Packaging a Bible for Shipping
The way you package your Bible for shipping makes a huge difference. This most likely sounds obvious to most of you! But just to be safe, here's a picture of what not to do. Fortunately, this was not a Bible from a rebind customer. The seller took care of the problem and all is well.
When I ship Bibles I first place the Bible in a plastic bag for moisture resistance. Then I wrap it in paper to prevent the pages from fanning out during shipment. If the pages flop around you will have creases and possibly even tears. Then I pack it in a corrugated box. This protects the Bible very well. If I do ship it in a flat rate bubble mailer, I either wrap it in corrugated or use a small corrugated box. Be sure to put a packing slip inside the package. With the bubble mailer, I affix the packing slip to the inner box.
It isn't too much trouble when shipping a custom rebound Bible! The extra time & cost is well worth it considering the value of custom Bibles. Plus it is a chance to recycle packing materials!
When I ship Bibles I first place the Bible in a plastic bag for moisture resistance. Then I wrap it in paper to prevent the pages from fanning out during shipment. If the pages flop around you will have creases and possibly even tears. Then I pack it in a corrugated box. This protects the Bible very well. If I do ship it in a flat rate bubble mailer, I either wrap it in corrugated or use a small corrugated box. Be sure to put a packing slip inside the package. With the bubble mailer, I affix the packing slip to the inner box.
It isn't too much trouble when shipping a custom rebound Bible! The extra time & cost is well worth it considering the value of custom Bibles. Plus it is a chance to recycle packing materials!