Most amazing packaging fails..

Tone1979 · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:21

I have had two crackers in the last week...

Just had a micro SD card delivered in a box which measures 8"/5"/4"

Don't want to break rules by showing photos...

Anyone else getting stuff delivered in boxes which are far larger than the item they have in them?

Tone

tom_e · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:22

All the time. Amazon love to pack tiny non breakable items in a box 50 times the size needed and with 3 trees worth of packing paper.

antijoke · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:22

This thread was a delivery fail with no pics.

:mad:

joey1211 · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:22

They'd get lost in the system otherwise.

neil_g · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:35

why doesn't this thread delivery?

antijoke · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:36

neil_g said:
why doesn't this thread delivery?

/Looks outside for snow.

neil_g · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:46

anticonscience said:
/Looks outside for snow.

Tone1979 · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:48

I am happy to post a pic but don't want the ban hammer swung in my direction. Any Mods care to comment?

Tone1979 · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:50

I will risk it for a biscuit...

antijoke · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:51

Why would you get banned?

:confused:

joey1211 · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:53

joey1211 said:
They'd get lost in the system otherwise.

Actually, the big white envelope was enough

Tone1979 · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:53

competitor?

I wish I had taken a photo of the box the umbrella cant in, it was at least 30 times the size of the umbrella.

Yeah, it's a slow Wednesday, seeing as it is after Prime day it should produce some wins

Tone1979 · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:54

joey1211 said:
Actually, the big white envelope was enough

This.

Maybe it is more nickable when you can guess what is in it.

neil_g · 13 Jul 2016 at 13:59

Tone1979 said:
competitor?

i think that only applies for posting links to product on competitor sites and discussing their pricing.

Woden · 13 Jul 2016 at 14:04

I work for yodel, can confirm Amazon do this ALL THE TIME. I've also seen axes with no protection just put in a plastic bag.

Greebo · 13 Jul 2016 at 14:21

I got three 120mm fans delivered in a box 24" x 18" x 10" last week,

It had 10 times the packing than the products. I assume sometimes the etailer has run out of the right size boxes so send it out in anything just to get it shipped.

Worst one ever though was HP several years ago..

I ordered 32 user software licences which if you have ever ordered them, they come as a thin cupboard envolope which you tear up with a card with the licence number inside.

Que the delivery driver in reception next day. Says he has a delivery for me, where do I want them.

I look at him puzzled, how do you mean? 'll show you. He had a full pallet for me! 32 x 2 foot by 1 foot x 6 inch boxes!!!!!!!!!

Each one had the A5 licence stuck down to the bottom of the empty box.

Crazy.

AtreuS · 13 Jul 2016 at 14:24

I seem to remember a story years back of HP sending some IT admin 5 packets of screws for a server cabinet and it came on a pallet! in boxes for each set

http://gizmodo.com/5343411/hp-ships-power-cord-in-giant-box-with-attached-pallet was for a power cord for example

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/29/aboxalypse_now/ another example

Tone1979 · 13 Jul 2016 at 14:48

AtreuS said:
I seem to remember a story years back of HP sending some IT admin 5 packets of screws for a server cabinet and it came on a pallet! in boxes for each set

http://gizmodo.com/5343411/hp-ships-power-cord-in-giant-box-with-attached-pallet was for a power cord for example

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/29/aboxalypse_now/ another example

Quote from the power chord page - "The only thing that came in this monstrous package is a simple power cord that HP inexplicably shipped in a box sturdy enough to ship the entire Canadian army."

Either you are making a joke by exaggerating that it could hold something that massive, or you are joking about how small Canada's army is.

I'm going to risk sounding stupid here, and assume you meant the second of those two.

So FYI: The Canadian army is actually one of the largest and most powerful in the world. I don't understand where this misconception comes from. As a Canadian living in America, and knowing someone in the Canadian Navy, it is always strange to hear these sort of jokes. They fall sort of flat if you know the truth. It's larger than America's. They just don't USE it. I wouldn't want to screw with Canada.

Anyway, if you didn't know, now you do. NOW YOU KNOW.

If you did know that and you were just using that as an exaggeration, I apologize for my lack of joke interpretation abilities."

a little touchy!

joey1211 · 13 Jul 2016 at 14:55

Did you hear about the war between Canada and the USA? Canada were throwing hand grenades. Ths USA were pulling out the pins and throwing them back

neil_g · 13 Jul 2016 at 14:59

IBM are the same, they send their A4 software licences in huge boxes too.