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Lee Michaels Lee Michaels is offline
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"mac davis" wrote

I ordered 2 carbide cutters for a turning tool from Crafts Supply..
Each cutter is in a plastic box about an inch square and maybe 3/4"
thick..

They came today in a 7" x 7" x 4" box, filled with inflatable bladders..
Seems like a padded envelope or MUCH smaller box would be cheaper to buy
and
cost less to mail, besides killing less trees..

I know.. picky, picky, picky... but I hate to see waste like this,
especially
from a place that ships thousands of packages a month..

I get packages in all the time that are packed in much larger boxes than
required. I asked about this a couple of times and was told that in addition
to the standardized shipping boxes, they had a sweetheart shipping rate.

So they pack everything into a few standard sizes and only have about four
rates to ship everything. A quantity discout for shipping. And the
inflatble bladders limit the weight.

I should mention that I recieve all my packages at a private post
ofice/mailbox. I recycle most of my shipping materials, the foam peanuts and
inflated plastic bags, not the paper. I take it into them and they reuse
everything. It saves waste, they get some shipping materials for free.

And I am on their good guys list. So, if I get a big package or a bunch of
boxes in a short time, I am forgiven. I help them out. The help me out.