Bootneck
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- East Sussex
Hi, had some requests from family and friends to send boxes of frozen sausages, bacon, lamb and whatever else to them in London. What would be the best way of doing this?
Courier for Frozen meat
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borderterribles
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- South Shropshire
Why frozen? We regularly send chilled meat products by ordinary couriers all over the country, 24 hour-ish delivery, with no problems. So far anyway....
Courier
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- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
Just use a polystyrene lined box and a fair number of ice packs with produce which is already deep chilled and send on a pre 12:00 service on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. That way if there is a problem it can be chased from 12:05 the day it was due and should get delivered at a second attempt before the goods have been in transit 48 hours.
Double check the address on the package and add a telephone number and if it is at all likely that there will be no one to take delivery personally (that includes a long toilet break) specify a "safe location".
It is also prudent to write the consignment number on the package in thick indelible marker in case the label becomes detached.
Remember that no deliveries will be made on Bank Holidays including Good Friday so before Easter make Tuesday your latest sending day [emoji6]
When using packaging tape use it like string, about twice all the way around the package and stick it to itself and in both directions and don't leave empty room in the box. If the box is too big cut it down from the top corners with a Stanley knife and fold it over before taping it up - might not look pretty but it is effective.
And finally if you are not prepared to drop the packaged up goods onto a concrete floor from a height of a metre then your packaging simply isn't good enough.
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