If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
A question about boxes.
I notice that whatever the size of my order, the box that it ships in from
Ebuyer always matches its dimensions perfectly. Somehow I doubt that they keep a vast set of boxes in storage of all possible sizes My guess is that Ebuyer and other larger etailers use some type of machine that works out the size of the box based on the contents of the order and manufactures it to size. Is this how things work? -- Peter X-Files fan |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
A question about boxes.
On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:58:51 +0100
"Trust No OneŽ" wrote: I notice that whatever the size of my order, the box that it ships in from Ebuyer always matches its dimensions perfectly. Somehow I doubt that they keep a vast set of boxes in storage of all possible sizes My guess is that Ebuyer and other larger etailers use some type of machine that works out the size of the box based on the contents of the order and manufactures it to size. Is this how things work? I was going to say "think of all the left-over bits of cardboard they'd have to deal with" but I suppose they might save enough in shipping, and get enough back from recycling, that it would be worthwhile. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
A question about boxes.
On 1 Sep, 19:04, Rob Morley wrote:
On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:58:51 +0100 "Trust No OneŽ" wrote: I notice that whatever the size of my order, the box that it ships in from Ebuyer always matches its dimensions perfectly. Somehow I doubt that they keep a vast set of boxes in storage of all possible sizes My guess is that Ebuyer and other larger etailers use some type of machine that works out the size of the box based on the contents of the order and manufactures it to size. Is this how things work? I was going to say "think of all the left-over bits of cardboard they'd have to deal with" but I suppose they might save enough in shipping, and get enough back from recycling, that it would be worthwhile. They will have customised box sizes based on their typical requirements. Anyone who ships large quantities will have customised boxes made...smaller players will have boxes that are stock sizes from carton suppliers. J |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Anybody built any boxes with 8 or 16 GBs of RAM | Pete Harrington | Overclocking AMD Processors | 0 | February 14th 07 04:54 AM |
Why are mainboard boxes already opened? | John Doe | Homebuilt PC's | 105 | October 15th 06 09:57 PM |
Shipping Boxes | Tim | Homebuilt PC's | 10 | January 8th 05 07:25 PM |
Windowsupdates for NAS boxes | Scott | Storage & Hardrives | 0 | June 29th 04 08:18 PM |
IBM to use 4-way Newisys boxes? | Yousuf Khan | General | 0 | January 13th 04 02:07 PM |