15 Sep
2008
15 Sep
'08
10:32 p.m.
On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 tiggerlasv at aim.com wrote:
On 15 Sep 2008 at 17:25, David Griffith wrote:
When I buy large pink bubbles, I pay $16 for a full roll. How long/wide
are yours?
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.
I work for a freight company; 36 x 22 x 20" boxes cost us $11.75 each,
when purchased in quantities of 50 or more.
We order full rolls of large-bubble bubble-wrap at aroudn $45 / roll;
1/4 roll would cost you about $11.25. I'd say the price for packing is reasonable,
taking into account
labor, and their markup.
The biggest problem was not using big bubbles kicked the price much
higher.
Alternately, you can buy the materials yourself;
U-haul has an interesting selection of boxes, and
also carries rolls of bubble wrap. That has the added benefit
of knowing that your item is adequately packed.
Oh, I do. There's a shop here in Bakersfield that has rows of boxes,
bubbles, foam, etc. I'll drop in on Tuesday for supplies to get this
Osborne packed up.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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