Yep at work I repair many 10's of thousand dollar machines. once every 3-5 years one will defy repair and is sent back to the factory to have voodo performed by trained witch doctors. They receive it in good order using a box in a box. When they ship it back, it's in a single box. Well you guess it they send a call tag and I re-double box it with proper instructions to ship in the exact boxes it arrived in. No excuses. This is performed with the chief witch doctor aka service manager.
When the weight exceeds the logic of a cardboard box or has pointy sharp things clawing their way out of their prison box, this calls for a road case.
I don't have the money for such shipping privately, but a box in a box would have been just fine in this case had not the seller just given a damn.
Now for a UPS (United Parcel Smashers) story. This TV was sent UPS by the way.
Many years ago when I was a lad of 22 or so, I needed to pick up a package after hours at UPS. I did so after work. I was told that I could wait in the receiving area as the truck had not arrived with my package which was out for delivery for some reason. The idea that I could wait for the truck behind the scenes so to speak, was that I had on the same color Dickies as UPS. I guess with all brain dead representatives that inhabit the UPS and USPS, I was okay, as I had the same uniform. Well, while waiting for my truck, I had the privilege of watching the UPS Apes in action. A a truck backed up to the dock (all indoor btw) they unloaded the trucks in this manner. Take a package out and throw it on the conveyor wheels. Fragile packages as marked, were give special attention. Pick them up and smash them down on whatever surface is handy, floor conveyor. Some were given even better attention. Drop-kicked across the conveyor to the head of the line. Nice work boys. This is a true story witnessed by me So. Eastern Mass. depot.
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Originally Posted by Chip Chester
Sorry for your troubles, Sparky.
I ended up sending some of my empty factory shipping boxes to the sellers, for them to ship the deck back to me. Shipping big empty boxes is not cheap, but they all arrived fine, and it's the only way that UPS would stand behind their insurance.
If you've got the stomach to pursue more of the GE sets, and you have a set already to guide you, maybe you should build the ultimate "crate" that correctly supports the components and assemblies inside, as well as the outside case.
Chip
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