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Why are mainboard boxes already opened?
Mark A wrote:
"Nigel Brooks" wrote in message ... More likely, a box is unsealed because it was a return No. Asus does not shrink-wrap or otherwise seal their MB boxes. Most likely the MBs get shipped from China (yes I know Asus is headquartered in Taiwan) in bulk, and they put in boxes once the get to the USA. This saves on shipping costs. Very unlikely indeed. |
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Why are mainboard boxes already opened?
"Mark A" wrote:
"John Doe" wrote in message ... Considering the fact a mainboard is a very complex part of a computer that you would want to know is factory fresh, how come mainboard boxes are not factory sealed? If that's because configuring has to be done after the factory, how come the company that configures the thing does not seal the box? Thank you. They are not "opened". They were never shrink wrapped to begin with. There's only so much meaning you can put into a subject line. Maybe you can be my subject line writer. Wal-Mart has started a new program to get suppliers to reduce the amount of packaging for products they sell. They have estimated that it will save them tens of Billions of dollars per year, a significant portion of which will be reduction in energy usage for shipping and the energy needed to make the packaging. Maybe you didn't know it, but plastic (including shrink-wrap) comes from oil. But in fact, more and more things from Wal-Mart and all other stores are coming in bubble packaging which is plastic. In many European countries, when you buy a loaf of bread, it comes with no packaging at all. So you just catch the loaf with your filthy hands? How about all of the other people that have fingered your bread, no telling where their fingers were before then. Your phobia about packaging is just a cultural bias. Reasonable care has something to do with knowing about disease. If you deal with a reputable manufacturer and a reputable retailer, you have nothing to worry about. In my big city, we have very large stores that sell things you've probably never even dreamed of. It's a trade-off I can live with. Besides, I'm not talking about most things. Most things, electronics and tools for example, are coming in bubble packaging (which happens to be plastic BTW). I have noticed the local Wal-Mart does have some cheap tools on the bottom shelf without packaging, but that's the really cheap stuff. Maybe you are more comfortable with really cheap stuff. By the way, why are you trying to turn this into a fight? If you don't like folks from the United States, turn on headers and avoid reading them. Path: newssvr27.news.prodigy.net!newsdbm04.news.prodigy. com!newsdst01.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.com!newscon 04.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.net!newshub.sdsu.edu!b order1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!loc al01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.comcast.com!news.c omcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:04:52 -0500 From: "Mark A" Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit,alt.comp .periphs.mainboard.asus References: Subject: Why are mainboard boxes already opened? Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:04:54 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: Lines: 27 NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.190.179.128 X-Trace: sv3-ZH5MYHexc2SW3VUHXhR32jrm3sb/lqMLG7bkHQEQFZvo1PoOTPJ1Sf0GgZTJB3vyNSQ3Z04vi7UNI3 w!OBANDsXuutv6l5pFQ/sJMJnpSfME0WCPrW6V+MmbjQaYJtfxHBrdTsF41BGv2PkJO87n zDMDRVCB!Q3ktEXkiFuQ+9UgYhHg= X-Complaints-To: X-DMCA-Complaints-To: X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 Xref: prodigy.net alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:475876 alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit:606547 alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:753904 |
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Why are mainboard boxes already opened?
"John Doe" wrote in message
... There's only so much meaning you can put into a subject line. Maybe you can be my subject line writer. How much does it pay? But you could have posted: "Why are mainboard boxes not shrink-wrapped?" But in fact, more and more things from Wal-Mart and all other stores are coming in bubble packaging which is plastic. Check this out: http://money.cnn.com/services/ticker...____DAF017.htm Reasonable care has something to do with knowing about disease. Do you think you will catch a disease from a MB box that is not shrink-wrapped? In my big city, we have very large stores that sell things you've probably never even dreamed of. It's a trade-off I can live with. Besides, I'm not talking about most things. Most things, electronics and tools for example, are coming in bubble packaging (which happens to be plastic BTW). I have noticed the local Wal-Mart does have some cheap tools on the bottom shelf without packaging, but that's the really cheap stuff. Maybe you are more comfortable with really cheap stuff. By the way, why are you trying to turn this into a fight? If you don't like folks from the United States, turn on headers and avoid reading them. Very big city? I live in very big US city also, but newegg.com has just about everything I need, and the Asus MB that I got from them was not shrink-wrapped and it worked perfectly. I am from the US and I like my posts (and most others from the US) quite well. |
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Why are mainboard boxes already opened?
