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Greg, How about a separation pad (something about he size of a piece of gum) in a 16″ X16″ X12″ box? No I don’t get pallets everyday.
Please don’t use the word “swallow” when commenting on my posts.
>> Greensaab said, on August 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 am
>> Greg, How about a separation pad (something about he size of a piece of gum) in a 16″ X16″ X12″ box? No I don’t get pallets everyday.
Yeah, sure, almost all of us have stories like that. Thanks for bringing this back to reality. My pet peeve is when Costco attaches their SD chips to huge pieces of cardboard and then entombs those in infuriating-to-open hard plastic shells.
“swallowing”? It’s a common idiom. What did you think I meant? I assume you’re making a joke but I don’t get it.
Capable of being drop-light shipped from the Andromeda Galaxy!
#20 Nope. I’ve seen it happen with other companies and in different scales. The common denominator is always a shipping box way bigger than what’s carrying.
>> pedro said, on August 23rd, 2009 at 8:45 am
>> #20 Nope. I’ve seen it happen with other companies and in different scales. The common denominator is always a shipping box way bigger than what’s carrying.
As a cost saving measure, my company tried using shipping boxes that where SMALLER than the product but we had to start using the bigger boxes again after the customers starting complaining.
Another hint that this article is bogus, is the fact that they photographed the package BEFORE they opened it.
Who does that?
It’s like those bogus “America’s Funniest Home Videos” where they are video taping someone replacing a light bulb before the false ceiling comes down. Nobody does that.
I’m not saying this couldn’t have happened but this specific story does have that certain stink to it.
#24 – pedo – I’ve seen it happen with other companies and in different scales.
Such as your weekly supply of Risperidone.
#27 Oh, c’mon. Now you’re gonna deflect the shame of using such drugs onto others?
You know that drug is only prescribed to lefty loons like you, specially when they develope such reality distortion as you show in your posts.
The important point is that the power cord arrived in pristine condition, whatever the cost. I don’t see how people can doubt the ability of the private sector to get the job done.
>> Gary, the dangerous infidel said,
>> I don’t see how people can doubt the ability of the private sector to get the job done.
You raise an interesting point about the conservative doctrine of “private industry is always better than the government who can do no right.”
If this blog entry is accurate, “private industry” is as dumb as the worst of the government… they just charge more and are less accountable.
My guess is that particular carrier does not allow it’s drivers to lift boxes so everything has to be on a pallet.
I wonder, does a shipment of pallets have to be on a pallet, or do they make an exception?
I work full time at Big Brown. I always wondered why those huge HP boxes were so light.
#32: Funny, but that’s exactly what the truckers do.
I have seen 8 to 10 pallets strapped together on a bottom pallet, with a bunch of these loaded on a flatbed trailer or into a semi with a forklift. They get shipped off to Bugtussle or wherever, and another forklift takes ‘em off, one pallet load at a time.
# 9 Alfred1, I think your right.
This box would be so fun to lift in front of your girlfriend. Honey look how strong I am.
Singing: A Man’s man, I am. I can lift this HP box with one hand, I can…..
We would routinely get single sticks of RAM sent to us in huge boxes. Our complaints to our supplier fell on deaf ears. We changed suppliers.
#27 How can I take that medication? That’s made specifically for out of touch with reality lefty loons like you.
calm down # 37 pedro, it’s the skitsophrenia talking, those voice aren’t real, Ok?
Listen to your doctor and take the nice pills, ok.
Your ok, I won’t let those Obama Liberals hurt you, ok.
sh sh, it’s ok.
some of you are truly clueless..
the cost of ensuring a small item mailed this way far outweighs the cost and slowdown of dealing with the claims dept for lost OR STOLEN items
The amount of stuff stolen that i know of for an appliance parts distributor who’s network & inventory I maintained went up 7 fold between 1997-2003-41/2
this “large box” tactic keeps people “honest.”
I blame the mandatory lack of “standards” (or hiring of low-lifes) an employer is required to adhere to when hiring warehouse and shipping personnel.
any Non-PC statistical report would show this.
for those who can’t phantom the validity of this type of shipping, get a job in a major warehouse…better, get a job at a Buy.Com warehouse.
In the late 90′s and early 2000′s i used to get a visit at least twice a month from “them” selling 5 lots of 17″ KDS flat screens in the box for $75-amongst many other smaller items.
Wrapping stuff up on pallets or big-boxes choked off that supply by the mid 2000′s to almost nothing relative to before it was implemented.
FFS, Uzi’s in the box were $500 in the 70′s to a connected teenager.
some of you need to get out more. you have no clue how the real world works.
-s
# 39 soundwash, WOW, thanks for the insight, I see what you mean; those power cord are very high value items. The black market extends all around the world for power cords.
Man thanks for cluing us in with your insight, wit and wisdom.
Thank you. Next time I have to send a power cord anywhere, I know just how to pack it.
Thanks soundwash, you have save millions.