While on the subject of excessive packaging... - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: comox
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 27, 2012, 10:43:58 pm
content: Here is a drop ship from one of Farnell's suppliers... The small assortment of headers were packed in 3 boxes inside one larger box. I am thankful that shipping was free...

author: SoftwareSamurai
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 27, 2012, 11:24:21 pm
content: Yeah, element-14/farnell/whatever they're calledreallyover-do the packaging.I recently ordered a large number of differnt parts from them (e.g. 10x of this part, 10x of that part, all SMD though), and the box that arrived was almost as tall as me! Inside the big box was nearly 100 foam-lined brown envelopes. Inside the envelopes were small static bags containing a small zip-lock bag. Inside the zip-lock bags were the SMD parts.

author: harnon
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 27, 2012, 11:45:19 pm
content: Maybe they took Dave's assault on their anti-static bagging as an attack on all their packaging? I had a single flux pen delivered in a box the size of a typewriter.

author: entereev
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 12:15:02 am
content: Excessive packaging is a response to excessive force. Modern day couriers take their job seriously, that is.. to do as much damage as possible.

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 12:38:02 am
content: At least your headers were safe from ESD build-up...

author: Colfaxmingo
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 02:46:16 am
content: This is not a unique experience from Samtec. I think that because they get you your samples so dang fast, they must be expensive and there fore very delicate.

author: sonicj
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 04:43:13 am
content: i thought mine was bad... thats just absurd!$13 worth of product. $11 US first class mail. the whole order could have fit in a small padded envelope and shipped for about $2.-sj

author: Randall W. Lott
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 06:35:50 am
content: I purchased a relatively small heatsink and it came in a large box with very thick foam on all sides. It's pretty funny!

author: siliconmix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 10:52:40 am
content: Quote from: entereev on February 28, 2012, 12:15:02 amthat is so true.never put fragile warning tape on a parcel.they really go for it .

author: harnon
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 05:19:01 pm
content: Do a quick youtube search if you want to waste a few hoursCouriers throwing packages @ Youtube

author: Randall W. Lott
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 07:33:00 pm
content: Quote from: siliconmix on February 28, 2012, 10:52:40 amYou're absolutely right. My brother used to work for Fedex and his co-worker, not by choice, smoked a cigarette while driving and tossed packages out of the truck onto people's lawns. It wasn't long before he was at another job.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 07:40:32 pm
content: Quote from: AntiProtonBoy on February 28, 2012, 12:38:02 amI don't see any anti-static shielding bags, unless the boxes are. I would return the header because their quality may be compromised due to ESD. That'll teach them to use more packaging next time.

author: PStevenson
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 28, 2012, 09:03:46 pm
content: I always send packaging back now, it costs less to send it back to them for me than it does to take it to the nearest recycling place

author: Zad
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2012, 01:27:32 am
content: As I understand it, it is part of the agreement with their parcels carrier. Everything is in standardised boxes. Even so, they do seem rather over the top.

author: siliconmix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2012, 10:40:18 am
content: i never send or receive a parcel unless a signature is proof of postage either way.once bitten.

author: Dataforensics
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 01, 2012, 01:14:16 pm
content: Of course its the opposite when buying on sites like Ebay. In the UK at least we need to package things so they can be shaken about any way up and survive being thrown onto concrete from at least one metre on any corner.I have had several people send me heavy instruments protected by a thin cardboard box and a few bits of screwed up newspaper.Although in theory damaged can be claimed off courier, thats no help when you have lost a unique or very hard to get item.Tony

author: 8086
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2012, 01:43:41 am
content: Somebody just posted this on a different forum, don't know what company it is, but I'm guessing Dell.

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2012, 02:05:46 am
content: 5 character part number = Dell

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2012, 10:07:48 am
content: Quote from: harnon on February 27, 2012, 11:45:19 pmMy first order came like that ...Only a small assortment of IC's , nothing much and it came in that box , well , that's their smallest box , there were boxes taller then me !

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2012, 10:16:54 am
content: Good enough yeah?

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2012, 05:37:34 pm
content: Quote from: metalphreak on March 06, 2012, 10:16:54 amHope it isn't DOA though

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2012, 07:35:31 am
content: They seem to work okJust why bother putting them in an antistatic bag at all if it isn't going to fitOr maybe 2x tubes of 25 instead of 1x50.It was an entire $11 worth of shift registers so not exactly worth a lot.

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2012, 12:32:36 pm
content: Quote from: metalphreak on March 07, 2012, 07:35:31 amIt's a boatload when you count them together

author: Colfaxmingo
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2012, 06:02:36 pm
content: Gotta love the enormous box. Each part is in a separate bubble mailer and the static bags are heat sealed so I can't even reuse them.

author: tekfan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2012, 06:07:29 pm
content: That black heatsink is probably broken since they didn't put it in an antistatic bag!

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2012, 02:11:55 am
content: Quote from: tekfan on March 08, 2012, 06:07:29 pmBecause it doesn't need to !

author: gxti
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2012, 03:42:47 am
content: Quote from: Dave.S on March 09, 2012, 02:11:55 amthats_the_joke.aviThe worst packaging I've gotten from Digi-Key is 3 QFP parts, individually double-bagged in the blue anti-static bags, then with all 3 inside another anti-static bag, and then that in a static shielding bag. But at least their box sizes are always sensible.The only mis-fill I've ever gotten from DK was when instead of some IEC power inlet connectors I got 24VDC fans. Turned out I had picked the wrong connector anyway, but now I have some sweet fans.

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2012, 07:27:02 am
content: At least , you got more then you "bought" for