25 May
2006
25 May
'06
9:06 p.m.
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
Experimental evidence in the UK suggests that carriage companies use a
'misleading English phrase book' (with apologies to Monty Python). In
particular, the phrase 'Delicate Scientific Instrument' is translated to
the phrase 'This package is to be used for playing (American) football'
-tony
[[ I guess it's time for the annual "how
to ship things and how to not
ship things" thread... ]]
you mean like these don'ts:
1. Don't pack items with spray foam, without first putting
the item being shipped into a plastic bag.
2. Don't expect office tape (scotch tape) to hold a box
together.
3. Sticks, bark, and rocks don't make good packing material.
4. Don't try to eat those corn-starch peanuts. They really
don't taste very good.
or these do's
1. Use double walled boxes for larger/expensive items.
2. Insure expensive items.
3. Expect the package to be dropped from the roof of a building,
and pack it accordingly. The more expensive the item. the
taller the building.