Shipping during the holidays can be hectic with volume and risk for loss both significantly increased. Here are the 2023 recommended holiday ship-by dates you need to know.  

Over the past year, we’ve seen shipping protocols and guidelines evolve drastically as a result of COVID and it’s important to continuously refresh your best practices.

Shipping coverage only addresses losses during transit, which is marked by carrier acceptance and carrier delivery scans. So, while you probably can’t drive the delivery truck to the destination yourself, there are a few simple steps you can take prior to sending the package to help ensure a successful delivery.

Shipping jewelry has been a source of frustration within the industry for a very long time. Even with technology continuing to advance there are plenty of times when it doesn’t seem any easier. It's time-consuming to coordinate logistics — and then shipments get delayed. Merchandise can get damaged in transit — or worse, it can be stolen.

Do you dread dropping off a shipment of jewelry because you fear that your package of valuables could be lost, damaged, or stolen? 

Maybe that fear stems from the confusion about the options available when shipping a package. After all, there are numerous carriers to choose from and even one of the most widely accessible — The United States Postal Service® (USPS) — has many services with different options.

Remember that time as a kid you tried sending a birthday card to your grandmother and wrote the wrong address on the envelope?

Okay, so maybe you didn’t do exactly that, but there’s a good chance someone else reading this (or writing it) made a similar mistake. In the end, grandma still loves you and there’s proof of your effort if the card was Elvis Presley’d and returned to sender.