Comments on Jen Mecca's Pottery Blog: Shipping During the Holidays

Sorry to hear those plates were broken in transit....

2008-12-18T20:15:00.000-05:00

Sorry to hear those plates were broken in transit. Having worked for a delivery company in the past, I can tell you that during busy periods like now, the general thinking is "make the deadline", not "make sure it gets there in one piece." Harsh reality, but that's generally the case everywhere. I just sent a framed picture to someone as a Christmas present, only to find out the glass was broken in transit by USPS, despite taking every precaution I could've short of delivering it myself.

Oh, and thanks for the tip on UsedCardboardBoxes.com! I saw that somewhere on your blog, used them for my move, and they were fantastic. The boxes were in great shape, and I saved a small fortune. Thanks again, I can't tell you how helpful that was!

Thanks for sharing this Jen.There's a cup i've put...

2008-12-18T13:25:00.000-05:00

Thanks for sharing this Jen.
There's a cup i've put a lot of work into that i want to ship to Germany but have hesitated to do so until after Christmas . . . .
Have been trying to convince myself i'm just being silly about the delay but after reading your post this morning figure maybe my fears are justified!
Thanks for sharing
Chae

I was in my local UPS Store last week to pick up s...

2008-12-18T09:59:00.000-05:00

I was in my local UPS Store last week to pick up some things, and all the temps they'd hired for the holidays made me cringe.

I used to supervise shipping for a mail order musical instrument company. We always took extra care, but sometimes you'd swear the box got run over by the truck, or dropped out of the jet at 10,000 ft.