[Hallicrafters] shipping by the rules

[jeremy-ca]

All very true Todd.

I also get a kick out of the packages that come in plastered with Fragile, 
Glass, This End Up, labels. As if that does any good execpt possibly entice 
a few sociopaths to give it a big kick.

Knowing that theft is always a possibility with any shipper I do not use 
anything meaninful on the label that would get scrutiny. So a SB-220 for 
instance would be H-22.

Have fun.

Carl
KM1H


---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] shipping by the rules


> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 6:37 PM, jeremy-ca <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>
>> It can get them fired in a non union shop but Ive no use for unions 
>> either.
>
> You and me both! Just another layer of cost added to pay for mediocre 
> results.
>
> You make some very good points, Carl, and I have no doubt that the bad
> handlers are in the minority or a company would go under pretty fast.
> I had a small radio shipped to me USPS from a guy in California who
> used a local packing company. The box rattled and banged when I got
> it, but showed no real external damage. The packer had used very
> little packaging material, whatever was laying on the floor by the
> looks. Amazingly, there was no damage beyond a cabinet scuff from a
> mounting bracket that had come loose.
>
> I've reused packing materials, but only in excellent shape. No damaged
> boxes, that's just asking for trouble. Never a complaint or damage to
> anything I've shipped, but I always pack like I'm sending a rare radio
> to myself from the back hills of China, with multiple gorillas
> between. The extra effort is worth it, though no guarantee.
>
> The biggest mistake people seem to make is believing that a shipper is
> going to mollycoddle or otherwise babysit their package from point A
> to point B. As a business, they are going to move as much as they can
> as fast as they can, to be cost-effective and competitive. With
> considerably more people in the world and not that many new shippers,
> it's just a matter of time. As the seller/shipper, you have the
> responsibility of doing the best possible packing job for your buyer
> to insure it arrives intact. This also gives you a leg to stand on
> when things get mishandled.
>
> And, while good people do occasionally get stung when they do it
> right, I'm of the belief (from personal experience) that too many
> people want to blame the company for their poor or sloppy packing. Yes
> - properly-packed items DO get trashed, but a lot less often than the
> marginal ones. One of the main reasons I avoid shipping large items
> whenever possible, and utilize the AM Pony Express, drop off at a
> hamfest, etc.
>
> Besides - can you imagine the outcry if folks had to pay for
> 'personalized service' door-to-door, to insure their package arrived
> unscathed? You can ship this way now, it's just not cheap. And as the
> sale of Chinese goods in this country shows - generally-speaking, the
> public wants 'cheap', not 'quality'.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ
>