8 May
2008
8 May
'08
9:29 a.m.
On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
In article <142532.86927.qm at web30605.mail.mud.yahoo.com>,
David Comley <david_comley at yahoo.com> writes:
The problem with peanuts is not that they're bad at protecting
whatever you're shipping, but that they're an utter pain in the ass to
handle and dispose of. I've worked two jobs that involved receiving
and unpacking lots of equipment and parts, and both were in breezy
locations (one was a converted barn with the doors open, the other a
house in Hawaii with the windows open at all times to provide
cooling). Whenver I opened a box with peanuts, the things would leap
out into the air and swirl into every corner. Everyone else at work
would cuss out whoever had sent us something with peanuts, and then
I'd try to dispose of them without causing too much of a mess. It's
not pleasant.
John
--
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
Peanuts are the worst though and I am constantly
tempted to levy a
'recycling' charge to anyone who ships to me us ing peanuts.
This isn't the first time someone has made a slam on packing peanuts,
yet I've had plenty of things sent and recieved with peanuts and had
no problems. I think the key is to not just dump the peanuts into the
container, but to physically compress them into the box. The flaps of
the box should require some pressure to fully close around the item.
If done properly, peanuts will not leave a loose void for things to
wiggle around inside.
I just opened some ebay purchases last night and two of them were
damaged. Neither one of the damaged items used peanuts. In fact, of
all the damaged items I've received off ebay, not a single one of them
used peanuts.