly provide personal assistance to relieve the stress related to packaging and shipping. A convenient store locator can be found at www.PostalAnnex.com/SanDiego.
About PostalAnnex
PostalAnnex is a member of the Annex Brands franchise network. Its locations offer one-stop support for packaging, shipping and office supply needs. Founded in 1985 in San Diego, Annex Brands has more than 450 locations operating nationally and internationally. All PostalAnnex locations are independently owned and operated franchises. For more information on the company’s services or for franchise information, visit www.PostalAnnex.com.
About Annex Brands
Annex Brands, Inc. is a franchisor of the PostalAnnex, AIM Mail Center, Parcel Plus, Sunshine Pack & Ship, Navis Pack & Ship, Handle With Care-Packaging Store, and Annex Copy brands. Formerly known as Postal Annex, Inc, Annex Brands is headquartered in San Diego, California. Its brands offer shipping and business services such as moving van, freight shipping, small parcel and overnight document delivery services, private mailbox rental, notary service, high-speed copying in black & white and color, office supplies, web site/e-commerce services, faxing service, printing, stationery, rubber address stamps, key duplication, greeting cards and assorted gift items, all in a convenient, service-oriented environment. To find out more about the company, visit www.AnnexBrands.com.
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