How to Send a Care Package Abroad

Whether a loved one is backpacking through Asia, a friend is studying abroad, or you’re in a long-distance relationship, it’s always lovely to send or receive a care package. Filled with little carefully chosen and heartfelt items, or perhaps essentials that they’ve left behind, a care package can help to close the miles between you and show someone you care.

To help you plan and send your care package overseas, here are the tips you need to know.

Think about the Weight

When it comes to creating a care package, weight is essential. This is important for three reasons: sending, carrying and bringing home. First, the heavier the care package, the more it will cost to send. Second, if you’re posting to someone who’s backpacking, they won’t want to carry lots of extra weight. And third, if they’re traveling abroad and the care package is too heavy, they won’t be able to bring anything home with them.

So, when choosing what to send, think about items that are lightweight and practical like photographs, instant package meals, and jewelry.

Avoid Homemade Goodies

Most of us love food and have our preferred goodies. If your loved ones or friends are spending time abroad, they could be craving their favorite snacks. However, while it might be a lovely idea to bake some of their favorite cookies, these can be breakable and may arrive in bits, even when carefully packaged.

Instead, it might be better to send their go-to pre-packaged food items, like their favorite biscuits or tea bags, as they’re sealed for freshness and more likely to make it there in one piece.

Ship and Send in Advance

Depending on the destination, service selected (companies like Parcel2Go have loads of international options) and time of year (Christmas, for example), it could take a long time for your care package to arrive. So, when planning yours, make sure you send far enough in advance, especially if it’s for a birthday or occasion.

This will make sure your care package arrives on time – essential if it’s for someone who is traveling and will soon be moving onto their next destination.

Package and Protect

You want your care package to arrive safe and sound, so take the time to protect it. While you might already be planning to wrap the entire box, consider doing this for each individual item. Although it may take up extra space, this will help to make sure nothing gets damaged in transit.

Whether with bubble wrap or filling the box with packing peanuts, carefully packaging is essential when sending overseas.

There you have it – four steps when sending a care package overseas. No matter where it’s going, hopefully, these help you to create a lovely care package that arrives safe and on time.