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Submitted by: Joe

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When shipping chocolate the 1st thing to keep in mind is that chocolate melts at about body temperature (about 100° F; or 36° C); and it begins to readily soften below that (around 80° F or 26° C). In general you pack chocolate like most products for shipment: in a package with firm packing material around the container so it isn't subject to shocks. Ordinary packing materials are fine to ship chocolate - paper, plastic materials designed for shipment protection. If you are in a climate or season where the above temperatures are exceeded you need to provide a method so the chocolate won't see melting/softening temperatures. The best options are: 1 - ship in an expedited manner, like overnight 2 - pack the chocolate in dry ice & ship it in an insulated container. Keep in mind in fact chocolate may be "reused" (melted and remelted) literally hundreds of time. It won't affect the taste of the chocolate if it sees some softening. So if you're shipping chocolate wafers, it shouldn't be an issue of concern. If you're shipping finished chocolate and "must" not have any softening then use the dry ice and insulated container. Moisture, unlike warm temperatures WILL harm chocolate, so it's very important in a hot humid climate to have the chocolate in a sealed moisture proof bag/container.

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Submitted by: Debby

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I bought some from this manufacturer..worked like a dream...I think this is the link: http://www.ipcpack.com/foiltechnew.cfm good luck! debby

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I am Shipping a lot of Chocolates/candy all over the country, but I have not done it in the summer yet. I will start sending now though and I have a little panic since I bought gel cold packs and I put in 4 of those 3oz each about, together with 1LB of Chocolate products. But, I sent it to a state where it's not so warm yet so it was fine, but I am sending to FL etc tomorrow & I will have to pack with a lot of those since they were soft and not cold in my other package I just talked about. Sending over night is something that is impossible for me to do, & the people who order my chocolate are not prepared to pay such an high price for the chocolates that only weigh about 1/2 LB itself....can I send it like I have done, Priority, but with better materials inside the box so it stays cool for 2 days?? 2 days is a must! Thank you!! Anna

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Submitted by: Angie

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Hi Anna, I think you should be pretty safe sending the chocolate to Florida this time of year. It's still March, so I don't think the temperatures should be over 80 degrees (fingers crossed). All you can do is package it the best you can and hope for the best. If your customer receives the chocolate in poor condition, you'll need to offer a refund or discount to compensate in order to maintain a good reputation. That will have to be a lesson learned for you as a test run. I hope it works out well, though. Come back and let us know how it went. I really don't think you need to add more of the cold gel packs. It stands to reason that they will be soft by the time they get almost anywhere. The purpose is just to keep the package "cool enough," not necessarily cold.

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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Thanks a lot for your answer! I did send to Florida with a lot of cold packs, so hopefully it will work, but it cost me more to do this and that is not fun, but hey, better to do that than having a customer not happy! :) Thanks again!! Anna

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