More recently, the Italian subsidiary had experienced major problems with product theft during the distribution process. Polaroid's shipments from IDSC customs in Milan prior to their shipment to Verese. In Verese, customer order were picked and packed and shipped to a terminal in Milan, where they were sorted and shipped according to final geographic destination. Some Polaroid corporate staff had urged the Italian subsidiary to consider changing transportation carriers to address the significant cargo losses the subsidiary had incurred.