How to Package and Ship Candy

Shipping candy is easy as long as you know how to pack and send it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Appropriate sized box for shipping.
• A container appropriate for shipping your candy.
• Packing tape.
• Mailing label
• Scissors
• Tissue paper/waxed paper

1. 
   This candy box is Michael's craft store.

   First you will need to determine the type of candy being shipped. If you are shipping hard candy, whether handmade or store bought, you will want to place the candy in a lightweight box. You can find these types of boxes at a craft store such as Michael's or Joann's. You can use any other decorative or whimsical box you would like to make your gift more interesting and delightful.

2. 
   This tissue paper can be purchased at Michael's craft store.

   If you are shipping candy that is not individually wrapped then you should line your box with waxed paper with enough paper to fold over the top of the candy before closing the lid. If the candy is individually wrapped then you can use decorative tissue paper found at craft stores to line the box.

3. 
   These stickers can be found at your local craft store.

   You can use a piece of tape or a sticker to seal the flap of the box closed. Be creative and find monogrammed gold seals to use or your favorite animal or flower stickers.

4. 

   Once you have prepared your shipment, you will need a corrugated cardboard box a few inches larger than your candy box to ship your candy in. Place either crumpled up newspaper, decorated tissue paper or just plain tissue paper and place it on the bottom of the box. Place your candy box inside and then add crumpled paper around the sides and on top of the candy box. Using clear or brown packing tape, tape up the box by placing a strip of tape across the box to hold the flaps down and then another long piece of tape to go directly over the seam where the flaps meet.

5. Last thing you will need to do is to label your package. You can either write directly on the box or you can print a label on your computer and printer. I recommend that you place clear packing tape over the entire label after it has been filled out and placed on the box so that the label is not accidentally torn off or smeared. You can mail candy via USPS (United States Postal Service) or UPS (United Parcel Service).

Tips & Warnings

• If you want to ship chocolate or chocolate based candies during hot days or summer months, you might want use ice packs to ship your goodies.
• You can find ice packs at http://www.cold-stuff.com/ or purchase them from any other source you trust on the Internet or in stores. I am not currently aware of stores that carry this item at this time of the year. I did purchase ice blankets at Walgreens over the summer but they were a seasonal item.
• If you would prefer to save yourself time and have a little extra money to spend, you bring your candy packed in a lightweight or decorative container to a UPS Store and have them package it up, label for you.
• If you are going to ship chocolate be sure not to ship during the hottest months of the year or on days that the weather might be very warm. Your chocolate will melt in transit as packages are kept on the delivery trucks in scorching temperatures without air conditioning.

Resources

• United States Post Office
• United Postal Service
• FedEx (Federal Express)

[joanhaines]

on 12/7/2008 I'm just about to ship some chocolate to my mom for christmas, so thanks for the tips.

[amylaine]

on 4/20/2008 Great article.