Things you wish people knew about packages. . .
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Ms Spoken
Well-Known Member
Now that is funny.
One day I had a pkg, have had several since which said, "caution, Live organisms",< it was to a catholic school, KOOL. The lady said, "sister, your orgasms are here" I thought I would choke on my way out the door. Now every time they come in, I think they are crickets, I "neek" in and say, "they are here....""" Its always a laugh that keeps me goin all day.
DS
Fenderbender
Ok here I go again with this one.
Anyone ordering anything online from
the USA from Canada should be told
beforehand that they will be paying
brokerage charges that may well exceed the
cost of the purchase.
I`m sick of being the collection agent
that holds your package hostage until
you cough up the "fee"
use the usps and avoid the hassle
Anyone ordering anything online from
the USA from Canada should be told
beforehand that they will be paying
brokerage charges that may well exceed the
cost of the purchase.
I`m sick of being the collection agent
that holds your package hostage until
you cough up the "fee"
use the usps and avoid the hassle
DS
Fenderbender
tooner you are going a bit off topic here but you reminded me of a really hot spell we had here.This shipper sold worms that were good for your lawn.It was so hot the poor little bastards were so desparate to escape they were squeezing out of the
packages through any crack they could find,only to be fried
like bacon on the shelves of my 118 degrees p800.
Kinda like Les Nesman thinking turkeys could fly
packages through any crack they could find,only to be fried
like bacon on the shelves of my 118 degrees p800.
Kinda like Les Nesman thinking turkeys could fly
helenofcalifornia
Well-Known Member
Personally, I hate delivering packages with footprints all over them. I wear gloves that are "rubberized" so that they act like a giant eraser to get most of the footprints off. It's hard to explain to a customer why that happens but when I unloaded I remember well the reasons why you had to step on a package to get out or around the load. And cheap Chinese cardboard that is practically thread worn by the time I am ready to deliver it. Yuck!
benschreivogel
Active Member
I wish printer paper boxes had tape period. Why do they think these 50 lbs. boxes will stay together with a couple plastic straps. On top of that they don't even cross so they don't do S*&% !. Also if your shippng something long and skinny, tape a couple cheap pieces of wood to it to at least give it a fighting chance.
I have to agree with leaving out "Fragile" it just becomes a punk magnet.
Here's one I love, rush delivery!! on the box. why not buy next day air if it is so important?
I have to agree with leaving out "Fragile" it just becomes a punk magnet.
Here's one I love, rush delivery!! on the box. why not buy next day air if it is so important?
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Turkeys can fly, at least wild ones. Objects the size of a 5olb bowling ball rolling around in a os3 box.
Isn't the cod amount in your diad when you scan the package?
SeniorGeek
Below the Line
I just figured out how I am going to get rid of that annoying Furby!
I have not decided whether it is better to mark the box "Live Kittens" or just plain "Fragile".
Come to think of it, it would be better to use a label that would discourage Overgoods from opening the box. "Live Scorpions"?
Bottom line is, big companies are going to ship items the cheapest way, if that means scimping on cushioning or taking the extra time to actually make sure the containers are upright (and kept upright with proper cushioning) then you can forget it. Let's see, Staples, Drugstore.com, (to name a few) really pack horribly.....They don't care, they save money, they are happy. .. Meanwhile, they cause damage to OTHER packages.....
SeniorGeek
Below the Line
I just got a better idea for the "Live Scorpions" label: an empty box - maybe with some droppings inside - with a few screened air holes. And one with the screen torn away....
local804
Well-Known Member
No it is not.
I wish STAPLES OFFICE SUPPLY would buy some new printers... OR get ink that is a good contrasting color. Maybe I am the only one who gets the faded ink bar codes that do not scan... It seems like it always happens on 20 boxes of paper or something heavy.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
It's not just Staples. Lot's of generic labels.
Aint that the truth, same here. I would never got there to buy ink, it is obvious they do not have any!!!
I thought I was the only one with the 'Staples' problem. How pathetic is that--- an office supply retailer that doesn't have a scanable label!! We had a local shipper with unscanable labels that drove me nuts; I informed the CS chick, her reply was, "What do you want me to do about it?" 
1 So I informed her
You guys have the same ideas as me; one other I can think of is when the shipper puts the ship to address above their return address
1 So I informed her You guys have the same ideas as me; one other I can think of is when the shipper puts the ship to address above their return address
I thought I was the only one with the 'Staples' problem. How pathetic is that--- an office supply retailer that doesn't have a scanable label!! We had a local shipper with unscanable labels that drove me nuts; I informed the CS chick, her reply was, "What do you want me to do about it?"
You guys have the same ideas as me; one other I can think of is when the shipper puts the ship to address above their return address
I dont know 25 yr vette, I think I learned how to address an envelope for mailing in 3rd grade, yet people do not know how to address a box. I guess they think it goes into the abyss and some person fondles all 6 sides of it and deciphers where it goes. Ive had pkgs get sent back to from where they were sent with double lables and have the shipper tell me, I didnt cross it out as I thought you would know this one had been used.....That is why God made Sharpie, we cant save the world, just one pkg at a time.
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