fragile items
Handle with care
Fragile items are objects that break or damage easily—glassware, ceramics, electronics, delicate instruments.
The phrase appears most often in shipping and handling contexts, where packages marked "fragile" warn carriers to take extra care: The movers wrapped all the fragile items in bubble wrap.
By extension, anything requiring careful treatment.
- chandeliersOrnate hanging light fixtures
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- crystal vaseDecorative transparent flower holder
- antique furnitureOld collectible home furnishings
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
glass · eggshell · thin ice · house of cards · porcelain · sculptures · family heirlooms · fine jewelry · light bulbs · laboratory equipment · blown glass · musical instruments · ornaments · pottery · mirrors · snowflakes · filigree · bone china
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- shipping labelsperishables, hazmat, registered mail, certified mail, express mail
- movingmoving, moving truck, move out, move in, movers
- special cargohazardous materials, dangerous goods, perishables, live animals, oversized cargo
- postal servicepost office, mail, sorting machine, stamps, stamp
- library materialsbooks, magazines, newspapers, journals, periodicals