Members DeadNight Warrior Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 So I ordered a few things from Amazon.com a few weeks back. Wondered why the shipping cost was so high, but thought {censored} it. Well, part of it arrived today, and I have to wonder if Amazon couldn't ship a bit cheaper if they didn't pack like {censored}ing morons. Box arrives. As soon as I see it I'm already thinking "WTF? :confused:" Open the box up. Uhh... ok, WTF? Take out all the pointless (and it is pretty pointless the way they've used it, but more on that later) packaging material and... Yeah, that's three LPs and a small-ish {censored}ing book. You've gotta be {censored}ing kidding me. The box is {censored}ing 47 x 33 x 28cm. For three LPs and a {censored}ing book! A small-ish {censored}ing book! Does USPS not give the slightest {censored} about volume, and only calculate on actual weight or something? Coz I dunno how they'd calculate volumetric weight, but going by the figures I'm used to (i.e. LxWxHcm/4000), that comes out at about 5 times what the {censored}ing goods actually weigh. Even using the more reserved /6000 instead of /4000 that I saw the other day, it's still maybe 3 times or more the actual weight. WTF? And I'm sorry, but dropping the {censored} in the bottom of the box and then throwing in a bunch of air cushions is not my idea of packaging. If that's what you're going to use, at least put a few in the bottom of the box before you drop the products in. Dumping them all on the top might be great if anything happens to land on the top of the box, but what about if anything happens to the bottom of the {censored}ing box?! Not to mention the fact that they didn't really use enough in there anyway. Yes they put a {censored}load in there, but they also used a box 10 times too {censored}ing big. There's a good 7 or 8cm gap between where the packaging ends and the top of the box. Flip the {censored}in' box around and guess what's gonna move around in the box? The {censored}ing products your packaging are supposed to be protecting, you {censored}ing cunts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 And yes, I blurred out my name and address on the packing slip that's in the box, coz this is the internet and you're all dodgy bastards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oddone Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hey i got a {censored}ing hessian bag with a mail tag attached to it. I wish I had taken photos of it. Was retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nerol1st Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 I don't understand morons who have no clue how to ship. Here is a thought, if your package was to fall out of a car traveling at 60 mph, would it {censored}ing survive? It should you douchebag. Last thing I sent out (a microphone) was packed in bubble tape 3 layers thick. I could have played kick with the box and the mic would have been fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hey i got a {censored}ing hessian bag with a mail tag attached to it. I wish I had taken photos of it. Was retarded. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike moriarty Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Dude, who {censored}ing cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted February 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 Dude, who {censored}ing cares? If they're charging me extra to ship a 90% empty {censored}ing box, then I {censored}ing care, you {censored}ing simpleton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LordThurisaz Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 lol. Dumbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oddone Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 WTF? Yeah i said the same thing when i saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A_Gitarman Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 yeah, that's how they ship books/ media... sucks, but still better than the WWBW/MF/M123 warehouse monkeys tossing my $2k trumpet in a box twice the size of it's case with nothing to protect it but some freaking PAPER! 3 horns later, I finally got one that wasn't damaged On a related note, watch out for Amazon items that need to be shipped via freight (they use CEVA, used to be called Eagle). I ordered a 2x12 cab a couple of months ago that sat in the local freight company's warehouse for nearly a WEEK before they decided that they could come out to my house. When I finally got it, the box was banged up pretty good, but thankfully the cab was OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isvoid Posted February 5, 2010 Members Share Posted February 5, 2010 And yes, I blurred out my name and address on the packing slip that's in the box, coz this is the internet and you're all dodgy bastards! I am deeply offended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted February 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 I am deeply offended. Why would you be offended? You weren't at all the first person that came to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Repner Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 Wow. I used to work at the Amazon UK warehouse, and I've never seen anyone mess up that bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cavemanic Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 I used to get alot of stuf from amazon and it was packed very similar but sometimes the contents were held down with a plastic strip none of my boxes ever got damaged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scud133 Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 my question is... who "plays kick" with a box? do you live in Haiti or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted February 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 my question is... who "plays kick" with a box? do you live in Haiti or something Considering how empty the box was, it really wouldn't have taken much at all for it to get crushed down a bit like it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satannica Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 I ordered a fleshlight and it turned up just as the thing and a badly written sticker on it. Still worked though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neilrocks25 Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 And yes, I blurred out my name and address on the packing slip that's in the box, coz this is the internet and you're all dodgy bastards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neilrocks25 Posted February 6, 2010 Members Share Posted February 6, 2010 I ordered a fleshlight and it turned up just as the thing and a badly written sticker on it.Still worked though! 2nd hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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