Soft Toys, Plush Items and Sports Products

Any plush item, such as stuffed toys or puppets with fabric or material that can be damaged by tearing, dirt, dust, liquid, etc. during the fulfilment process must follow these packing guidelines. Plush products must be packaged so that the item cannot be damaged or cause unsafe conditions by the material being exposed during the fulfilment process.

Items must be shrink-wrapped or placed in a sealed poly bag.

An example of good packaging where the item is enclosed in a sealed box and the open face is sealed.

An example of bad packaging where the item is in an open-faced box that is not sealed.

The poly bags used to protect the product must meet the following requirements:

1. All poly bags with an opening of 5 inches or larger must have a "suffocation warning." For example: "Plastic bags can be dangerous. To avoid danger of suffocation keep this bag away from babies and children." This rule applies to toys only.
2. The film that the bag is made of must be at least 0.9 mil in nominal thickness.
3. If you need a supplier referral, Amazon uses Unisource poly bags ( http://www.unisourcelink.com).

Examples of good packaging where the items are enclosed in bags with clearly printed suffocation warnings.