Jay481985 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Pack everything to survive a massive drop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I hope what is shown was not the actual packaging... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 klk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I'm devastated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 There's an article about shippers in the Dec 2010 issue of Popular Mechanics. FedEx did not fare well in the tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 My wife would like to ship me FED EX,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 There's an article about shippers in the Dec 2010 issue of Popular Mechanics. FedEx did not fare well in the tests. Who faired best in the article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 USPS averaged 0.5 drops over 6 g's per trip. FedEx averaged 3 and UPS averaged 2. USPS averaged 12.5 position changes per trip. FedEx averaged 7 and UPS averaged 4. They also noted that packages marked "Fragile" received more abuse, and packages marked "This Side Up" were flipped more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 USPS averaged 0.5 drops over 6 g's per trip. FedEx averaged 3 and UPS averaged 2. USPS averaged 12.5 position changes per trip. FedEx averaged 7 and UPS averaged 4. They also noted that packages marked "Fragile" received more abuse, and packages marked "This Side Up" were flipped more often. I'll have to look that one up. I have been using USPS more often after issues with UPS. I'l no longer mark a package LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSnyder Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Has to be joking.Can you say"Curriers? There cheap and theirs dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germerikan Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Excuse me, but why would anyone send 65 million year old fossils per any type of shipping? Something that "valuable" should be taken a bit more care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Excuse me, but why would anyone send 65 million year old fossils per any type of shipping? Something that "valuable" should be taken a bit more care of.Exactly. [:^)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 The employees who work for FEDEX, UPS, USPS don't get it. I know when they arrive becuase I can hear deliveries slam against my door....usally thrown from the curb bowling ball style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn5 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Fast, Cheap, and Careful. Pick any two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 65 million years.... please. [8-)] Always pack everything well, a paper bag... even with bubble wrap, is not well packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 I am pretty sure that the fed ex envelope was not used or could fit the fossil and was usedas a background only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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