Peed off with Amazon

Nikkisun

Ordered the rock band game and drums from Amazon for the kids for Christmas. Drums turn up today delivered by courier, Amazon had literally just stuck an address label on the outside of the drum package - no surprise for the kids now!

conorthomas

Boohoo? You're package has arrived by a courier, safe and sound, what more could you ask for? Kind of hard to hide a drum kit from them isn't it! Think for a moment, dear!

Nikkisun

Um - no - every other package I have bought has been in an outer wrapper dear.

Helix

Would have been a waste of packaging to put it inside another box when they one it already comes in is adequate enough.

I generally expect it when I'm ordering a large item that it will just come in its normal packaging. Only on a few occasions have I had them but it in another box as well.

Nikkisun

To be honest the box that it comes in (as in if you buy it off the shelf) isn't strong enough to be used as a delivery box. It's battered and sellotaped in several places (loads of sellotape).

I appreciate that it would be a fair bit of packaging to re-wrap it but last week Amazon sent me a single DVD in a box big enough to pack a PS3 console in!! Not really sure of their logic when it comes to packaging!

geri1965_2

How come the kids saw it? Were they not at school when it came?

dobbie82

I was mortified when my 6 second abs trainer came with just an address label, surely they could have put brown paper or a plastic covering

Nikkisun

geri1965 wrote: »

How come the kids saw it? Were they not at school when it came?

Unfortunately not - courier came after they got home.

Lip_Stick

Helix wrote: »

Would have been a waste of packaging to put it inside another box when they one it already comes in is adequate enough.

I generally expect it when I'm ordering a large item that it will just come in its normal packaging. Only on a few occasions have I had them but it in another box as well.

I always expect things to come packaged. If the item I'm giving is a gift, I don't want the actual box to be battered or water marked. Couriers aren't the best at keeping packages nice and presentable.

SimonJB

At the very least the item should be wrapped in plastic. Preferably in a cardboard box to prevent damage if the item is a gift.

Typical Amazon.

Esqui

Sending by courier is supposed to avoid damage in transit, I would have thought?

(In theory at least)