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I got a HUGE parcel today. (Tongue in cheek vent)

aliasojo
aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
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edited 13 October 2010 at 5:19PM in Praise, vent & warnings
The box was 6 foot long. It was taller than me when stood on end.

I knew I hadn't ordered anything that long so was confused about what it could be..it was like Christmas all over again.

Inside the box was reams of scrunched up brown paper......and two small lights. :rotfl:


Packaging-1.jpg

Don't companies have to pay different postage rates according to size of parcel? No flipping wonder things are so expensive. Have to get Philip Green involved on this one methinks. :D
Herman - MP for all! :)

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  • juno
    juno Posts: 6,553 Forumite
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    I had a huge box from Amazon - it was knee height! Inside was a small paperback book.

    On the side, it said "rate this packaging online".
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  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
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    juno wrote: »
    Inside was a small paperback book.

    You're just taking the mick, admit it! :D




    Just kidding. :rotfl:
    Herman - MP for all! :)
  • hippyadam
    hippyadam Posts: 645 Forumite
    edited 13 October 2010 at 7:15PM
    Who doesn't like a large package, even better if its a surprise!

    Count yourself lucky that your not a customer of HP who must be after some kind of record... They sent this box

    hp_packaging_1.jpg

    To deliver these 32 sheets of paper!

    hp_packaging_2.jpg

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Please see below post, i'm not this customer :)
  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    :rotfl:

    Ok, you win Hippy. :D
    Herman - MP for all! :)
  • Renya
    Renya Posts: 704 Forumite
    Hippyadam that's brilliant! I always thought ASOS to be quite bad with their packaging, I don't have any photos but I'd get A4 sized boxes and tonnes of bubble wrap just for one ring.
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  • hippyadam
    hippyadam Posts: 645 Forumite
    edited 13 October 2010 at 7:16PM
    Renya wrote: »
    Hippyadam that's brilliant! I always thought ASOS to be quite bad with their packaging, I don't have any photos but I'd get A4 sized boxes and tonnes of bubble wrap just for one ring.

    Please note!

    I am not this customer!

    Message ends>

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  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
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    There may be a method in their madness.

    It is probably cheaper for them to post surplus cardboard boxes than it is to pay their local authority or a private company to come and collect them - you now have the problem of disposing of their waste :D
  • cyberbob
    cyberbob Posts: 9,480 Forumite
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    Years ago I had a Holiday Job with a High street chain in the stores. We used to frequently send parcels to other branches in the biggest boxes we could find. Occasionally we would just send the biggest empty box full of packing peanuts. The idea of someone searching through this box looking for something that wasn't there made us laugh. (Ahhh Simple things)
  • DD265
    DD265 Posts: 2,250 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Homepage Hero
    cyberbob wrote: »
    Occasionally we would just send the biggest empty box full of packing peanuts. The idea of someone searching through this box looking for something that wasn't there made us laugh. (Ahhh Simple things)

    That's harsh but brilliant! :D
  • brettcta
    brettcta Posts: 4,693 Forumite
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    where i work (supermarket), we get promotional displays through for certain items. last week we got 3 through for fifa 11. they were literally no bigger than 6x18 inches, and each one came in it's very own 1x1.5 metre cardboard envelope
    helpful tips
    it's spelt d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y
    there - 'in or at that place'
    their - 'owned by them'
    they're - 'they are'
    it's bought not brought (i just bought my chicken a suit from that new shop for £6.34)
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