Fold the hoodie, keep it dry inside a watertight bag, and send it in a padded mailer or a cardboard box that fits it closely. Put a slip with the buyer's name and address inside, close every seam with 2 inch packing tape, and stick one label flat on the largest side. Take photos before you seal it. Each step below comes from a carrier or marketplace packing page we read on November 10, 2026, and the sources are listed at the end.
Bag or box: what the packing pages say
A hoodie is soft and does not break, so it needs less than a fragile item. The question is what protects it from water, tears and a split seam on the way.
The pages we read agree on the main point and differ on the detail. Vinted's help page puts clothes and shoes in a padded bag or cardboard box and marks a bag or envelope without padding as the bad choice. Evri, the UK parcel carrier, says "watertight mailing bags are best for packaging clothes." ShipBob, a fulfilment company, calls poly mailers a cheaper alternative to boxes for clothing and warns that rigid or breakable items should not go in them.
So a plain plastic mailer is fine according to Evri and ShipBob, while Vinted wants padding. For an expensive hoodie, the padded option costs little more and covers both views.
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