Shipping Tales

[Harvey A. Kader]

> I ship all over the world, and only use the post office. It is the only
> really cost effective way for parcels. Couriers charge way too much
> money for the service you get. Plus their broker's fees for
> international shipments are outrageous.
>
> I ship vacuum tubes which, as everyone in electronics knows, are
> extremely fragile. The ONLY way to ship fragile items like vacuum tubes
> is to use the technique of DOUBLE BOXING. This means placing the item in
> a box with packaging. Then sealing this box, and placing it in a bigger
> box with packaging. This technique will make the package way more for
> shipping, and will no doubt cost more to ship, but it is really the only
> way to ship fragile items. In essence what you are doing is creating a
> cushion effect for the fragile items. The inner box will FLOAT over the
> packaging in the outer box - just like the suspension in a automobile.
>
> Newspaper is not as good a  packaging material as bubble wrap or plastic
> beads.
>
> Harvey.

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