Is it safe to ship again?

Today is certainly different than it was 7 weeks ago.  Currently, almost my entire country is on an emergency shutdown.  We have not been able to leave our home except for essential and emergency situations for 7 weeks.  This is all due to pandemic.  It has been labeled a pandemic and it has certainly made lots of normal things hard.  I generally sell several items a week online and to be honest I am not sure if it is safe to go out.  If the virus is so easy to spread I am not sure I want to take the risk of shipping until there is a vaccine created. So I am going to go over a few things I am doing before letting my shipping boxes be taken to other people.

I have now decided that it is going to be ok for me to do some shipping.  There is risk involved in everything we do in life.  Take driving for instance, there is a greater chance of getting killing on my way to work than any other risk I will take in life.  That is really wild to think about, its more dangerous to drive than to get all diseases in the world at least in general. So it is ok for me to take some risks and get my sales back on track.  So what I do is clean all my items with intent. 

Before I ship an item I get a clorox bleach wipe and bleach the entire item.  I then carefully pack it up in paper and not plastic.  I have read many articles that say the virus only lasts a day or two when attached to paper and can last 3 to 5 days on plastic.  So I have made the change to paper.  Yes, it does cost more to pack in paper or styrofoam but as a health risk I think its a wiser choice.  I don’t want to be responsible for giving the virus to another.

 

Once the item is in the paper I then take a antibacterial cleaning spray and mist the paper product.  Then I place it in the cardboard box. Most shipping boxes are made of cardboard and I believe that is the same as a paper product. Please see your healthcare provider to check on any medical facts.  I then tape and attach my shipping label to the package.  After all I spray it with the antibacterial spray again. This makes me feel better about myself not passing the virus on and keeps my customers safe.