FedEx Valentine’s Day Giveaway

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Valentine’s Day is almost here and people across the U.S. are shipping sweet packages to family and friends that may not live nearby.  Since those closest to your heart may be far away, FedEx has put together a list of packing and shipping tips to help reach all your loved ones this Valentine’s Day.

Ship it Smart with FedEx

Follow these easy packaging and shipping tips from the experts at FedEx.  You can also visit fedex.com/packaging for more helpful advice.

Choose the right supplies

  • Use sturdy boxes with flaps intact.  For heavier items, use double-wall boxes.  Keep within the weight specifications for your box.
  • Make sure your box is large enough to put adequate padding around contents.  Position your item in the center of the box and surround by cushioning such as bubble wrap, packing “peanuts,” densely packed shredded paper or foam pads.  Use enough packing material – ideally one inch on all sides – so the item does not shift during transit.
  • Use tape designed for packing, not duct or masking tape.  Use the “H Tape” method to securely close all of the box flaps.
  • Do not wrap the outer box with paper or string, which can get caught in automated processing equipment.
  • FedEx Office offers a variety of the most popular packing supplies, including boxes, tape, bubble wrap and other essentials for purchase.  Locations also provide free FedEx shipping supplies for FedEx Express shipments.

Use smart labeling

  • Position the address label squarely on the largest surface, and provide complete sender and recipient addresses, including phone numbers and ZIP codes.
  • Put the recipient’s address and your return address inside the box as well.

Ship early and avoid the lines

  • For delivery by Monday, February 14th, customers have until Wednesday, February 9th to find and send that perfect Valentine’s Day gift via FedEx Ground or FedEx Home Delivery.  Last-minute shoppers have until Saturday, February 12th to ship overnight via FedEx Express.
  • If looking specifically to send flowers, customers have until Sunday, February 13th at noon PST / 3 p.m. EST to order from ProFlowers.com and still get flowers delivered on Valentine’s Day.
  • Customers can log onto fedex.com to determine shipping options, including rates and transition times to ensure that gifts are shipped in time.

Call in the experts

  • FedEx Office has shipping specialists trained in pack and ship best practices to give you advice or pack up your gifts for you.
  • The more than 1,800 FedEx Office locations across the U.S. offer a full range of FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery shipping options – with most stores open as late as 11 p.m. and 300 that are open 24 hours.

Set up shipments online

  • FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.com was the industry’s first Internet-based shipping option.  To use, customers simply click the “Prepare Shipment Online” option under the “Ship” tab on the fedex.com U.S. home page, register as a user and follow the easy-to-use instructions.  No extra software is required.

Track it

  • Tracking a package for real-time delivery status and location information is easy and convenient on fedex.com
  • Customers can also confirm a package’s status by calling 1.800.Go.FedEx (1.800.463.3339).

GIVEAWAY

1 lucky reader will win a FedEx Sweetheart Shipping Kit, which includes:

  • An 8x8x8 brown FedEx box
  • A roll of heavy-duty packing tape
  • Bubble wrap
  • Brown packing paper
  • Valentine’s-themed cards to include a sweet note inside your packed box
  • A $25 American Express gift card to ship your gifts at any FedEx location
  • A Pack & Ship Tips sheet loaded with helpful info FedEx packaging experts

WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)

– Tell me in a comment which of the following tips for smart shipping is your favorite!

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RULES:

– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, February 13th, 2010! Any entries after this time will be deleted!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I received a product sample from FedEx to facilitate this review.  The giveaway was sponsored by FedEx.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.

392 thoughts on “FedEx Valentine’s Day Giveaway”

  3. Barbara M

    I like the tip about adding your phone number to your address label.
    Thank you.
    barbara dot montyj at gmail dot com

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  12. Adrienne Gordon

    Do Not wrap the outside of the box with string that might get caught in the postal equipment, that would have been helpful before xmas.

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  13. Rhonda Mason

    My fav is Use enough packing material – ideally one inch on all sides – so the item does not shift during transit.
    I always forget to put some in the bottom! LOL Thanks
    hondaray6 at hotmail dot com

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  21. Margaret Smith

    I like the tip of:” Apply at least three strips of packing tape (no duct or masking tape) to the top and bottom sides of the container using the H taping method”.
    Thanks so much.
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

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  40. anita b

    Use tape designed for packing, not duct or masking tape. Use the “H Tape” method to securely close all of the box flaps
    imnotarunner {at}{Gmail}.Com

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  58. Mary Marlatt

    Label it smart is my favorite! I saw someone ship a package one time that was maybe 24 x 15 — and they used a 1×2 label on it!! Make it where the people sorting and delivering it can READ it!

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  80. Soha Molina

    I like: Use tape designed for packing, not duct or masking tape. Use the “H Tape” method to securely close all of the box flaps.

