AWESOME maybe they had a use for the boxes :-] cc > > On Feb 24, 2008, at 4:18 PM, > wrote: > > Shipping horror story - we routinely order microprobes from the > company > warehouse. These are the really tiny probes used to probe wafers on a > probe station. They come individually in a small protective plastic > box. For some unknown reason the warehouse workers were taking > them out > of the boxes, shoving them in a plastic bag, and sending them to us. > $600 a pop, utterly destroyed. (multiple times) > > Gary > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu >> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of sergio masci >> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:52 PM >> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. >> Subject: Re: [EE]:: Hard Drive failure rates >> >> >> >> 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 >> -- >> -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist