Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:37:21 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: dan@langille.org, "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shipping a computer coast to coast Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010419093136.0461d220@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200104190712.f3J7Cam70628@ns1.unixathome.org> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0104190002040.17317-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net> <200104190647.f3J6l2m70554@ns1.unixathome.org>
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At 01:12 AM 4/19/2001, Dan Langille wrote: >Well, it if we $65 for that time period, I should be able to do it for less >than that if I accept a longer delivery period. Cheap is the key. "Cheap" can turn out to be very expensive when you're doing shipping. If you specify "ground" service, that may be exactly what you'll get: the computer will be ground into little bits! (I've always thought that shipping companies such as UPS should use the same categories as Texas barbecue houses: Ground, Chopped, and Sliced.) Any package NOT transported by air over such a large distance will be loaded and unloaded many times, dumped down chutes and ramps, hit by other heavier packages careening down said ramps at high speeds, and otherwise mistreated. If you dare to send a computer this way, better TRIPLE-wrap it: a box inside a box inside a box, with padding between ALL the layers. You may still have a damage claim even after all this work, so be sure to insure it. Better yet, send it by air. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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