On Mon, 25 Feb 2008, Apptech wrote:

> > I used to swear by IBM hard discs. They used to come 
> > shipped in special
> > containers. Ran for several years without ANY problems. 
> > Then I started to
> > receive them packed loose in bigger boxes with other 
> > items, then jiffy
> > bags. I make it clear to my suppliers now that I will not 
> > accept discs
> > shipped like this.
> 
> One of our largest IT wholesalers was surprised when I 
> returned a hard disk that had been delivered in a box 
> surrounded by copious foam "peanuts". Or, it had started the 
> journey "surrounded" but had of course worked its way to the 
> bottom of the box in short order. They really really didn't 
> understand my point.

And don't you just hate it when you NEED to explain to people that items 
inside a box NEED to be protected from each other as well as the outside 
world.

Regards
Sergio
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