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cmdr 02-16-08 02:26 PM

Packaging... I've seen it all
 
I just received a set of NR derailleurs off the bay from a seller in Belgium. I have been waiting for my buzzer to ring for a few days now. Today I go to my box and find in it... a milk carton Halfvolle Melk, Lait denk-ecreme. The carton had been open after the melk had been dranken and the contents replaced with my derailleurs for shipment overseas. ?!!

cooker 02-16-08 02:41 PM

Sounds practical. Hopefully they rinsed it clean first.

retyred 02-16-08 02:43 PM

That's a good one. Maybe you can sell the melk carton on eBay. :rolleyes: The only odd experience I've had was with a bike I purchased on eBay from a seller in Georgia. Upon opening the bike box I found that he had used old clothing as packing material! One piece was a leather jacket complete with that "worn for a long time" fragrance! Oh well, the bike survived the journey across the US.

redneckwes 02-16-08 02:45 PM

I recievd a scale model locomotive in a cerial box wrapped in christmas paper, some clear tape and a Canada post label. I also had a crankset come in an organic bran flakes box, that came from the west coast as you can probably imagine. :D

ilikebikes 02-16-08 03:25 PM

Oh Ive shipped stuff in very strange boxes myself! also with "different" packing matrerials too! Just ask East Hill! she'll tell ya! ;)

dbakl 02-16-08 03:27 PM

I've gotten stuff wrapped in porno magazine pages!

infinityeye 02-17-08 12:07 PM


Originally Posted by dbakl (Post 6177435)
I've gotten stuff wrapped in porno magazine pages!

we have a winner


I've sent bike parts out in diaper boxes before

tolfan 02-17-08 02:12 PM

I have shiped stuff using the Intercourse News as packing material. free copies ever whare in Amish country.

East Hill 02-17-08 02:22 PM


Originally Posted by ilikebikes (Post 6177428)
Oh Ive shipped stuff in very strange boxes myself! also with "different" packing matrerials too! Just ask East Hill! she'll tell ya! ;)

Yes indeed!

No porno magazine pages though :eek: .

That would be...weird.

East Hill


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