"Steven Swift" wrote in message
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They do not know how to pack radios. Yes, you will be to collect
easier, but you will almost surely have to.

I have had to make only a few claims in 1000s of packages sent and
received and it has almost always been the "professionally" packed
products. One was due to a fork lift-- nothing would have saved
that box.

I've sent out and received many packages and have yet to have a claim filed.
The latest was a complete computer system, monitor included. I find many
stores here lately do not allow folks to have left over boxes as they once
did.... but, in my stroke of luck, a local appliance store which sells TVs
and such, has boxes of most any size and foam to boot. All for the asking.
Tape can be had at a local discount store - for about $5, you get enough to
do several packages. A few minutes of time and you can pack an item as good
or better than the paid services (if you too have the stuff available). Now,
I don't know if the stuff would survive being run over or dropped from an
airplane, but certainly a drop from someone waist high or so. It's not
rocket science to pack an item. Pack it as though YOU were receiving it.
Would you want a flimsy packing job on an item you bought? NO. So, don't
cheat them of good packing either. Some of my packages have weighed #100 or
more and made it safely. It can be done.

IF you don't have access to a lot of packing foam, double up on paper, or
crinkle it up. People toss news papers after reading, use them. Same with
Paper bags. Double up or so - using a finned approach - of some boxes cut
up. Save packing materials from packages sent to you. After a while, you
will get enough to do a few with little cost outlay.

NS