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Zephik
08-31-2009, 07:03 PM
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/08/screw_mother_nature_hp_shippin.php

That's the only explanation I can think of here. Do they charge less for bigger packages?
mtekk
08-31-2009, 07:10 PM
I've seen that picture before, still insane that they couldn't just put it in one of those USPS flat rate boxes and ship it off. Hell, a paper bag would have worked just as well.
slaveofconvention
08-31-2009, 07:19 PM
Well at least now you know why most places charge about 4x the cost of a normal 3 pin lead for one of those laptop cloverleaf ones :p
Omega
08-31-2009, 08:51 PM
maybe the power cord was claustrophobic.
Zephik
08-31-2009, 10:13 PM
or maybe the small box that it came in. lol
Collinstheclown
09-01-2009, 01:13 AM
They shipped it on a skid and everything? Yikes! Any idea of cost?




-CollinstheClown
Luke122
09-01-2009, 12:03 PM
Unreal.
slaveofconvention
09-01-2009, 02:32 PM
I saw something a few weeks ago where HP shipped a network card the same way - the customer (a business) actually knew exactly what had been ordered so when the pallet arrived, he recorded the whole unpacking lol - probably on youtube somewhere

Yup...

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