subject: Make worries over sending Christmas presents a thing of the past [print this page] Make worries over sending Christmas presents a thing of the past
It seems that every year we hear about ever greater volumes of parcels and packages being processed by our courier companies as the run up to Christmas enters its height. A combination of more people doing their festive shopping online, and many of us sending presents to family because there is no way we will see them over the festive period, has created a great deal more work for worldwide parcel delivery specialists and they have had to refine and pay particular attention to the quality of the services they offer as a result.
One of the most important things to be conscious of if sending presents long distances is the final recommended posting date for any particular destination. These might be sooner than many people realise, but they are in place for good reason.
Sea freight and air freight capacity is at a premium at this time of year anyway, as the goods which will end up in Christmas stockings this year are ferried to the retailers. Naturally, as they have limited storage space, they cannot take delivery of these too early, or it causes headaches for the people charged with managing and maximising the efficient use of that space.
So the build-up to the Christmas peak begins much earlier than might be expected. And once the goods have reached the retailers, attention is then focused on shipping items the other way and first away will be goods which have been bought early by a shopper in the full knowledge that they have a long journey ahead of them.
It never hurts to start searching for presents too early anyway, as every year there is a number of items which prove so popular that stocks start running low well ahead of the main peak period. If a particularly popular present is being sought, and this then has to be sent over a long distance, preparation is the key, because no one wants to be told on Christmas morning that the in' item which they had asked for isn't there for them to open because it had been sent for too late.
It's a harsh lesson to learn, but such things only usually happen to most people once. People might complain about how Christmas seems to come earlier every year but in the eyes of the ever-busier people who provide vital parcel delivery services, that's the way it has to be.
While the leading international delivery specialists, such as Fedex, bring in extra staff to cope with the Christmas rush, senders should play their part by ensuring that items for parcel delivery are sent as far as possible ahead of the final Christmas posting dates.
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