"Mark A" wrote:
"John Doe" wrote in message ... There's only so much meaning you can put into a subject line. Maybe you can be my subject line writer. How much does it pay? You don't qualify. But you could have posted: "Why are mainboard boxes not shrink-wrapped?" But that's not what I meant. But in fact, more and more things from Wal-Mart and all other stores are coming in bubble packaging which is plastic. Check this out: http://money.cnn.com/services/ticker...609221350PR_NE WS_USPR_____DAF017.htm I guess Wal-Mart means everything to you. Reasonable care has something to do with knowing about disease. Do you think you will catch a disease from a MB box that is not shrink-wrapped? You were off on a tangent talking about unwrapped bread. I tend to follow the subject. Maybe I'm too easy. In my big city, we have very large stores that sell things you've probably never even dreamed of. It's a trade-off I can live with. Besides, I'm not talking about most things. Most things, electronics and tools for example, are coming in bubble packaging (which happens to be plastic BTW). I have noticed the local Wal-Mart does have some cheap tools on the bottom shelf without packaging, but that's the really cheap stuff. Maybe you are more comfortable with really cheap stuff. By the way, why are you trying to turn this into a fight? If you don't like folks from the United States, turn on headers and avoid reading them. Very big city? I live in very big US city also, So you are just a troll. but newegg.com has just about everything I need, and the Asus MB that I got from them was not shrink-wrapped and it worked perfectly. That's hardly science. I'm just guessing, but do you quote only one level in your replies? Path: newssvr27.news.prodigy.net!newsdbm04.news.prodigy. com!newsdst01.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.com!newscon 04.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.net!newshub.sdsu.edu!b order1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!loc al01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.comcast.com!news.c omcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:43:05 -0500 From: "Mark A" Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit,alt.comp .periphs.mainboard.asus References: Subject: Why are mainboard boxes already opened? Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:43:06 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: Lines: 42 NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.190.179.128 X-Trace: sv3-UnPTO53ojePw2ipx55xTvAnkfJcrEJ6shsfbiZmf/NJ0LYUZwwfOCZiiUTTmUpUmjM0CtS7vBcLwmtA!D73cOmQt+G9 sjprgmbSGCqNGCMikXxkXmixDCZtKCsTIgEPaIJkVdUfcOc/uU4C7dD0JmeYGglIa!WYZ9QdrEiUya4m1ZY2w= X-Complaints-To: X-DMCA-Complaints-To: X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 Xref: prodigy.net alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:475882 alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit:606551 alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:753908 |
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Why are mainboard boxes already opened?
On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 20:00:49 -0500, Nigel Brooks wrote:
"Venom" wrote in message ... Depending on the stores, some have the gear to reseal the boxes so you think you are getting brand new stock. Some don't bother because you get your warranty anyhow. Then we have the stores that have a couple of techs out the back and when you take a suspect CPU in for warranty they will take the matching board out of a new box for testing purposes and when finished they will pop it back in the box and put it back on the shelf to be sold. It also depends what country you are in as to if you have a thorough Customs service or not. Bottom line is who gives a rats arse if the box is open or not? Being sealed proves nothing simply because you have no idea just who sealed it. Thoroughness has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not a Customs Service decides to inspect an individual box. Customs examinations are mostly based on intelligence. A container of motherboards or other merchandise from an established vendor is not going to be inspected. A sample might be taken from the container to determine whether or not the sample is as described for duty purposes. But it is certainly not the case that Customs opens every single item that enters a Customs territory. More likely, a box is unsealed because it was a return |
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Why are mainboard boxes already opened?
On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:04:54 -0600, Mark A wrote:
In many European countries, when you buy a loaf of bread, it comes with no packaging at all. Your phobia about packaging is just a cultural bias. Who wants to buy a loaf of bread that has been exposed to air born germs? Small bakeries here don't wrap the bread either but they should, IMO. |
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Why are mainboard boxes already opened?
"Garrot" wrote in message
... Who wants to buy a loaf of bread that has been exposed to air born germs? Small bakeries here don't wrap the bread either but they should, IMO. Actually, a lot of grocery stores with in-house bakeries sell bread that is not in sealed packages. Sometimes it is behind a glass case, but it is not in a "sealed" package. Neither are most of the fruits and vegetables. As we found out recently, organic spinach that is packaged in sealed plastic can be deadly. |
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Why are mainboard boxes already opened?
Garrot wrote:
On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:04:54 -0600, Mark A wrote: In many European countries, when you buy a loaf of bread, it comes with no packaging at all. Your phobia about packaging is just a cultural bias. Who wants to buy a loaf of bread that has been exposed to air born germs? Small bakeries here don't wrap the bread either but they should, IMO. And bread tends to get stale quickly when exposed. I've read two or three different comments on the Internet recently about keeping plastic items (one was about grass trimmer line) in a container with a small amount of water to keep it pliable. It's an interesting concept to me, the idea of keeping plastic items humid to help keep them from degrading. No, that doesn't have anything to do with the subject either. I think someone opened the box and swapped the part. |
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Why are mainboard boxes already opened?
On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:20:12 GMT, John Doe
wrote: Garrot wrote: I've read two or three different comments on the Internet recently about keeping plastic items (one was about grass trimmer line) in a container with a small amount of water to keep it pliable. It's an interesting concept to me, the idea of keeping plastic items humid to help keep them from degrading. Well, don't just do everything that you read about without checking first. That might work for "some" plastics, but I happen to know that Nylon degrades significantly if allowed to absorb moisture.... so any Nylon gears or other load carrying parts could be weakened significantly.... I don't know what grass trimmer line is made of, but if it's Nylon, you wouldn't want it to absorb any moisture. Charlie Hoffpauir http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/ |
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