[Hallicrafters] Addenda to shipping and packing Halli's

[Roger]

> I once visited a UPS loading dock at one of their centers...they threw the
> boxes into the trucks!  Speed means more to them than package care.

It's difficult to pick out any one shipper for consistent good, or bad
service.
I was watching them load arifreight.  The guy tossed a guitar (had case) up
onto the conveyor...Unfortunately he missed... Up, over, and down on the
concrete.

There is no foolproof method of packing.
The best any one can do is pack properly, (use foam with a sheet plastic
liner) and the airbags for the liner between the inner and outer box. (the
second takes up shock in big drops, kinda like an airbag in a car).  If it's
heavy and it gets dropped very far, something is going to break...Always,
get insurrance.

Roger (K8RI)
www.rogerhalstead.com

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Smout <mikesmout at sympatico.ca>
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 2:18 PM
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Addenda to shipping and packing Halli's
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>
> The SX-28 that was delivered damaged yesterday was the third boat anchor
> that I've purchased on-line. The first two that I picked up off eBay, a
> SX-25 and a S20-R were both packed the way that I suggested to the seller.
> That was, bubble wrap the radio, set in a bed of peanuts, in a box, tape
> well, suspend in a second box of peanuts creating a two inch cushion
between
> inner and outer boxes. This worked well, or was it because USPS Priority
> Mail was the answer. Sadly, USPS does not accept anything over 70 pounds
and
> this tipped the scales at 86. I don't know, but I suspect that the USPS
> workers put a lot more pride into their work than their counterparts at
UPS.
>
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