On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Chuck Bush <[email protected]> wrote:
> Then you still have to pray! Shippers toss and throw these things around. I > have had them broken badly after packing them very carefully! > You know one of the things one should always consider is that NOTHING, absolutely nothing is safe. Whenever you ship anything it pass through the hands of more than one person and along the way there is always the chance that someone gets lazy, wasn't paying attention or slipped while handling your package. If I were able to get access to the appropriate shipping materials I would say that the Foam/Spongy material that used in the laptop boxes that IBM ThinkPads were shipped in for warranty repairs would be my packing material of choice. You need it on all corners and on all sides if possible. But if you have asked anyone who I've shipped something to you'd find out that if you have a MacGyver mindset then you make due with whatever you could find that would get the job done. I'll give one example of a 20" Aluminum Cinema Display I shipped in the past which was in perfect condition other than being non functional. I believe my list of materials were: bubble wrap, adult pampers, foam and newspapers crumpled up. It got there in one piece via USPS Priority Mail as the regular ground was only a few dollars less including insurance and delivery confirmation. Any btw, you gotta consider if the items is better shipped rigidly or cushioned. Without taking that into consideration the item may not arrive working but still look absolutely fine. -- God bless, Sonny Hung the Hung Family --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
