![]() ![]() The soft nature of the envelope did nothing to stop it form damaging the pedal box. Whether that crush came from a 50 lb box getting dropped on it, or shoved in a nook to make the next truck, doesn’t matter. However, they only lessen damage from a crush, as was patently obvious in my case. You have to prepare that package for the worst.Īs stated in my original post, this was a new pedal.Īnd To address some of the undercurrents in this thread, I get that under normal circumstances, a pedal box within a padded envelope or two, is fine. Then there's the certified dopes who put one piece of tape on a box 5 times too big for it's contents and the flaps fly open, the contents are on their own without an address, and now it's officially "lost". People who cover packages with so much errantly-applied tape, or with a poorly-adhered flap, that other people's mail gets stuck to it, and goes for a ride. ![]() Ignorant fools who mail liquids in a paper envelope. People put all kinds of junk in the mail. Then other packages AGAIN land on top of it. When it's unloaded it's going to be underhand-tossed into a carrier's parcel hamper which might be 20' away. Then even heavier packages are going to be dropping on top of it. The piece is going to fall from a height of ~7' to perhaps 9' and if it's first into an empty container, it's going to smack metal. ![]() Unless you want 3 day shipping to become 15 or 20 day shipping. Shippers tend not to consider the reality that the piece is going to be tossed. Especially an electronic device with fragile connections and protruding knobs/switches. Using USPS's Padded Flat Rate Envelope is fine, but the product should be double-boxed inside. ![]()
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