Perishable goods can be sent via GoSweetSpot; however, each courier company will have a different process.
Here are a few examples of perishable items:
- Food - baking, fruit and vegetables, bread, meat/poultry, and fish
- Agriculture items - bees and flowers (including cut flowers)
- Biological specimens - blood
There will likely be an approval process that needs to be completed before you can send perishable items.
This process includes filling out a form with some of the following information:
- Type of perishable product or chilled product (e.g., fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, etc)
- Type of external packaging used (e.g., cardboard box, polybin, etc). Images of this packaging need to be attached
- Type of internal packaging used to protect the product (e.g., paper bags, plastic, etc). Images of this packaging need to be attached
- Chilling product used (e.g., ice packs, dry ice, etc) or N/A
- Product identification labels used, yes or no, if yes, please provide details
- Lifetime of the perishable product (Chilled or Non-Chilled)
- Are deliveries: Urban, rural, or both
- Will you be lodging items for Saturday Delivery?
- Are you requesting an exemption to use a signature required? (Not recommended to ensure first-time delivery)
- Disposal procedures: Dispose of or return to sender
- Forecasted number of daily items to be sent
Any further questions, your account manager can guide you through this to discuss how we can best assist your business needs.