How to Prevent Porch Piracy and Package Damage | Peak Season Tips

Hello and thank you so much for having me Today. We've got a couple of tips for you. They might be a bit obvious, but it's still good to go over them, you know, especially as you and your teams are heading into the peak shipping season. I'm going to run through them somewhat quickly here so that we do have some time at the end for a quick Q and A. Thanks. First off, you're going to want to revisit your shipping settings. You'll want to verify the complete shipping address and also add any room or suite numbers. We suggest adding the signature required service on just about all shipments, but definitely for shipments containing high valuable merchandise. Porch piracy is unfortunately highly rampant, especially around the holidays. Here, know your carrier schedules and holiday shipping deadlines to ensure that shipments do get out on time. Our next tip is that holiday shipping mishaps do unfortunately happen, so be ready. Be sure to double box any fragile or breakable items. They should be able to survive a drop of about 6ft. We also suggest that you do not use any descriptive labeling that may allude to the contents branded box, branded tape, your company logo, etc. We found that shipping in a nondescript package definitely lowers the risk of theft. Protect your shipments also by adding insurance coverage. This way they'll be covered against any loss or damages that happen while in transit. Please note that there are always huge, huge increases in volume during the peak season. For example, The USPS accepted 11.7 billion shipments between November 26 and December 30 last year. And this huge increase in volume is really the main reason why today's tips are going to be beneficial to both yourself and your teams. So again, be sure to revisit your shipping settings and be ready for those holiday shipping mishaps. Thank you.