How Much Packaging??????

[Prairie Tank]

In these times of climate change, recycling and save the planet, isn't it nice to see company's helping out.

The following photo's are just typical of many packages I receive, this one also had a 15 page health and safety guide in it, which is Just as well because I had planned to eat the stuff and squirt it into my eyes....NOT.



John

 

[Rob R]

It needs to be in a big box so they don't lose it in the back of the van........

 

[Scale7JB]

At least all of the packaging is recyclable.

JB.

 

[Jordan]

It needs to be in a big box so they don't lose it in the back of the van........

You mean so that the contents can survive the "Sorter's Football match", don't you?
I did a bit of Agency driving for Parcel Force & Parceline (now DPD) many years ago. I've seen, I know.

Meanwhile, one parcel is such a small drop in a daily, worldwide Ocean of parcels that reducing it's size won't make much difference. The same vehicles have been involved in it's distribution regardless; that's why stuff gets delivered so quickly (normally!!).

 

[michael080]

RS is notorious for this kind of follies. We ordered 50 PCB-connectors at work and received them packed individually in ESD-plastic bags.

Michael

 

[Steph Dale]

...this one also had a 15 page health and safety guide in it...

I don't actually blame them for that. In the current litigious times you can't legislate for idiots or ar**holes.

You can, however, bamboozle them with paperwork...

Steph

 

[cmax]

Its simply standardised packaging that can be machine sorted, quicker, more accurate and ultimately cheaper to process.

Its the way logistic's for parcels and packets is going.

Gary

 

[timbowales]

To revive this old thread today's over-packaging saga:
Volume of product (an Anchoridge D13) 9cc
Volume of box 3060cc!!!

 

[Jordan]

If you'd ever seen inside these sorting warehouses, you'd be glad of as much packaging as possible....

 

[Max M]

I don't actually blame them for that. In the current litigious times you can't legislate for idiots or ar**holes.

...but you could use it to fix the hole in the ar**?

 

[timbowales]

If you'd ever seen inside these sorting warehouses, you'd be glad of as much packaging as possible....

It’s a motor, for goodness sake! Phil Bennet drop kicking it at Arms Park shouldn’t damage it

 

[cmax]

It’s a motor, for goodness sake! Phil Bennet drop kicking it at Arms Park shouldn’t damage it

As Jordan says, the bigger the box the better for protection, especially when its machine sorted, it may survive a Phil Bennet drop kick, but you would be surprised at the amount of packages damaged due to inadequate packing.