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Every year billions upon billions of parcels, letters, and large shipping containers are sent all around America, and almost all of the time they make it to their destination. However, since there is simply so much mail and it is impossible for postal workers to be careful 100% of the time, every year about 3 billion packages are damaged or lost. If you want to ensure that your package gets to its destination in one piece, then you might very well go the extra mile to wrap up the box or put your paper in a plastic bag before putting it in an envelope, but how do you provide added protection for mailing tubes? Mailing tubes are tall, with thin sides and small caps, so how do you ensure they will get to where they are going? Here are a few tips that should make your chances of success much higher when delivering sensitive documents or other, large pieces of paper.

Customize Them

That might sound silly, but you can get custom mailing tubes fairly easy when compared with some other packaging options. If you have a particularly long, wide, thick or thin piece of paper that you need to store, then you can rest assured that there are dozens of mailing tube factories out there that offer limited size runs on tubes of your make and model so you can get all the specially made variants you need. No more having your posters slightly clipped at the end or getting your blueprints torn and scattered around inside ill-fitting mailing tubes! If you want something to travel safely, no matter what it is, then a good case is perhaps the most important element that people commonly forget about. Mailing tubes are no different to any other method of delivery, and any slight customization you can apply to them to make them lighter and more portable should be a welcome one. 

Master The Roll

Something that so many people learn the hard way when packing items for mailing tubes is that they require the paper or poster to be neatly rolled into their semi-solid cylinder. This roll takes practice, so make sure that you give yourself plenty of time to get accustomed to the mailing tubes and all manner of different paper sizes. You need to get a feel for the process on each size and shape, and that is not something that can be learned with anything other than time. You need to hit the goldilocks zone, where the paper is not too tightly wound that it will damage the material and information inside, but also that it is not so loose that it will get strewn all over with every movement. 

Handheld Stapler Gun

Mailing tubes have little plastic lids that act as a seal and prevent rain or too much humidity and moisture from getting in. However, on long journeys, these plastic seals can get loose or get popped off if something heavy falls on top of it. The solution? Get yourself a handheld stapler that you can maneuver easily enough so that you can staple the inside of the lid to the wall of the mailing tube behind it. This locks it in place, and all it takes is a simple stapler pick (or a kitchen fork) to remove it at the other end, still safely intact and just as legible as it was when it was sent. Considering just how dramatic the safety difference is, they should start making handheld stapler guns a requirement for all small businesses sending out mailing tubes.

Contact a company that sells mailing tubes to learn more.