They say it's seven years of bad luck if you break a mirror!
But what about when you break your finest china crockery or
those antique teacups?
It's all superstition, of course, but the fact is: good
packing is a precondition if you want to be sure that future generations can
still enjoy your Villeroy & Boch collection.
Here are our top tips for packing your porcelain:
PROVIDE THE CORRECT PACKAGING MATERIAL
Good packing starts with the right protective material. It
would help if you had the following:
•
Moving boxes or the original packaging of your
crockery
•
Bubble wrap, old newspapers, or tissue paper for
protection
•
Packaging chips as filling
•
Tape to seal the boxes
Almost all of these packaging materials are available at Britwrap, a well-known protective packaging company in the UK.
PACK IT UP!
1.
First, apply a thick layer of protection to the
bottom of the box. You can use old newspapers, bubble wrap, or packaging chips.
2.
Then, carefully wrap each piece of crockery on
paper. Use enough paper so that everything is well covered.
3.
For plates and bowls, you use the same method.
Teacups and glasses are packed differently.
It goes like this:
•
Plates and bowls can hold more when they're
upright, so we'll place them diagonally. Apply a protective layer to the first
board, then put them in the box one at a time. Fill the space around the plates
with crumpled newspaper, bubble wrap, or packaging chips.
•
Glasses and cups are always placed horizontally
as if you were pouring from them. Use dividers or cardboard to keep them from
touching each other. Place a piece of cardboard next to each row of cups. As
with the bowls and plates, it is important that the box is well filled so that
nothing can slide.
4.
Then seal the box securely with tape at the top
and bottom.
5.
You can't be too careful.
Wherever you keep your china, always write
"fragile" on each side of the box and "this side up" on the
top to be safe.
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