• OR3X@lemm.ee
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    21 days ago

    I had the opposite problem. There would be 9 miles of that shit in a package and my item would still be broken in the bottom of the box. My cat loved it though.

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      21 days ago

      Never understood that. Put the item directly against a part of the box that can still be damaged. I mean I understand it’s easier to toss in an item and cover it up rather than wrapping it but still. You want the item closer to the middle of the box

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        21 days ago

        That would be ideal, sure, but simply getting rid of the extra space that would allow the item to bounce around inside the box is very useful too.

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        21 days ago

        Many items are already packaged to protect them from damage in transit. If it’s already in a box with Styrofoam inserts, there isn’t as much value on wrapping it again.

        That said, there are countless items at Amazon that are not protected like that. Amazon also won’t pay their employees enough to care, nor give them the time to make any such decisions.

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      21 days ago

      Yeah, when I saw this headline my first thought is “aww, my dog loved it when I got an Amazon package because she got to destroy all those balloon things for me.”