On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 07:23, Don Rey <radon220@gmail.com> wrote:
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> At my workplace the shipping dept just eyeballs the weight (granted,
> they're fairly good at estimating.... but anything you can toss to
> your buddy without injury is "5lbs"). The fedex pickup guy doesn't
> verify our provided weight. I did help him load on a busy day and he
> went to pick up a "5lb" box that was probably closer to 25... He
> kicked it and said "Five pounds? uh huh... right" and loaded it
> anyway.
Amazon.com does weigh theirs. Back in March I ordered a camera, and
recieved an empty camera BOX, listed at 2 LBS. The replacement
shipment was listed at 3 LBS and did have the camera in it.
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> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Matt Beazer <teseract@moparhowto.com> wrote:
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>> Replacement fan from Rockauto shipped today replacing the one Fedex wrecked
>> in transit... somehow it went from 9.2lbs for the originally shipped one
>> 14.2lbs this time -- either they packed it really well this time to the tune
>> of an extra 5.2lbs or they sent me the wrong thing. Only time will tell.
>> Gotta love mail order.
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