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Tv in original packaging arrived cracked
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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1144790" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Its a numbers game.</p><p></p><p>Packaging a TV specifically to withstand the rigors of UPS would add so much to the cost of shipping that it is actually cheaper for a mass shipper to replace the few that do get broken.</p><p></p><p>I used to run into this phenomenon when I delivered light bulbs to a hardware store. The shipper would pack 24 bulbs in one box with no foam or padding or protection of any kind. Virtually every box I delivered there had at least 1 or 2 broken bulbs in it. Rather than refuse them, the store owner accepted them and explained to me that whenever he ordered 20 bulbs the shipper would actually send 24 on the assumption that 4 of them would break en route. Packing each individual bulb in the required 4" of foam would add more to the cost of the shipping than the bulb itself was even worth. The "cost" of breakage was simply factored in to the overall shipping equation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1144790, member: 14668"] Its a numbers game. Packaging a TV specifically to withstand the rigors of UPS would add so much to the cost of shipping that it is actually cheaper for a mass shipper to replace the few that do get broken. I used to run into this phenomenon when I delivered light bulbs to a hardware store. The shipper would pack 24 bulbs in one box with no foam or padding or protection of any kind. Virtually every box I delivered there had at least 1 or 2 broken bulbs in it. Rather than refuse them, the store owner accepted them and explained to me that whenever he ordered 20 bulbs the shipper would actually send 24 on the assumption that 4 of them would break en route. Packing each individual bulb in the required 4" of foam would add more to the cost of the shipping than the bulb itself was even worth. The "cost" of breakage was simply factored in to the overall shipping equation. [/QUOTE]
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