For a while now I've been packing all my parcels & packages wrapped in brown packing paper and tied with hemp twine. 'Ive started doing this because it brings me joy and it'll always be a special occasion on the receiver's end aswell, and might well brighten their day.
I take great care in wrapping and tying everything neatly and tightly, there is no loose string anywhere aside from the tiny bows where the string is tied. The bows are secured with a drop of shellac to make sure they do not become undone. The package is of course still securely taped, however you couldn't tell from the outside due to the packing paper.
Only once I had my package declined at the post office (DHL) due to the string potentially obscuring the label. The string had to be cut off and the paper was taped over. Since then I've always attached the label on-top of the string, so that it cannot be covered by it.
However recently I read that parcels wrapped in string are no longer accepted in modern sorting & distribution centres and always have their string removed. The reason given is that loose string could get caught in the machinery and might cause damage to it.
So far every one of my parcels arrived securely and there have been no problems, aside from the one label issue.
Is it true that parcels tied with string are no longer allowed? Considering how tightly the string is tied on my packages I cannot see it causing any problems, it should not be able to shift or come loose. Since the string runs underneath the label, the package would also have to be re-labeled if the string were removed. Is anyone really going through all this trouble?
I wont lie it's been a little depressing to think that all my parcels might have arrived completely defaced & all my effort potentially wasted. Perhaps someone here has some insight. Anyone else who still wraps and ties their parcels, or someone who recently recieved one?
Thank you.
I take great care in wrapping and tying everything neatly and tightly, there is no loose string anywhere aside from the tiny bows where the string is tied. The bows are secured with a drop of shellac to make sure they do not become undone. The package is of course still securely taped, however you couldn't tell from the outside due to the packing paper.
Only once I had my package declined at the post office (DHL) due to the string potentially obscuring the label. The string had to be cut off and the paper was taped over. Since then I've always attached the label on-top of the string, so that it cannot be covered by it.
However recently I read that parcels wrapped in string are no longer accepted in modern sorting & distribution centres and always have their string removed. The reason given is that loose string could get caught in the machinery and might cause damage to it.
So far every one of my parcels arrived securely and there have been no problems, aside from the one label issue.
Is it true that parcels tied with string are no longer allowed? Considering how tightly the string is tied on my packages I cannot see it causing any problems, it should not be able to shift or come loose. Since the string runs underneath the label, the package would also have to be re-labeled if the string were removed. Is anyone really going through all this trouble?
I wont lie it's been a little depressing to think that all my parcels might have arrived completely defaced & all my effort potentially wasted. Perhaps someone here has some insight. Anyone else who still wraps and ties their parcels, or someone who recently recieved one?
Thank you.