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Many people who buy and sell products, especially online, must have them shipped. People purchase beautiful items for sale only to be extremely disappointed in their purchase because the item arrived broken. No on is happy with a broken item: the buyer now has to wait longer to get the purchased item and have to hassle the seller for a refund. The seller now has to refund the buyer’s money and will most likely receive a negative rating.

Avoiding breakage during the shipping process is vital to ensuring that everyone, both buyers and sellers alike, are satisfied. It is important to secure shipped items in sturdy boxes and with plenty of cushion surrounding the items. The best way to avoid breakage of shipped products is to clearly stamp fragile on the package.

When shipping products always write or stamp FRAGILE on the box in more than one spot. When shipping a lot of breakable items it is worth it to order a rubber stamp that says “FRAGILE”. Most rubber stamps are in bright red lettering thus making the label incredibly difficult to miss for handlers. Rubber stamps are inexpensive, usually costing less than $10, and have a life span of an incredible 10,000 stamps. Also, after initially purchasing a red rubber “fragile” stamp the cost drops considerably because it can be refilled again and again with ink that costs very little.

Stamping fragile on shipped packages immediately alerts anyone handling them that the contents are not durable and care must be taken to ensure that nothing is broken.

Keep delicate items safe during shipping by stamping fragile on the packaged.