My pet peeve. Part 17.

[inhawaii]

Why on Earth would any seller do this?

Throw 2 light bulbs in a box loose to rattle around.

No newspaper.

No brown paper.

No styrofoam peanuts.

No air pillows.

Nothing. 

[sin-n-dex]

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@pickapaper wrote:

@wastingtime101 wrote:

Because they shop on Amazon, Walmart, Target and that's how all their packages arrive. They think that's acceptable packaging.

Even the high-end department stores like Neiman's and Saks are cutting back on packaging.   The last two clothing items I have received have been in poly mailers. 

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Saks ships clothing in a poly mailer? Are you kidding me? The last time I was in a Saks and looked at a dress it cost $500. I shop at Hudson's Bay company and lots of my dresses (which are not formal wear) cost $200-250. But the Bay ships in a box.

C.

[buyselljack2016]

red light, green light. isn't that a game?

Saw the grandbabies playing that last year. 

The little guy was a cheater. When it went red light he would keep going until he caught up to his sister, and then stop.

Red light district.

Green light district. 

[inhawaii]

Some items that I sell that I think my competitors would ship in a poly or padded mailer, 

I actually put in the description "This item will be shipped in a box, not stuffed in a padded envelope" and I think it may garner me sales over my competitors.

[yuzuha]

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@wastingtime101 wrote:

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Because they shop on Amazon, Walmart, Target and that's how all their packages arrive. They think that's acceptable packaging.

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Amazon uses packing paper and air pillows these days. I appreciate it because I always keep it to reuse in my own shipments.

[lakefor94]

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@yuzuha wrote:

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@wastingtime101 wrote:

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Because they shop on Amazon, Walmart, Target and that's how all their packages arrive. They think that's acceptable packaging.

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Amazon uses packing paper and air pillows these days. I appreciate it because I always keep it to reuse in my own shipments.

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I have not been seeing the amount of air pillows in my wife's orders that we have had in the past. More packing paper than anything.

I reuse all of it and liked the pillows best.

[onlinecentral]

I went to the rescue shelter and adopted a pet peeve. It is not working out like I planned. I will drop it off at another shelter across town. I recommend that you commit to foster care rather than adoption to see if you are a good match. Be sure to check if you will need to remove or add any forever chemicals before providing a forever home.

[dbfolks166mt]

     Geez you think they used a big enough box?? 

[gurlcat]

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@inhawaii wrote:

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@gurlcat wrote:

Sooooo ..... what these for @inhawaii ?  Does the closet Maui Wowie do better with an array of colored light? 

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Hahaha!

Two post lights in front of my house.

Made one red and one green for the holidays.

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Aw-AWWWW!!!!  That's so sweet, now my joke feels all douchey. 😞
This is my first Christmas alone since 2005.  Not ALONE-alone; I'll be at family festivities on the Eve, but living alone (kid moved out this spring).  Seeing the lights and hearing the music are all so bittersweet now.  But if you take a pic of your house decor I'd love to see it.   Christmas in Hawaii does not compute but I bet it's great. 

[fm2000]

That's nothing. I bought some specialty appliance light bulbs recently (with a filament, not LED bulbs)... and yes, they were actually shipped in a bubble envelope!

I have rarely ever been left speechless, but opening that envelope and finding light bulbs inside was an exception.

[johnrj1226]

Also we have  receive plain ole poly bags from Amazon avec bubble or plain ole paper - for  light  weight  stuff and those big boxes with small items and some paper, some  air pillows  - the item stills moves around  inside like a BB in a box car - that is called the 2024 human factor syndrome or I'd  rather be doing this and get  paid but some OTPay would be nice too

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[chevymontecarlo88]

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@lakefor94 wrote:

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@yuzuha wrote:

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@wastingtime101 wrote:

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Because they shop on Amazon, Walmart, Target and that's how all their packages arrive. They think that's acceptable packaging.

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Amazon uses packing paper and air pillows these days. I appreciate it because I always keep it to reuse in my own shipments.

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I have not been seeing the amount of air pillows in my wife's orders that we have had in the past. More packing paper than anything.

I reuse all of it and liked the pillows best.

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My last package from Amazon had neither paper nor the plastic pillows. 😓 

[bennotbill]

At least it was in a box.

My miracle delivery, that actually arrived intact, was a touch screen android phone that was posted in a plain and ordinary brown envelope.

[deltilogical]

You seriously order lightbulbs off ebay - you don't just pop into a hardware store and get what you need?  I don't understand people at all anymore.

The packaging on those bulbs is strong, although i would at least tape them down, they shipped without breaking and still function.

[sin-n-dex]

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@deltilogical wrote:

You seriously order lightbulbs off ebay - you don't just pop into a hardware store and get what you need?  I don't understand people at all anymore.

The packaging on those bulbs is strong, although i would at least tape them down, they shipped without breaking and still function.

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OP ordered them as Christmas decorations. Perhaps the hardware stores in Hawaii don't have what he needs.

I order clothing off eBay (once I figure out my size for a particular designer), and buy candy on eBay. I can go to the local 7-Eleven to buy candy, but like the OP, I'm ordering something I can't find locally. Why pay shipping if you can buy it locally? I figure if you're willing to pay shipping it's because you can't get it locally.

C.

[timzbiz]

That is how Amazonia does it.