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"Jim" wrote in message om... Just this week, I got an order from Amazon where the packer had placed the books, unwrapped in any way, into a corrugated box, with the spines against the edge of the carton (where they'd be most subject to any damage), then filled the box in with crumpled newspaper. Happily, there were no problems. I'm having trouble imagining how you could ship a book with the spine anywhere *but* against the edge of the carton. Or did you mean that there should have been bubble wrap to protect it? I think if the book is first wrapped in plain paper, it would tend to save the dust jacket from getting scuffed, particularly if there's several items in the box. Ah. That makes sense. I suppose this might protect even better than my Ziploc, since the book might slide against the plastic. Alice |
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"Simon Procter" wrote in message ... As either a seller or a buyer, what is your preferred method of wrapping for shipping, and why? I'm specifically interested in what additional protection the individual paper wrapping might offer. It's certainly not waterproof, and it doesn't seem thick enough to be much protection. The plain paper obviously doesn't protect the book, but I have found it useful to differentiate between books that were bumped in the post (paper wrapper is dented too) and a book that was sent out bumped by the seller. Keeps my checklist of a seller's description vs reality up to date. A good point, although if the book were really well-packed, wouldn't that protect it from in-shipment bumping? Alice |
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"my-wings" wrote...
And at least you don't have the postal clerks asking you the rote questions about what's in the package. They must have a new script, because I got some clerk the other day for whom the answer "paperbacks" wasn't nearly descriptive enough. What KIND of paperbacks? Were they reading books or catalogs? If they were catalogs, they needed to go first class. And by the way, was I shipping anything breakable or hazardous? It's almost as funny as them saying" "Cash, check, credit or debit card?" as you patiently wait for them to accept the $10 bill out you're waving at them. Your tax dollars at work. In fact, not. The USPS has been financially self-supporting for 20 years. And don't blame the clerks for the scripts--they have no choice. I'm fortunate to have a good relationship with most of the clerks at my local PO, and when their supervisor isn't in the house, they process my packages without any of the patter. My general experience with postal clerks has been that you get back what you give--some patience, a kind word and a smile make the transaction go smoothly for both sides. -- Jon (Pollyanna) Meyers [To reply, lose your way.] |
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On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:32:34 +0100, "Tom"
wrote: As a buyer my ideal package would be a mylared wrapped DJ, followed by brown paper, bubble wrap encased in corrugated cardboard and then a double wrapping of brown paper. I have had this around 5 times out of 100, mainly from well established booksellers and generally on cheaper books! Ah, this is the Midnight House way, (as practiced by the inimitable Kathy Pelan). Only variant is that the outer layers are newspaper and we frequently will shrink-wrap (with newer books). I will also single out L.W. Currey for praise for the extravagant care he takes in packaging, I think I counted 14 layers (including the Bro-dart) The worst remains a British specialist that tossed a $300+ book in a box with a single layer of newspaper... Cheers, John |
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 01:54:44 GMT, "my-wings"
declared: "Jim" wrote in message . com... Just this week, I got an order from Amazon where the packer had placed the books, unwrapped in any way, into a corrugated box, with the spines against the edge of the carton (where they'd be most subject to any damage), then filled the box in with crumpled newspaper. Happily, there were no problems. I'm having trouble imagining how you could ship a book with the spine anywhere *but* against the edge of the carton. Or did you mean that there should have been bubble wrap to protect it? i'm guessing it was more than one book, which should have been shipped spine to spine. or a single book that wasn't centered in the box. robert "I've been long, a long way from here Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos, And drank til I was thirsty again We went searching through thrift store jungles Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo And Benny Goodman's corset and pen" |
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"Jon Meyers" wrote in message ... "my-wings" wrote... Your tax dollars at work. In fact, not. The USPS has been financially self-supporting for 20 years. Hmmm. Well, maybe it's time to give them a subsidy then. They've shortened the hours at my primary post office until anyone who holds a day job can't get there anymore. And don't blame the clerks for the scripts--they have no choice. I'm fortunate to have a good relationship with most of the clerks at my local PO, and when their supervisor isn't in the house, they process my packages without any of the patter. My general experience with postal clerks has been that you get back what you give--some patience, a kind word and a smile make the transaction go smoothly for both sides. I couldn't agree more about the clerks. The ones at my post office are so nice that I actually went to the trouble of writing the Postmaster and complimenting the staff. I just think it's funny (and a little sad) that they are forced into parroting these scripts hundreds of times a day, even when it's obvious they are dealing with a customers who are experienced and sure of what they want. Alice |
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The worst remains a British specialist that tossed a $300+ book in a box with a single layer of newspaper... .....are you sure that you didn't order fish and chips ;-) Simon |
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In fact, not. The USPS has been financially self-supporting for 20 years.
Nothing to do with anything, but I am amazed how long (20 years) it's taken for this "news" to reach the public. A major government reform, and nobody noticed. --Mark. |
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