A Scottish artist has asked Edinburgh-based courier firm, Mail Boxes Etc, to pay £2,000,000.88 after a teapot he lent to a friend arrived back to him with a broken handle and a chipped lid, the Sunday Mail reports.
According to the artist, the teapot was a ‘one-off piece of art, irreplaceable … Thousands of people saw it when it was exhibited at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow almost nine years ago.’
However, Mail Boxes Etc chairman Simon Cowie has explained that the teapot ‘was not packaged by us and we were not shown the contents when it was sent.’ Cowie, carried on to say that after investigation, the teapot was shown to be packaged insufficiently.
However, the artist’s claim still stands.
This is a perfect example as to why it is important for couriers and courier firms to have a courier insurance policy, to protect themselves from claims made against them by the general public.
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