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January 24, 2014 By Brian 15 Comments

Fragile — please do not crush

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Yeah, it was fragile —  maybe next time you don’t send me the item in a Marshmallow Krispy box.

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  1. hobgoblin238 says

    January 24, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    Yeah hate getting boxes not properly handled…

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  2. Cliff says

    January 24, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    Some people…

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  3. Dex (@Dex1138) says

    January 24, 2014 at 11:14 pm

    But was it crushed?

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    • Brian says

      January 24, 2014 at 11:32 pm

      Actually, it wasn’t even slightly crushed. 😀

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  4. John Gaither says

    January 25, 2014 at 1:23 am

    Who in the blue blazes ships things in a snack box? Who?

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  5. Kevin Hellions says

    January 25, 2014 at 5:08 am

    I’ve been quiet publicly but I just had an autograph shipped folded in 3 and stuck to the sticky strip on the flat rate shipping box.

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    • Brian says

      January 25, 2014 at 2:33 pm

      Ouch! I’ve actually had items stuck to the tape and sticky strips as well — that’s the worst!

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  6. Matt says

    January 25, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    Had a vintage termos shipped to me wrapped/taped/addressed in a plastic bag. Cap/cup was shattered, needless to say. That was the worst I’ve had for a while.

    Worst ever was buying a MIB item and having it shipped with the address label and postage applied to the front of the toy itself.

    Bet someone could start an eBay Horrors tumblr.
    -Matt

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    • Brian says

      January 25, 2014 at 8:31 pm

      Man, shipping a thermos would always be a risky proposition. I certainly have a fair number of horror stories I could contribute to that tumblr! 😉

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  7. Rich says

    January 27, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    Lol that’s ridiculous. I once had a mint on card super powers batman sent in a letter sized brown envelope. Needless to say it was trashed! Ebay buyer protection wtf!

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    • Brian says

      January 27, 2014 at 4:18 pm

      Ow, that must have been heart breaking!

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      • Rich says

        January 27, 2014 at 4:36 pm

        It was! I just realized I put “wtf” instead of “ftw”. Two very different abbreviations. Oops,lol

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        • Brian says

          January 27, 2014 at 4:40 pm

          Ha! I read it as FTW. 😉

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  8. Paul Stasinger says

    January 28, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    I have so many horror stories of people sending items in jiffy bags when it should be a box. I ship most items in boxes. I have found good company for boxes Uline with great prices. What makes it better for me they have a warehouse only 10 miles so I can pick it up and save on ship charges.

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    • Brian says

      January 28, 2014 at 3:25 pm

      Uline is great — one of the best places to get shipping materials at a good price. I’m always amazed at how expensive shipping materials are at most stores, whether it’s bubble wrap or boxes — I guess that’s why people resort to marshmallow krispy boxes. 😉

      Reply

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