Have you bought a new house and bought a television that is better suited to the size of your new living room? Or are you planning to buy a new, perhaps larger, television to organise cinema evenings with your family or friends? Or are you thinking of buying a state-of-the-art television because you are tired of using the decoder?
Whatever situation you find yourself in that has led or is leading you to buy a new television, there is absolutely no need to throw away the old model, which can perhaps be used by someone else because it is still in good condition. For this reason, you might think about donating or selling your old television, in such a way that you make someone happy in the first case and in such a way that you also gain something from it in the second case.
Whether you want to make a gift or decide to sell your old television, you need to knowing how to ship This is precisely the purpose of this article: to be a guide in case you find yourself in this situation. That's why, in the following paragraphs, we will explain to you the right method for shipping a television; not before, of course, explaining how to proceed with its packaging.
So continue reading this article, which we hope will help you!
Methods for correctly packing a television
Packing your old television correctly is certainly the first step with regard to the shipping parcelsFirstly, because you cannot imagine shipping a television unpacked, and secondly, because you have to make sure that the television, once it arrives at its destination, is undamaged and as good as new.
In fact, the television is a very delicate object to ship: responsible for this delicacy is certainly the screen, especially that of the latest models, which is very thin and could be damaged or break at the slightest wrong movement. That is why the packaging must be, to say the least impeccable, so that it can be transported and arrive at its destination in total security.
There are two ways to pack a television: use its original packaging or create a new box from scratch.
Starting with the original packaging of the television, you will certainly have the various polystyrene divider sheets, boxes and plastic bags that were inside when you bought it. What you will need, apart from these materials, is: adhesive tape, scissors, wrapping paper and shipping labels. With these tools, it will be very easy to recreate the packaging of the television: simply place the television in its box, insert the various small boxes and envelopes inside which you will place the various accessories (cables, remote control, etc.) and close the package, which will be sealed with adhesive tape. Finally, all you have to do is apply the shipping labels, both those bearing the recipient's address and those bearing the word “Fragile”, so that your package is handled with a certain amount of care.
Regarding the creation from scratch of a new packaging, Instead, you will definitely need more materials: let's proceed in order. Before you think about how to pack your television, you need to dismantle all the dismountable parts of the television (such as the cables, the base and so on). Once you have completed this process, you need to collect all the various pieces and try to work out the actual dimensions of the material to be shipped: one tip is to try to keep everything tight and compact, so that the package travels more safely and to save on the cost of the express courier.
We come, then, to the explanation of how to pack a television from scratch. I materials you will need: an outer box (the right size), adhesive tape, scissors, filler material (polystyrene is a good choice), plastic cable ties, bags for accessories (such as the remote control), wrapping paper, polystyrene sheets and bubble wrap.
If you are already in possession of these materials, you can start with the packaging of the accessories: you can then collect the cables through the plastic bands and insert them into one of the bags, together with the remote control and all the other accessories; afterwards, these bags must be wrapped in bubble wrap, which must be sealed with adhesive tape. The television screen, on the other hand, must be covered with one or more sheets of polystyrene and a suitable layer of bubble wrap, which must be sealed with adhesive tape; then, you can proceed by wrapping everything with wrapping paper, which must be further sealed with adhesive tape.
At this point, everything can be placed inside the outer box, to which several layers of adhesive tape and shipping labels must be applied.
The Methods of Correctly Sending a Television
With regard to the actual shipment (whether national or international shipments), what you have to do is choose the fairest courier for this type of delivery, such as the DHL courier.
In order to do this, it is necessary to evaluate certain aspects, which are as follows:
- the value of the object and, consequently, the insurance you want;
- the time in which you want the parcel to arrive at its destination;
- the destination, national or international;
- the tracking modes, This is useful for tracking your parcel and always knowing where and in what state it is.
In this sense, it is absolutely necessary to evaluate all the different offers proposed by the various couriers dealing with this service, in order to select the best offer, in terms of money and above all in terms of the security of your parcel.
