OT: Shipping box that Amazon used to get me AAA, funny.

ken2400 · Jan 13, 2007

I kid you not this is the box that Amazon used to ship my AAA after ordering my BC-900

The album http://community.webshots.com/album/524175548UBUOKX
the photo http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2629453250065031785hNenyV
This is not joke or gag.

carrot · Jan 13, 2007

Amazon.com certainly gets the golden cocoon award.

Morelite · Jan 13, 2007

McMaster does the same thing when I order a small part too.

fnmag · Jan 14, 2007

That's some packaging.

coldsolderjoint · Jan 14, 2007

being that most shipments are charged by weight. It is probably cheaper to standardize on one or two sizes of boxes and order in large quanities.

The_LED_Museum · Jan 14, 2007

I ordered something very small once - I think it was either from Radio Shack or Sharper Image - and it came packed in an unnecessarily huge box too.

WNG · Jan 14, 2007

That happened to me from an order with Parts Express.
Handful of electronic components in little bags, shipped in a massive box, charged $9 for shipping. Boy was I pissed!

Since this is turning into a shipping thread...
worse is required to pay for shipping...$10, and they select the worst cheapest method and jeopardizes the chances of delivery. They make a few extra bucks off you too.

The_LED_Museum · Jan 14, 2007

When I received that tiny shipment in the huge box, I didn't raise a stink about it because there was no charge for shipping.

Radio · Jan 14, 2007

ken2400 said:
I kid you not this is the box that Amazon used to ship my AAA after ordering my BC-900

The album http://community.webshots.com/album/524175548UBUOKX
the photo http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2629453250065031785hNenyV
This is not joke or gag.

That is Amazon's standard small shipping box, as someone that orders from them regularly I can vouch for their packing.

ken2400 · Jan 14, 2007

Fail to mention that this was the second part of my BC-900 charger order for X-mass. So it was like around $40 with two sets of 4/AAA and 1 set of 4/AA. Like the charger so far!

Radio said:
That is Amazon's standard small shipping box, as someone that orders from them regularly I can vouch for their packing.

The_LED_Museum · Jan 14, 2007

I did a quick Google search, and it was the Ear Lite, or "Personal LED Headlamp" (as TSI would have you call it) that came in an unnecessarily huge box, but I did not have to pay for shipping.

Casual Flashlight User · Jan 15, 2007

That's insane!

CFU

LowBat · Jan 15, 2007

Yup, same box I just got my new GPS in, although the GPS box inside took up at least half of the space of the Amazon.com box.

KingSmono · Jan 15, 2007

Haha, the same thing happened to me when I ordered the game "Guitar Hero" from amazon.com... the box was HUUUUUUUGE. I mean, it looked like I ordered a freakin' coffin!! :crackup:

Man, I wish I snapped a pic.

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