All prints are robustly packaged.
Although there are minor differences between individual labs packaging standards, the following typical approach is consistent.
Photographic prints are flat-packed in individual, white-label packets.
Our unframed fine art prints are hand rolled in protective tissue paper and then shipped in extra thick cardboard tubes or boxes, unless they are 15x20cm and being delivered in the UK, or A4 or smaller and being delivered in mainland Europe (in which case they are shipped in thick cardboard envelopes).
Envelope
When fulfilled from UK, EU, US, CA, AU
Highly opaque, postal envelopes for everyday mail.
Cardboard box
When fulfilled from EU
Rigid, corrugated cardboard boxes made from recycled materials.
Poster tube with ecocaps
When fulfilled from UK
Rigid spiral-wound cardboard tubes with compostable tube ends. Plastic-free packaging.
Poster tube
When fulfilled from US, CA, AU
Rigid spiral-wound cardboard tubes.
All framed and canvas prints are wrapped in a protective sleeve with individual plastic or cardboard guards added to each corner. Additional cardboard is secured over the print surface to minimise the risk of breakages or transit damage. Each print is then shipped in a heavy duty cardboard box.
Double-walled cardboard box
When fulfilled from UK, EU, CA, AU
Rigid, double-wall corrugated cardboard boxes ensuring maximum protection.
Flat cardboard box
When fulfilled from US
Rigid, corrugated cardboard boxes made from recycled materials.
The packaging standards have been refined many times, over many years and it is now extremely rare for breakages or damage to occur. On those rare occasions when incidents do happen we strive to ensure that your collection and replacement are organised immediately and shipped back out on a priority service without any fuss.