[Elecraft] Packing Peanuts -- I HATE THEM !

Ken Alexander k.alexander at rogers.com
Sun Feb 27 23:14:22 EST 2011


I dunno.  They're not bad with a little salt and a beer!  8-)

73,

Ken Alexander
VE3HLS


--- On Sun, 2/27/11, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Packing Peanuts -- I HATE THEM !
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 12:42 PM
> On 2/27/2011 9:33 AM, r miles wrote:
> > with 6'' or more of
> > peanuts around ALL sides. Pack the peanuts so when you
> shake the box
> > there is no hint of movement.
> 
> NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use packing peanuts. They are a HUGE
> NUISANCE to get 
> rid of, they fly all over the place when you try to unpack
> them.  I have 
> gotten so angry when people ship peanuts to me that I've
> re-packed them 
> in a box and shipped them back, at my expense.
> 
> Bubble wrap is far more manageable, and can be loosely
> crumpled to 
> provide good cushioning within the package. Even crumpled
> newsprint is a 
> lot better -- at least we can burn it as kindling or put it
> in the 
> recycling bin :)
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
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