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| Packing Your Dress for Shipping .. Follow these few simple steps and your dress should arrive safe and sound! |
You will need a strong flat cardboard box which
can be purchased for around $5 from removalists
companies or one of those self storage places. I
went to my local recycling centre and found this
great box for free. It was bigger than required so
I just cut it down to size and taped it back up
again. If buying a removalists box, don't set it up,
just leave it flat.
You will also need wide tape, scissors, bubble
wrap and a new garbage bag/large bin liner.
can be purchased for around $5 from removalists
companies or one of those self storage places. I
went to my local recycling centre and found this
great box for free. It was bigger than required so
I just cut it down to size and taped it back up
again. If buying a removalists box, don't set it up,
just leave it flat.
You will also need wide tape, scissors, bubble
wrap and a new garbage bag/large bin liner.
Fold your dress carefully over at the waist with
a sheet of bubble wrap between the bodice
front and skirt so there is no rubbing. Then
wrap the folded dress in bubble wrap and
secure with lots of tape.
a sheet of bubble wrap between the bodice
front and skirt so there is no rubbing. Then
wrap the folded dress in bubble wrap and
secure with lots of tape.
If your cape has velcro, put it in a seperate bag
along with the headpiece, bloomers and any
other inclusions. Tape it onto the packaged
dress. Sometimes your package will be opened
by customs for inspection. Just as a safety
precaution, tape the buyers address to the
packaged dress.
along with the headpiece, bloomers and any
other inclusions. Tape it onto the packaged
dress. Sometimes your package will be opened
by customs for inspection. Just as a safety
precaution, tape the buyers address to the
packaged dress.
Put the packaged dress as shown above,
into a clean garbage bag and tape well.
This is just incase your boxed dress gets
wet in trasit.
into a clean garbage bag and tape well.
This is just incase your boxed dress gets
wet in trasit.
Slide your packaged dress into your flat box.
Tape the box up securely, go round
and round the box, covering all
openings. Print out a large address
label and stick it on the the box.
Cover the address label in tape so that
it will not catch on anything in transit
and get torn off and so that it is water
resistant.
Remember to include your own
address as "sender".
and round the box, covering all
openings. Print out a large address
label and stick it on the the box.
Cover the address label in tape so that
it will not catch on anything in transit
and get torn off and so that it is water
resistant.
Remember to include your own
address as "sender".
Print out some more labels or just
write on the box in large letters
"Fragile - Please Do Not Bend"
write on the box in large letters
"Fragile - Please Do Not Bend"
Please note that the information listed above is just a suggested method of packing your dress. Dance Again can not
be held responsible for dresses that may be damaged in transit. I recommend taking out insurance to cover loss or
damage to your dress.
be held responsible for dresses that may be damaged in transit. I recommend taking out insurance to cover loss or
damage to your dress.
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