How daft is that...

Firegod · 4 Jun 2007 at 18:59

I'm RMA'ing my card to BFG and one of the stipulations is to put the card in a new plain cardboard box, as,

"The original BFG retail box is not suited for shipping."

WTF?!? I can't send it back in that box, but it's alright for you to post it to me in that box. What a joke. :rolleyes:

Alex UK · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:02

Seems a bit odd to me :confused:

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Firegod · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:04

Alex UK said:
Seems a bit odd to me .

Ain't it. Weird one that, so now I have to pay for sepcial postage, and a sturdy box.

truebluecfc · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:05

ha lol? i can kinda see a tiny bit why, but that is rather silly.

Firegod · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:09

truebluecfc said:
ha lol? i can kinda see a tiny bit why, but that is rather silly.

Lol well I've replied saying basically, thanks will return the card but also mentioned the point about the packaging was a bit daft.

EDIT: They're going to spit on my card now arn't they.

Darkwave · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:11

Ask them to post you a "suitable box", and if they won't then do a "big box project" on them.

Click here.

paradigm · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:13

The reason being that graphics cards are NOT shipped in their display boxes, well at least not on their own. They are usually palleted, and in boxes of larger consignments.

I'd stick it all in the original box, and shove that into a larger box with some padding (air pockets/styrofoam/bubblewrap).

Tom|Nbk · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:15

Seems a bit odd is this an open admission by BFG that there packaging is not suitable for shipping?, especially when there shipped in pallets of 100, this seems a tad odd, I can sort of see why though.

Darkwave · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:15

paradigm said:
The reason being that graphics cards are NOT shipped in their display boxes, well at least not on their own.

Tell that to everyone who got a Connect3D X1900 last year. :eek:

The horror stories were incredible to say the least.

Tom|Nbk · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:16

Ulfhedjinn said:
Tell that to everyone who got a Connect3D X1900 last year.

The horror stories were incredible to say the least.

What exactly happened, I don't recall?

fornowagain · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:17

Firegod said:
WTF?!? I can't send it back in that box, but it's alright for you to post it to me in that box. What a joke.

It was sent to you in its retail box? Don't think I've had one delivery without a substantial outer box or wrapping.

Dark_Angel · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:18

Ulfhedjinn said:
Ask them to post you a "suitable box", and if they won't then do a "big box project" on them. Click here.

That guy is pure militancy lol. I really would love it if they recieved a box the size of a small house or something

Firegod · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:29

fornowagain said:
It was sent to you in its retail box? Don't think I've had one delivery without a substantial outer box or wrapping.

Yup I'm pretty sure it was sent in the box, with one of those platic bags wrapped around the retail box.

I may be wrong, it was Januaray when i bought the card, but I'm 90% sure it arrived like that.

But Ulf, I'm loving that big box idea. Legendary!

Firegod · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:30

paradigm said:
The reason being that graphics cards are NOT shipped in their display boxes, well at least not on their own. They are usually palleted, and in boxes of larger consignments.

I'd stick it all in the original box, and shove that into a larger box with some padding (air pockets/styrofoam/bubblewrap).

Aye, I'll get a box and I have some of those air-pockets. Will just put them around the card.

Datamonkey · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:32

am i the only one who can think,

if its in the bfg box which has all the bells and whisltes plastered all over it, isnt it likely to go walkies??

Hence send it back in a non-discript brown box, its not likely to get nicked.

Thats my take on it anyways

Fireskull · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:35

I love how a company we use through work for apple stuff they send us the items in just a cardboard box no padding and when we want to return stuff it states they want at least an inch of padding in the box :confused:

Tom|Nbk · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:41

Fireskull said:
I love how a company we use through work for apple stuff they send us the items in just a cardboard box no padding and when we want to return stuff it states they want at least an inch of padding in the box

Just covering there backs.

fornowagain · 4 Jun 2007 at 20:19

Firegod said:
Yup I'm pretty sure it was sent in the box, with one of those platic bags wrapped around the retail box.

I may be wrong, it was Januaray when i bought the card, but I'm 90% sure it arrived like that.

Dude, that's terrible, they're not exactly well protected in the retail box. I've watched some of those courier chuck parcels around like a red headed stepchild. One of the firms I use sends stuff out in these massive glued down air bag box things. Serious overkill, but at least its in one piece.

V|per · 4 Jun 2007 at 20:30

heh, BFG said exactly the same thing to me when returning my motherbaord to them... i actually did post it to them in a mah00sive box inside another mah00sive box... (was about 5'x3'x3'

) and i made sure every layer had a good 2 or 3 rolls of sellotape used on it too

great fun

Fireskull · 4 Jun 2007 at 21:17

Tom|Nbk said:
Just covering there backs.

Oh of cource but the amount of times weve had to explain ourselves when stuff has Arrived broken :/