Washing your hands before packaging a parcel?

ollyk

I take it by the response's here knowone has ever had positive feedback suggesting "Great item, Seller clearly went to trouble of washing their hands before despatch"

On a serious note though, I do hope you are marking a tally on the soap so you can work out how much to add onto the total costs of your sales...?

Contains_Mild_Peril

I noramally only wash my hands first if they're noticably dirty/ smelly (in which case I'd normally wash them anyway) or sometimes if I've got a bad cold, though the winter weather would probably kill the cold germs before the parcel reached its destination anyway, and I also tend to re-use Jiffy bags whose previous sender probably didn't wash their hands either.

calisto

Hi, I don't wash hands, in fact I tend to scratch the packet before sending. My pen is normally pressed against it too, to mark the buyers address and stuff.

ormus

brings a whole new meaning to, scratch and sniff.

funkyfunkymonkey

BusinessStudent wrote:

Am I the only one who washes my hands with soap before packaging a ebay parcel.

I know It sounds bizarre but does anyone else do this?

Howabout locating a clean spot on your carpet before taking the photo of the item for sale?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Victory-V-15-Lozenges-x-6-Packs_W0QQitemZ330081690654QQihZ014QQcategoryZ45206QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330081690654

FFM

starlit_2

I find that if I have just washed my hands, there's too much friction when I smooth the packing tape over the seal.
Doesn't washing with soap remove some of the body's natural oils or something?

Lorian

I usually clean anything I am sending before packing, but generally not my hands.

It can be disappointing to open a package and find dirty product (unless it was described as such in the auction) or worst still, the smell of smoke as you open the box....

Pink_butterfly_3

funkyfunkymonkey wrote:

Howabout locating a clean spot on your carpet before taking the photo of the item for sale?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Victory-V-15-Lozenges-x-6-Packs_W0QQitemZ330081690654QQihZ014QQcategoryZ45206QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330081690654

FFM

Eeeeuuuuwwwww! Thanks is disgusting! I would not want to eat anything that had been put on that carpet.

snow

DonnaP wrote:

No but I certainly wash them after I've OPENED an ebay parcel!!!!!

LOL

Thats the good point!:T

Contains_Mild_Peril

funkyfunkymonkey wrote:

Howabout locating a clean spot on your carpet before taking the photo of the item for sale?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Victory-V-15-Lozenges-x-6-Packs_W0QQitemZ330081690654QQihZ014QQcategoryZ45206QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330081690654

FFM

:eek: :rotfl: Yes, that would be advisable! If the seller has no clean spot on their carpet, they could always try finding a clean surface elsewhere. Beds (with clean covers) seem quite popular as photo backgrounds for eBay items. They're not particularly attractive to buyers, but better than dirty carpets anyway.