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The Clarington Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, December 10,1994 17 STMASTlM AND THE GIVING IS EASY ! Christmas Mailing and Packaging Tips With the Holiday Season fast approaching, approaching, Canada Post Corporation would like to provide its customers with some mailing and packaging tips to ensure that all cards and parcels parcels arrive on time and in good condition condition during this very busy season. Good packaging essential for shipping Christmas parcels Improper packaging can result in delays, damage and extra expense. As customers prepare to send parcels, here are some packaging tips that will ensure that everything arrives safely. Packages must be clearly addressed, addressed, strong and securely sealed, and the contents must be protected by internal cushioning material to prevent prevent movement, otherwise the parcel could break open and its contents may be lost or damaged. Follow these basic steps to good packaging: 1. Use a sturdy shipping container, container, such as strong corrugated cardboard. cardboard. Do not use the gift box itself. 2. Protect contents with plenty of cushioning material, such as air bubble bubble sheets, tissue, or shredded newspaper, newspaper, and fill all empty spaces in order order to prevent any internal movement. If the article is fragile, the parcel should be clearly marked FRAGILE in bold block letters on the outside of the container and DO NOT BEND if the article can be damaged by bending. 3. Seal'the package securely with good quality, pressure-sensitive packaging packaging tape, such as fibreglass or rein forced kraft tape. Never use masking tape, ordinary transparent tape, or string, which can get caught in mail processing machinery. 4. Address the package clearly with the destination and return addresses addresses appearing twice on the parcel. parcel. A label bearing both these addresses addresses should also be placed inside the parcel as a back-up in case the wrapping gets damaged. 5. For parcels of value, indemnity coverage for loss or damage should be purchased. Additional packaging information can be obtained from postal counter NEED To KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT YoUR NeW COMMUNITY? Call Sandra Yates 623-5873 Bowmanville Area Maria Boone 987-5030 Newcastle - Orono Area Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful community information. © staff or by calling Customers Service at 1-800-267-1177. Several options are available to mail parcels and cards Parcels can be shipped reliably and economically by using Canada Post's new Integrated Shipping Service, Service, which consists of Priority Courier, Courier, Xpresspost and Regular Post. Canada Post's premium product is Priority Courier which offers guaranteed guaranteed next day AM delivery to major centres in Canada. Priority Courier International provides fast delivery to over 200 countries around the world. Canada Post's newest product, Xpresspost, offers a guaranteed service service level of 1-2 business days between between major centres. Regular Post is an economical delivery service with many add-on features available. To ensure smoother processing of cards during the peak holiday season, Greet More is a popular product and saves customers five cents on every greeting. The Greet More stamps, available in booklets of ten for $3.80, are used in conjunction with specially marked envelopes that help speed up mail processing. To purchase cards that use the Greet More envelopes, simply look for the Greet More symbol symbol wherever boxed cards are sold. Canada Post encourages its customers customers to mail early to ensure their greeting cards reach their destinta- tions early in the Holiday Season so friends and family can enjoy them that much longer. However, greetings and gifts left to the last minute can arrive on time for Christmas. Special Occasion envelopes are a faster way to send cards in Canada, with guaranteed guaranteed next-day delivery locally and two-day delivery between most major major centres. Hooper's Jewellers is packed to the walls with wonderful gifts for the "special" fpeople on your Christmas list. Carrie Hooper is helping our "Snowman" in selecting jrthe right watch, suitable for all occasions. Hooper's qualified staff will help you to Vxhoose the perfect gift from their collection of watches for men, women and ^ ^children from famous makers, such as: Bulova, Lorus, Pulsar, Seiko and Cardinal, .^Choose from Hooper's huge selection of diamond rings, necklaces and other fine yz- ^jewellery that is sure to capture their hearts. If it's clocks you're interested in, be yrv, ••vbsure and look at their fine collection, including grandfather clocks by Howard /LMiller as well as anniversary and wall clocks. Come in soon. vi/T V* % %■ % *■ Hooper's Jewellers 39 King St. W. 623-5747 'Your Family Jewellers Since 1945" Bowmanville :* C