About packaging experiences... once I received on a padded envelope this
unopened game I was really looking forward to add to my collection.
Everything went smoothly except for the fact that probably some moron from
the Portuguese post office let it drop on water and the envelope was
soaked, and therefore the game box was damaged.
I've had great experiences also. There's this guy from Canada who always
ships his games in particularly interesting boxes...apparently garbage bags
are sold in some small cardboard boxes and he usually ships his games on
those. Don't ask.
I've also had this other great trade in which the person whom I traded with
carefully hid one important item in the most incredible place. I was really
amazed! I hope he doesn't mention his fantastic techniques on the list,
because if this information reaches the Portuguese customs, I'll never have
peace again ;)
Oh, and by the way: in the local post office, everyone looks at me weirdly
when I arrive with those big bags on my shoulder, and suddenly ask for a
cardboard box and start taking small styrofoam peanuts from the bags and
putting them in the box along with a game. I guess nobody else in the
neighborhood trades games, heh? ;)
Pedro R. Quaresma
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31-07-2001 Assunto: [SWCollect] Minor rant
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"Dan
Chisarick"
Everytime I buy software I always throw in the boilerplate "... please
ship in a strong box, bubblewrap, peanuts, titanium, etc...." I get some
creative interpretations (someone taking molded styrofoam and breaking it
into bits instead of peanuts, packing tape *on the original box*, etc.)
But
I just got a 5.25" "Forge of Virtue" disk in the mail today. A plain
manilla envelope, with "do not bend" written on both sides.
I've overheard postal workers talking about how "do not bend" means
squat. If you don't want it bent, don't put it in something bendable. It
was in my shoebox-sized apartment mailbox like a tube of pringles (and of
course I got a lot of mail today to keep it company). Jacket is bent, disk
does not spin freely, but the media seems free of creases... sigh.
Mercifully the "creative" shipping solutions are few and far between.
Any experinces anyone'd like to share?
Dan
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