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A while back I ordered a 15kg roll of mig wire on a plastic reel,and it arrived smashed,the replacement also came smashed due to no packaging other than the box it came in.
They said keep those two and they'd send me another - that one came in a box the size of a washing machine wrapped with about twenty quids worth of bubble wrap.
They said keep those two and they'd send me another - that one came in a box the size of a washing machine wrapped with about twenty quids worth of bubble wrap.
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Bad packing is one thing that winds me up be it too large, too small or poorly protected
I do send a lot of stuff but anything small does go in decent size packing, the smaller the packing the more likely it is to get lost in the system!
I do send a lot of stuff but anything small does go in decent size packing, the smaller the packing the more likely it is to get lost in the system!
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I ordered some solder braid and it came rattling around in a huge box 
I enjoy teasing customers when I deliver what feels like a big box of air. “It’s really heavy, be careful… bend your knees, keep your back straight….” It’s great fun standing there watching them pick it up.
I enjoy teasing customers when I deliver what feels like a big box of air. “It’s really heavy, be careful… bend your knees, keep your back straight….” It’s great fun standing there watching them pick it up.
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Partly it’s due to the pick and pack place employing monkeys who choose the wrong box.
It’s also due to the postal sizes. I buy boxes that are the maximum size for different rates. If it fits I know it’ll ship for that price. I tend to cut them down a bit if I’ve got time but places that sell more than me who employ monkeys don’t.
If you have a volume of mail and a couple of mm means it’ll go into the next bracket and wipe your profit out I can see why these boxes get used.
It’s also due to the postal sizes. I buy boxes that are the maximum size for different rates. If it fits I know it’ll ship for that price. I tend to cut them down a bit if I’ve got time but places that sell more than me who employ monkeys don’t.
If you have a volume of mail and a couple of mm means it’ll go into the next bracket and wipe your profit out I can see why these boxes get used.
Dropped Hoods' drill bits off at the PO today, smallish box with a couple of layers of bubble wrap at the ends to protect things - people mostly! Packed full of drill bits 8 1/2 kg of them 
If a company buys a shipping box by the thousands it's not economic to hold lots of different sizes if just the largest per postal rate will do. They won't cut the box down either - costs more money to the company. Just chuck another of those big plastic bubbles in, job done - next one.
If a company buys a shipping box by the thousands it's not economic to hold lots of different sizes if just the largest per postal rate will do. They won't cut the box down either - costs more money to the company. Just chuck another of those big plastic bubbles in, job done - next one.
Absolutely not possible to over-pack with Parcel Farce. 2 heavy items I sent were packed to the eyeballs on the basis that if anyone can damage them it would be the PF blokes. And I was right, despite all my efforts both items arrived damaged.
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This arrived today, the item is 30mmx15mm. The box is a 160mm cube, saving the planet or what? The item was undamaged
What do you guys think.
Norm.
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When i worked as a courier, my first job for one company was a dedicated vehicle collect & deliver, it was a switch, packaged like that.
As in, that was the only item on board, in a LWB Sprinter.
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I once ordered a baseplate for a machine which was about 2ft by 3ft. a small empty jiffy bag was delivered. I phoned and said the package was empty and they insisted I was definitely in the packet when it was posted. They weren't far away so I called around with the jiffy bag and asked if they could just get another one out of stores and pop it in the bag and let me see it going into the bag and post it again! Saying I was willing to pay again. Red faces when they got the 3 x 2 plate out.
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Got an Amazon "package" delivered, that was one of these A5-sized jobbies you would send a DVD in. I went onto the website, started a chat session, and said that the 5L tub of oil was missing - when the guy saw the pic of the package that I copied, he laughed, refunded me my money and arranged for an actual 5l tub of oil, correctly packaged, to be sent out.
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Your going to have to go some to beat HP
PS2 mouse on pallet
They frequently ship us multiple empty boxes,
to take up space inside a much larger box.
The item being delivered would comfortably fit inside one of the spacer boxes well wrapped in bubble pack.
PS2 mouse on pallet
They frequently ship us multiple empty boxes,
to take up space inside a much larger box.
The item being delivered would comfortably fit inside one of the spacer boxes well wrapped in bubble pack.
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I ordered some solder braid and it came rattling around in a huge box
I enjoy teasing customers when I deliver what feels like a big box of air. “It’s really heavy, be careful… bend your knees, keep your back straight….” It’s great fun standing there watching them pick it up.
You're a BAD man!
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It's all about standardisation, cheaper overall to have few package sizes than line operators having to have a selection of differing sizes stored at their work station [and choose which to use.... 
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]Problem now is the post and packing for items like mugs for instance outweigh the profit. That's not to mention the time it takes to create a customised mug in the first place.
Veritas Tools in Canada sent me 2 small special bolts for a countersink, roughly 5mm dia x 40mm long in a box measuring 8"x 6" x 4". Both would have fitted in a small jiffy bag! Must have cost them a fortune to send as it was delivered in 5 days all the way from Canada! Cost me nothing as it was a warranty replacement item. 
