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Originally Posted by Gavla82
He retorted with, "well they should of packaged it better". Pfft!
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This is 100% the truth though.
Even more so with very heavy items. And most likely it was damaged before the end driver got hold of it. As they are the least likely point of any damage
If goods were packaged appropriately for the goods inside, the weight, and chosen/paid for shipping options, damage would be almost impossible.
I once delivered a rather poor looking cardboard box....turned out it was a fish tank inside.
Yes, the sender was genuinely that stupid they thought a glass fish tank would need no other protection than a cardboard covering.
Needless to say neither water nor fish would be much use with it anymore lol
Unless you're paying for dedicated A to B transport which will be safe, then the sender needs to package things properly for them getting transported along with hundreds of thousands of other items crammed into trucks and vans, as as well as multiple transfers in distribution hubs.
Or palletised can often be better especially if the item is smaller than the pallet itself. Less chance of it impacting with other items during shipping, and less attempts at manual handling during the process.
But then not all pallet shipments can do door to door at houses.