How do you know whether FBA will put your item in a box or a bag to ship to a customer?
Does anyone know what Amazon FBA uses as a shipping container if you select:
"liquid, non-glass container" as the product prep type?
Would Amazon then ship this in its Amazon vinyl bag, or its bubble bag, or a box?
Same thing for if you select "Fragile" and send in with some air bubble prep.
Would it use a vinyl bag, a bubble bag, a box, or any of the three as it suits them?
The reason I'm asking is that "liquid in non-glass, plastic container" does not break like glass does, but still
it is much preferable if Amazon ships it in a box over a vinyl for precaution.
If I want to ensure it's' shipped by FBA in a box, not a bag, should I select "fragile" as the prep option?
Or are they brutal enough to say,
"If the item fits in a bag, we'll send it in a bag even if its category is fragile; it must have bubble wraps so everything is treated equally"
How do you know whether FBA will put your item in a box or a bag to ship to a customer?
Does anyone know what Amazon FBA uses as a shipping container if you select:
"liquid, non-glass container" as the product prep type?
Would Amazon then ship this in its Amazon vinyl bag, or its bubble bag, or a box?
Same thing for if you select "Fragile" and send in with some air bubble prep.
Would it use a vinyl bag, a bubble bag, a box, or any of the three as it suits them?
The reason I'm asking is that "liquid in non-glass, plastic container" does not break like glass does, but still
it is much preferable if Amazon ships it in a box over a vinyl for precaution.
If I want to ensure it's' shipped by FBA in a box, not a bag, should I select "fragile" as the prep option?
Or are they brutal enough to say,
"If the item fits in a bag, we'll send it in a bag even if its category is fragile; it must have bubble wraps so everything is treated equally"
3 replies
Seller_4zBzdtgCyS9EI
I have received a food product with a label slapped on the clear plastic product bag. I have received stoneware bowls in cardboard sleeves, shipped without ANY padding whatsoever, in an oversized box. Completely destroyed.
Amazon does not need to package your products some special way. You are required to ship products that can fall 3 feet, on a hard surface, from all sides, including corners.
Seller_Hi7wbO2Kbo6bl
How Amazon packages something has nothing to do with anything the seller selects or with the type of item. Or any sort of logic.
As pointed out above, it is neither sensible nor consistent.
Assume Amazon will add zero protection when they ship -- sometimes that is exactly how much added protection they provide. Sometimes they do a good job (okay -- make that occasionally).
Bryce_Amazon
Good morning @Seller_idQUopIou9L5d,
I would echo much of what's been said by other sellers here regarding packaging. I would also like to point you to a thread I created last year on Packaging and Prep best practices, with additional linked resources. The prevailing advice I hear from other sellers is to prep your inventory to ensure it can withstand the entirety of the fulfillment cycle (oftentimes the "drop-test" is recommended for all items, not just gels and liquids).
I hope this information helps, please let me know if you have additional thoughts or questions!
- Bryce
