Save the Tape
Sep 6, 2020 08:43:12 #
I received several items lately that were packed very well, but there was one problem: too much tape. When you wrap the item in paper and/or bubble wrap, it's not necessary to tape that material in place. Once it's inside the box, the bubble wrap isn't going to undo itself and hide in a corner.
It might seem like you're being conscientious, but think of what happens at the receiver's end. He has to use a box cutter, scissors, or brute force to free the bubble wrap from the delicate item. That can damage the thing you were trying to protect.
It might seem like you're being conscientious, but think of what happens at the receiver's end. He has to use a box cutter, scissors, or brute force to free the bubble wrap from the delicate item. That can damage the thing you were trying to protect.
Sep 6, 2020 08:51:04 #
and if you have to cut/damage the bubble wrap
you don't have the opportunity to
use it again... direct recycling and all that.
you don't have the opportunity to
use it again... direct recycling and all that.
Sep 6, 2020 08:55:37 #
Good point and the same goes for the outside of the box for both safety and environmental reasons. My sister practically wraps the entire mailing box in packing tape. Trouble is, the plastic tape and its adhesive foul up the paper recycling process. I go through the trouble of peeling the tape off before breaking down the box and sticking the cardboard in the recycling bin but then I have a big ball of tape to dispose of.
Sep 6, 2020 09:06:44 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
Shop in a store and they put it in a bag. No cutting and NO WAITING FOR IT you just take it with you.
Sep 6, 2020 09:10:13 #
Picture Taker wrote:
Shop in a store and they put it in a bag. No cutting and NO WAITING FOR IT you just take it with you.
But driving an hour or two to a camera store isn't my idea of a fun way to spend the day. Flying to HI or CA is out of the question.
Sep 6, 2020 09:11:05 #
Abo wrote:
and if you have to cut/damage the bubble wrap
you don't have the opportunity to
use it again... direct recycling and all that.
you don't have the opportunity to
use it again... direct recycling and all that.
I have bags and bags of bubble wrap. I'd better start finding things to sell.
Sep 6, 2020 09:11:47 #
Sep 6, 2020 09:12:17 #
Sep 6, 2020 09:20:04 #
jerryc41 wrote:
But driving an hour or two to a camera store isn't my idea of a fun way to spend the day. Flying to HI or CA is out of the question.
Well jerry its all in how you take that trip!! #1 get in the car and drive with tunnel vision and get the trip over with.
#2 get in the car and drive with an open mind and be aware of your surroundings , what you see might be your next Great image!!
Sep 6, 2020 09:25:02 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I received several items lately that were packed v... (show quote)
I know what you're talking about I received several packages taped that way as if it was going to the moon.
Can be annoying!
The other big annoyance are those blister packs - you have to destroy them to get your product out and you will scratch or cut yourself while opening them. SOME, too few, are designed to be resealable. Packaging designers have to rethink how they will be used by ordinary folk.
Sep 6, 2020 09:36:12 #
I hear you, Jerry. A couple weeks ago, my wife ordered a small assemble it yourself wood bookcase from Amazon. It arrived a couple days later in a huge outer box. Being a standard Amazon box, the box cutters made short order of that only to find another box inside. This one was different, heavy duty tape along every corner and edge oof the box on box container. The top still wouldn’t budge. The overlapping sides were glued to the bottom box which could only be removed by destroying. I’m thinking at the time that the bookcase better be decent or returning is going to be a real challenge. I believe in the benefit of overpackaging but this set a new standard.
Sep 6, 2020 22:52:30 #
quagmire
Loc: Greenwood,South Carolina
My grand kids love jumping on bubble wrap to make the popping noise.
Sep 7, 2020 05:32:40 #
Canonuser
Loc: UK and South Africa
Picture Taker wrote:
Shop in a store and they put it in a bag. No cutting and NO WAITING FOR IT you just take it with you.
....and run a greater risk of getting the virus. On-line shopping must have prevented thousands of infections and possible deaths.
I avoid shops like the plague it can be at this time.
Sep 7, 2020 05:39:55 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
jerryc41 wrote:
I received several items lately that were packed v... (show quote)
Well actually you do need to tape it because I have received several items in the past that worked their way out of the packaging and were thus unprotected.
The real bitch here is items in foam protective. So when you slice the carton open with box cutters you slash through any manuals and cables that might have been outside the foam. Or put a serious scratch through the item itself if it was a little too close to the outside.
Sep 7, 2020 06:12:19 #
buckbrush
Loc: Texas then Southwest Oregon
chrissybabe wrote:
The real bitch here is items in foam protective. So when you slice the carton open with box cutters you slash through any manuals and cables that might have been outside the foam. Or put a serious scratch through the item itself if it was a little too close to the outside.
The real bitch here is items in foam protective. So when you slice the carton open with box cutters you slash through any manuals and cables that might have been outside the foam. Or put a serious scratch through the item itself if it was a little too close to the outside.
I too see the problem of using box cutters on cartons so I suggest getting away from them.
It brings to mind what I did as a teenager in the 50s when working for a company who supplied all the cigarettes and candy to stores in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we all used pocket knives to open everything and by placing your thumb about 8-10mm or 1/4" away from the tip of the blade. You can open most any carton and not damage the contents that way.
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