I went down to the local UPS store to have an Osborne Executive
double-boxed for shipping to its new owner. I previously had this store
double box two IMSAIs and two Altairs. Each time it cost around $35 to do
it. This time it was way out of line. First, they were out of big
bubbles, so they had to use lots more of the little bubbles to get
two-inches of padding all the way around. Second, the prices of their
boxes is astronomical. A 30x30x20 outer carton cost $12. The inner
carton cost $8. The total just for packing this computer came to $68.
The computer itself sold for $55.
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David Griffith
dgriffi at
cs.csubak.edu
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