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Packing |
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May 16, 19... |
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Packing for Ready-made Garments |
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Dear Sirs, We thank you for your proposal of April 28, and wish to inform you that we have discussed the matter with our salesmen and some of our clients. The reactions are: 1. They fear that there will be more pilferage from goods packed in cartons than from goods packed in wooden cased, as it is easier to cut open such cartons. 2. They fear that the insurance companies will say, in case of damage or pilferage, that the goods are not packed for ocean transportation and will not pay compensation for such losses. 3. They fear that if and when the goods are transhipped at Hamburg, the packages will stand in the open on the wharf and, in heavy rains, be subjected to damage, as the cartons will surely be soaked. 4. They fear that such cartons will be more easily broken, and the goods damaged through careless handling at the wharf; for example heavy wooden cases being piled on the cartons. However, if you will guarantee, and state such guarantee in all your sales confirmations that you will pay compensation in all cases wherein the buyer cannot get indemnification from the insurance company for the reason that the goods are not packed in seaworthy wooden cases, we are sure that our clients will have no objection to your packing the goods in cartons. We look forward to your early reply. Yours
sincerely |
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June 15, 19... |
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Packing for Ready-made Garments |
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Dear Sirs, With further reference to your letter of May 16 on the above subject, to which we already replied briefly on May 30, we are pleased to advise you that the 100 dozen shirts under Order KAB/1984, packed in cartons, have been shipped per s/s "Fengqing" to be transhipped at Hamburg. Enclosed is our Invoice No. B31170 in triplicate. We shall appreciate it if you will inform us of the condition of packing, as soon as the consignment is received by you. In regard to your fears over packing in cartons as expressed in your letter of May 16, we have taken up this matter with the competent departments here, and wish to give you our comments as follows: 1. Packing in cartons prevents skilful pilferage. As the traces of pilferage will be more in evidence, the insurance company may be made to pay the necessary compensation for such losses. 2. Cartons are quite fit for ocean transportation, and they are extensively used in our shipments to other continental ports to the entire satisfaction of our clients. Such packing has also been accepted by our insurance company for WPA and TPND. 3. These cartons are well protected against moisture by plastic lining. The very fact that they are made of paperboard induces special attention in handling and storage. Thus, shirts packed in such cartons are not so susceptible to damage by moisture as those packed in wooden cases. 4. Since cartons are comparatively light and compact, they are more convenient to handle in the course of loading and unloading. Besides, they are not likely to be mixed with wooden cases while in transport or storage, so that the rate of breakage is lower than that of wooden cases. The comments given above are based upon a comparative study of the characteristics of the two modes of packing, as well as upon results of shipments already made. Of course, occasional mishaps under peculiar conditions are not to be excluded. As long as we work closely with each other, it is believed that your clients will find the improved packing in cartons satisfactory and their fears unwarranted. We assure you of our continued cooperation, and await your further comments. Yours sincerely |