Does anyone know a parcel delivery service / courier that will deliver ceramics?

i'm setting up an online arts and crafts business and have just realised that most couriers i've looked at refuse to deliver ceramic items. i know i won't be the only person who posts out pots, slate and canvases. there must be a courier out there that will do it?



any idea's would be most welcomeDoes anyone know a parcel delivery service / courier that will deliver ceramics?
i'd imagine if you packaged them properly, most courier companies would have no problems



why not try asking people in similar areas (for example glass makers etc) who they use to distribute?
try dhlDoes anyone know a parcel delivery service / courier that will deliver ceramics?
Try www.parcel2go.com they provide very good rates for parcel deliveries and I believe they do offer delivery services for fragile items.



Hope this helps.
The key to it is the packaging, it's not that they won't deliver the items it's just that they won't insure them for breakages. Which I guess means the same thing :)



I will assume you have made a vase or a dish, wrap that in bubble wrap, then line a box with popcorn, be generous. Place the item in the box and then use the popcorn to fill every nook and cranny, so there is no space let in the box.



If your package is dropped or thrown around the popcorn will absorb some of the impact and make it less likely the item is broken. The popcorn can then be placed in someones garden for the birds, giving your packaging a 'recyclable' aspect.



Use rigid cardboard boxes, try not to recycle these as they lose their strength with repeated use and make sure you tape up the box really well.



Good luck with your deliveriesDoes anyone know a parcel delivery service / courier that will deliver ceramics?
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