[rescue] RE: Things that go *crash* in the UPS truck...

[Ken Hansen]

I just shipped the Ultra 2 I recently sold to Japan - the cost was $275 FedEx
Priority...

The buyer had no complaints about the price (I assume he expected it), but
whatever the reason I went a little ape on the packaging... I put the Ultra 2
in an old PC Case box (the box the case came in - with a little trimming, the
Ultra 2 fit right between the two styrofoam pieces, filled the rest with
peanuts and bubble wrap), but decided that wasn't enough protection (the
faceplate was *very close* to the side of the box), so I decided to "double
box" it. The overpack box was 24"x24"x16" (oversize), and the weight was
nearly 40 pounds, but the machine is solidly in place, and has atleast 2" of
foam peanuts between the two boxes, just like it is supposed to...

That Ultra 2 will get there fine (maybe by Friday!), but damn, that is a lot
of shipping charges!

Ken

Bill Bradford wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 02:18:48PM -0500, Shawn Wallbridge wrote:
> > I had a machine sent to me that wasn't packed at all. He stuck a label on
> > the side of the case and shipped it
>
> Someone PRIORITY OVERNIGHTed me a Microvax II (in the big BA123 case
> with caster wheels) once by wrapping one layer of bubble wrap around it
> and slapping the FedEx airbill on top.
>
> It got here in working condition, altho a bit beat up.
>
> Cost them $480 for shipping.  I think the guy in the shipping
> department got fired.