tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1616925356066647242..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Packaging shenanigans . . .Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70885625413129982392014-07-19T10:49:53.991-05:002014-07-19T10:49:53.991-05:00Well, there are a couple explanations for that. A...Well, there are a couple explanations for that. Although, not all that good ones. <br /><br />First, you say battery charger but the shipping company sees battery so it can only be shipped by freight forwarding which handles batteries. Once in the freight system, it had to be on a pallet as everything is handled by fork truck, due to union rules. <br /><br />This may be the contract method for the shipper and it is not cost effect to do a one off for a non-battery component. <br /><br />This may have been a one-time export turned over to an export experienced shipper who only had palletized shipping arrangements. <br /><br />What we see as waste in shipping charges many not show up for the vendor due to contracts and would show up in employee time to deviate. <br /><br />Welcome to specialization.JKBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57232476643643438652014-07-19T09:31:56.234-05:002014-07-19T09:31:56.234-05:00I know when I order leather crafting supplies, lat...I know when I order leather crafting supplies, lately USPS is cheaper than anything else....JohninMd.(HELP?!??)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-42934524095013898332014-07-19T07:16:40.606-05:002014-07-19T07:16:40.606-05:00I hate to criticize friends, but both Brownells an...I hate to criticize friends, but both Brownells and Midway are guilty of this too, where they take small items and ship them in large boxes with lots of bubble wrap. Drives me nuts but at least I get some dog toys out of it--they love the bubbles.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41004404144543457032014-07-19T05:38:16.461-05:002014-07-19T05:38:16.461-05:00Couldn't tell from whom, or from where, it was...Couldn't tell from whom, or from where, it was shipped, but I've had similar - but not so egregious - examples from Amazon. <br /><br />I wonder if, in the frenzy of a high volume operation, such as Amazon and others, there aren't employees who either want to cost their employer unnecessary monies or damage their reputation or just simply choose to have pre-adolescent fun by seeing how stupidly one can package and ship something, and even if the stupidity is caught, it's too time consuming to correct. Inconsiderate Bastardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17235288056267239272014-07-18T22:14:33.948-05:002014-07-18T22:14:33.948-05:00I just ordered what is essentially a big rubber ba...I just ordered what is essentially a big rubber band (goes on fire helmet). It came in a shoebox sized box, wrapped in bubble wrap....WTH?B5Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5340327379642104882014-07-18T21:53:55.765-05:002014-07-18T21:53:55.765-05:00At about 31 seconds into the video, did I hear som...At about 31 seconds into the video, did I hear someone say, in English, "fucking lunatic"?Glenn Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677859688487279914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35740480766465286662014-07-18T19:56:08.854-05:002014-07-18T19:56:08.854-05:00That was packed for an air drop. Pity about lack o...That was packed for an air drop. Pity about lack of parachute, could have been useful.FrankChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349761659165064987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15505179996778120382014-07-18T17:25:22.749-05:002014-07-18T17:25:22.749-05:00YGTBSM!!!YGTBSM!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com