On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:04:17 -0600, "HeyBub" wrote:

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..


Mail goes (mainly) by weight, not size. If you mail a Helium-filled ballon,
the postal service will pay you.

It is the government. They should like negative numbers.