hi and welcome to this short video on packaging up your items to help them get there in the best condition your parcel may well go through different environments like bad weather and being jostled by the vibrations of delivery vans so correct packaging is essential to cope with the rigors of the delivery journey our top tips are use sturdy corrugated cardboard boxes or parcel to go packaging for air deliveries if you have fragile items to send be sure to wrap them up individually so they don't bank against each other and remember to be extra careful when it comes to labeling put an extra address label inside the package just in case the label on the package peels off if you want to be super careful which we'd say is a smart move then some packaging stationery is also worth getting your hands on protective bags like padded or bubble bags are excellent for cushioning discs or electronics boxes are also ideal for package delivery and can be strengthened too to keep your contents secure the only type of packaging we'd suggest you avoid are cylinder tubes they're more likely to roll around and are a bit tricky for passing through automated delivery machines for more handy hints on making delivery friendly packages just take a look at our written how to section on packaging parcels