Ins and Outs of Shipping Furniture by Ashley Portell
People are constantly moving into new dorms for college, into their new forever home or even across the country. Whether you are moving your own furniture or in the process of purchasing furniture, transportation can become difficult. People want to be able to have their furniture wherever they want to settle down.
When getting ready to ship furniture, you typically need a plan. People do their research to make sure the shipping will be done safely and efficiently. Habitually people select an experienced carrier. Most carriers will require the owner or seller of the furniture to disassemble it, buy the packing material and put it into crates. When preparing the furniture, you would want to remove furniture legs, protect the corners of the furniture with bubble wrap or cardboard, use furniture pads to prevent scratches and rips, and place any throw pillows or covers in plastic bags to keep them clean. But with some carriers, you can let the pros handle the preparation and shipping.
An important part of the shipment process is keeping the items safe during the travel they might endure. You want to use a sturdy cardboard box. If the furniture will be traveling afar, excessive vibrations and movements could become an issue, as it could damage the item. It would be considered to add extra protection to absorb the outside conditions. Many actions can help prevent the furniture from being damaged. If you can take it apart from the furniture, do so. It makes shipment easier and possibly cheaper. You also want to protect any sharp corners by covering them thoroughly. For shipping the larger items, you likely would use a pallet and can protect the furniture with foam wrap, moving blankets, or really any cushioning or protecting material would work. In addition, you can use the covered cushions as padding. The shipment would also want to be strapped very well down as it will help eliminate the damage from the motion. Another trick is taping the screws to the piece they belong to, this will be a tremendous help when the furniture will be reassembled.
For a carrier business, the delivery is the most critical part. After all, these items are highly priced and if the product gets damaged, the customer will refuse to take it. This makes it very important to ensure a reliable delivery when shipping furniture. The generation of today can shop for furniture within the luxury of our phones. We can buy anything big or small on the internet. Buying furniture online can save you money with the best of deals on the nicer furniture. Not all websites are reliable, though, some could possibly be a scam or not be secured from identity theft. When buying off a website, make sure you read the "about me" page and look at store reviews. You should also check the return policy and if it charges more money to return or does not have a policy something might be fishy with the website. Once you are in the checkout, you might have noticed you have to pay for shipping and handling too. Some stores increase the prices of shipping and handling to counter the cheap prices. Some stores say “the shipping and handling are free” but, hide the price of shipping in the price of the furniture. Don't purchase furniture without reading or checking into the shipping and handling fees. Not long ago, I bought a cube organizer shelf online. I had to go through the process of how much it will cost, who I am going to buy it from and is the website safe. I read the return policy, looked further into reviews and decided it was safe. When it was delivered, the pieces were dismantled and packed in lots of bubble wrap and placed in a cardboard box for delivery. After opening it, we put it all together and it works extremely well for the price I paid. Customers always want a good deal that is a safe and affordable way to buy and ship your furniture.
Transporting furniture can often become expensive, but with companies like Ship Smart that is a safe and affordable way to get your furniture from point A to point B. When getting a price estimate, you might want to snap a few pictures and measure the dimensions of the furniture. The price will be determined by how big your shipment is and how fast you desire it delivered. The carrier should have options to be able to fit your budget and receive within the specific time frame you want. Whether it is for a customer, a large auction house, an online website or a friend shipping furniture should be affordable and reliable.