Subject	I dunno, box looked like it was ready to burst at the seams
Posted by	robo (sebring1970) on February 17, 2009 at 6:51 PM
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In Reply To	Screw the postal service. posted by Waggz on February 17, 2009 at 03:16 PM
Message	in your original pic, then USPS tried to stop the process with reinforcment tape. My take on it, your original box was too small. One of the best ways to pack is a box within a box, which is incovenient but works. "Straight-line acceleration is probably the first aspect of automotive performance that any intelligent driver gets bored with." Peter Gregg "We owe a lot to the dragsters. They always break something, figure out a way to beef up the part and the benefit trickles down." Robo "Not everything that can be counted counts. Not everything that counts can be counted." Einstein "And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving, [Franco rips off his rear-view mirror and throws it out of the car] what's-a behind me is not important." Raul Julia, playing Franco Bertollini while driving a Ferrari Daytona in the movie Gumball Rally
Follow Ups	Screw the postal service. - Waggz 15:16:34 02/17/09 Next time don't put fragile on the box - zboost(NoVA) 15:19:20 02/17/09 Explain. (n/m) - Waggz 15:22:26 02/17/09 Re: Explain. - zboost(NoVA) 15:26:07 02/17/09 Fragile stickers are just targets. (n/m) - Guapo 15:30:28 02/17/09 Great sig. (n/m) - JuleZ 16:01:21 02/17/09 Sort like "Kilroy was here".. peek'n up over the edge... (n/m) - Gordo 93TT Daytona 22:36:13 02/17/09 2nd! (n/m) - 1badz32 (MN) 09:39:35 02/18/09 2nd. seems like it would just make it stick out more. - nemo1080 (Iowa) 16:24:32 02/17/09 looks like the precats rolled around inside, destroying the - Guapo 15:32:40 02/17/09 The precats were in the bpacking material snuggly. - Waggz 15:58:58 02/17/09 that too, looks like it *might* have gotten wet also. (n/m) - zboost(NoVA) 17:46:20 02/17/09 I'm sorry... - Josher 15:34:59 02/17/09 lol - Pilot.P (NZ) 16:00:01 02/17/09 what, beyond the precats did you have inside of there? (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 15:38:54 02/17/09 That is why i work for Fed ex cause I know we arent that - 5280Z_nightstalker 15:39:13 02/17/09 So, if they damaged a box like that you'd quit, eh? (n/m) - Guapo 15:52:10 02/17/09 Tell me you just did a line of cocaine cause where the - 5280Z_nightstalker 21:26:41 02/17/09 "That is why i work for Fed ex" (n/m) - Guapo 21:33:55 02/17/09 No i literally work for Fed ex and i am simply telling him - 5280Z_nightstalker 23:19:42 02/17/09 lol (n/m) - Guapo 08:26:14 02/18/09 express? - zboost(NoVA) 17:48:32 02/17/09 What did you use for packing material? (n/m) - BradZ (UF) 15:41:07 02/17/09 Packing paper and news paper. - Waggz 15:56:10 02/17/09 insufficient. (n/m) - Guapo 16:14:09 02/17/09 What would you suggest? - Waggz 16:28:34 02/17/09 For something heavier like precats? - collegeboy 16:55:02 02/17/09 looks like insufficient support around the items inside (n/m) - dpjax 15:55:13 02/17/09 wrong - Waggz 15:57:21 02/17/09 individually boxing the items would have (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 15:59:30 02/17/09 Perhaps having them in sperate boxes and packing them - Waggz 16:05:19 02/17/09 live and learn (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 16:07:26 02/17/09 I have received packages in such shape. - dpjax 20:16:20 02/17/09 WTF (n/m) - ZiNnYc 15:59:57 02/17/09 Lol, that's ridiculous! - Briscoe'sZ32 (NJ) 16:03:20 02/17/09 "what's all this pet food for?" "fiber." (n/m) - ForceFedTT 17:32:13 02/17/09 Learn to pack. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 16:18:38 02/17/09 How does packaging have anything to do with it? - Waggz 16:32:16 02/17/09 Paper isn't heavy duty enough to secure things this heavy. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 17:00:45 02/17/09 Okay, that's noted but... - Waggz 17:07:15 02/17/09 that box was beat to hell from the inside. (n/m) - Guapo 17:12:15 02/17/09 That's incredibly presumptious. (n/m) - TriniTT 19:12:04 02/17/09 go play with your blue nuts. (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 19:23:13 02/17/09 What a clever one you are. Bookmarked for credibility. (n/m) - TriniTT 19:46:11 02/17/09 theres plenty to go round (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 19:54:51 02/17/09 Oh I'm sure of that. - TriniTT 20:29:16 02/17/09 It's easy to tell where the items rattled around from the - Guapo 19:30:17 02/17/09 Not really - and Guapo knows boxes. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 23:04:34 02/17/09 The problem is that ones the precats start moving inside the - Bernie (NoVA) 17:12:49 02/17/09 Not sure how the precats would have moved given - Waggz 17:53:19 02/17/09 Here's how you test packging: - zboost(NoVA) 18:09:41 02/17/09 Don't forget to sit on it also btw. (n/m) - zboost(NoVA) 18:10:12 02/17/09 sweet jesus (n/m) - nemo1080 (Iowa) 16:27:23 02/17/09 lol (n/m) - aliaZ 16:32:00 02/17/09 That really sucks, I would be furious. However - Polish 16:34:19 02/17/09 looks like my UPS driver god a hold of it. - Halo Z 16:37:17 02/17/09 err, GOT* a hold of it. pain killers are nice. (n/m) - Halo Z 16:38:25 02/17/09 Corpus Christi USPS is the worst I've seen anywhere. - TriniTT 19:14:46 02/17/09 thankfully, i have never had any issues with them at my - Halo Z 21:17:57 02/17/09 lol, United Parcel Smashers FTW (n/m) - vorpalZ 22:16:22 02/17/09 "Do not stack"/"Do not drop" probably did you in - SeedyROM 16:38:16 02/17/09 Well then my only fault is that I expect too much - Waggz 16:52:00 02/17/09 No worries. Your intent was good - SeedyROM 17:22:48 02/17/09 2nd, "do not stack".... - zboost(NoVA) 17:47:46 02/17/09 Exactly what Iwas thinkin'... - tdogzjoint 17:52:46 02/17/09 Re: Screw the postal service. - twin3037 17:19:32 02/17/09 "Actual prop used for the making of Ace Ventura" (n/m) - 91Z32TT 17:45:06 02/17/09 lol - komplexZTT 18:20:28 02/17/09 Why would someone buy pre-cats? (n/m) - Eric(NJ) 18:06:35 02/17/09 Mine were gutted and ported, and he had stripped - Waggz 18:33:49 02/17/09 Bung Hole.....LOL (n/m) - BOOZTD 3 18:55:22 02/17/09 I'll give anyone $20 shipped for a pair. - nemo1080 (Iowa) 18:33:52 02/17/09 You'll lose money at $20 - Waggz 18:35:08 02/17/09 flat rate box FTW (n/m) - Ahmed (Chicago) 18:43:21 02/17/09 Tried that. - Waggz 18:58:50 02/17/09 The price of platinum has dropped considerably in the past - TriniTT 19:18:44 02/17/09 I dunno, box looked like it was ready to burst at the seams - robo (sebring1970) 18:51:04 02/17/09 Maybe you need to be more polite next time - TTFairladyZ 21:20:02 02/17/09 USPS for flat-rate only. They have many box sizes now. - Scotts94z32 11:16:58 02/18/09 I'll check that around here. - Waggz 18:43:53 02/18/09
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