Re: Shipping Macs

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From: Sam Cramer
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1989 19:42

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In article <433@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>, mjkobb@mit-amt (Michael J Kobb) writes:
>I don't mean to make this thing sound like a vendetta, but I have to reply
>to this one.  I did pack my equipment in their original containers until UPS
>was nice enough to destroy the packaging for me.  I am fortunate that my Mac
>is more-or-less stationary now, so I don't have to ship it any more.  If I did,
>I'd have to buy some sort of shipping container...

When I shipped a Mac cross-country, UPS specifically advised me *not* to
send it only in the original packaging.  I got paranoid, and put the Mac
(in it's box) inside a bigger cardboard box and filled the gap with
crumpled newspaper.  It arrived in perfect condition.

Sam

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From: cramer@sun.com (Sam Cramer)
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Subject: Re: Shipping Macs
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Date: 5 Aug 89 19:42:40 GMT
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