    I

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  87. Brittany

    Put the recipient’s address and your return address inside the box as well, I’ve never thought to do that before.

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  90. Tina M

    I like you can log onto fedex.com to determine shipping options, including rates and transition times to ensure that gifts are shipped in time

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  110. Mandala

    I like this tip: Do not wrap the outer box with paper or string, which can get caught in automated processing equipment.
    mandalarctic at gmail dot com

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  114. Rochelle

    This is my favorite tip: Put the recipient’s address and your return address inside the box as well.
    I will start doing this from now on. Thanks!

    Reply

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  123. victoria lester

    My favorite tip is Use Smart Labeling – Put the recipient’s address and your return address inside the box as well.
    flophasit at yahoo dot com

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  131. Bonnie P

    Do not wrap the outer box with paper or string that can get caught in automated processing equipment
    bepoia(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  133. Cynthia C

    My favorite tip:
    Use tape designed for packing, not duct or masking tape. Use the “H Tape” method to securely close all of the box flaps.

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  161. Lois M.

    Hi and Happy Wednesday! 🙂 This one — Tracking a package for real-time delivery status and location information is easy and convenient on fedex.com — I am always obsessively stalking all the delivery sites to see where my stuff is… it’s how I know to call the USPS when they are screwing up! 🙂

    Lois
    OV_099@yahoo.com

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  178. Linda Lansford

    Position the address label squarely on the largest surface, and provide complete sender and recipient addresses, including phone numbers and ZIP codes is my fave

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  195. Jennifer

    My favorite tip is to put the recipient’s address and your return address inside the box as well…as an airline employee we’ve been trying to tell everyone to do this for years. I am glad your blog is advising this too!!

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  221. nan

    i like the tip to put the recipient address and return address inside the box as well..i once had a package open up..luckily it got there but was missing stuff
    nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net

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  237. Karin

    I Like: Use tape designed for packing, not duct or masking tape. Use the “H Tape” method to securely close all of the box flaps

    Once used some poor tape to mail a package– the box never got where it was supposed to go. Don’t know if it came open in transit or what!

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  248. elizabeth carmen

    i thought the best tip was this one: Put the recipient’s address and your return address inside the box as well.

    i’ve never thought of that!

    Reply
  263. Carole Spring

    The smart shipping tip I like the best is “Put the recipient’s address and your return address inside the box as well”.
    blondie_31971(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  266. Beth S.

    My favorite tip is definitely to ship early and avoid the lines! It makes it so much easier to zip in and zip out, rather than stagnating at the shipping office and watching the minutes tick by when you could be doing something else, especially at busy times of the year.

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  268. LAMusing

    good tip: Customers can log onto fedex.com to determine shipping options, including rates and transition times to ensure that gifts are shipped in time

    Reply
  272. Norma

    I like this tip: Do not wrap the outer box with paper or string, which can get caught in automated processing equipment.
    someone sent me a package recently that was wrapped in paper – what a mess when it arrived

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  273. Rosie

    If you are mailing a book, ask for Media Mail instead of regular parcel post. It will save you almost half of what you would pay for normal first class mail.

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  278. Angie B.

    I like the smart labeling tip (Put the recipient’s address and your return address inside the box as well). Never occurred to me.

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  296. Linda F

    My favorite tip is – Do not wrap the outer box with paper or string, which can get caught in automated processing equipment.

    Reply
  299. carol y

    I liked this tip: “Use tape designed for packing, not duct or masking tape. Use the “H Tape” method to securely close all of the box flaps.”

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  312. Elizabeth I

    I learned about the paper covering problem when I tried to ship something that I had covered in paper. topgun34er(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  325. hbomb

    shop early and avoid all the lines! i usually get done with 75% of my christmas shopping by the beginning of december!
    xbeautifulcoma at yahoo dot com

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  329. Pamela S

    I like the tip about making sure you use tape designed for packing. I’ve gotten so many packages that weren’t properly taped and the contents were damaged. Thanks.

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  332. brian e.

    Thanks for the giveaway…favorite shipping tip: Do not wrap the outer box with paper or string, which can get caught in automated processing equipment.

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  359. Sand

    My favorite tip is to use enough packing material – ideally one inch on all sides – so the item does not shift during transit.

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  364. Sarah L

    I think the best one is:
    Use tape designed for packing, not duct or masking tape. Use the “H Tape” method to securely close all of the box flaps.
    Thanks for the contest.

    Reply
  379. Charlene Kuser

    My favorite tip is Do not wrap the outer box with paper or string, which can get caught in automated processing equipment.

    Reply
  381. Mari

    I like this tip:

    Use sturdy boxes with flaps intact.  For heavier items, use double-wall boxes.  Keep within the weight specifications for your box.

    Reply

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