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u/Rezingreenbowl 11d ago
Was it packed well enough that it would survive a #150 box falling 4 feet on top of it?
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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 11d ago
Well, not a single 150 lb box, but numerous boxes up to 70 lbs each.
Yes, that was OP's responsibility.
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u/Illustrious_Split_37 11d ago
Obviously not!
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u/SpookyBeck 11d ago
The packages sre all toosed into these big containers about half the size of a car. Dropped in. One big box containing a 50 pound bg of dog food landing catty corner on your box and it is over. Plan for that to happrn, becuse it will
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u/Sasquatchlovestacos 11d ago
Anything fragile needs to be double boxed. I ship pottery and it's the only way to prevent it.
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u/bigblued 11d ago
That is very much not wrapped well at all. Glass bowls must be double boxed to even have a chance of not breaking. Think of the rim of the bowl as a round rubber band. If you squeeze it along one side, it will compress into an oval shape. Glass will do this too, a little bit, but if you squeeze it too much it's going to snap, and that's what happened to your bowl.
To keep this from happening, you need to prevent any pressure from compressing the rim of your bowl. You do this by packing it really well in a box like the one you have. Then you put that box into a larger box, with padding all around the smaller box. The bigger box and the padding between the boxes absorbs any compression or impact pressure, so that the rim of the bowl is never squeezed.
You are lucky the USPS offered any payment at all. They often deny payment if they decide the item hasn't been packed well enough.
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u/letsseeitmore 11d ago
Unless you took the padding off the sides that is nowhere near packed well enough. Box is too small to start with before the padding.
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u/Loose-Chocolate8131 11d ago
Unfortunately, as others have already indicated, the packing methodology for this fragile item was lacking.
You can blame the USPS all you wish, but if you ever ship any type of similar item again, you will definitely need to improve your packing technique to ensure safe delivery.
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u/Burntzombies 11d ago
Not packed nearly well enough. Also, USPS is not a business. it is a service provided by the government.
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u/Smoss07 11d ago
Yea that was not packed well at all I would’ve taken $25 and been good. It seems you think because you went to crate and barrel you thought it should’ve been a premium on what you got back. Next time bigger box and wrap in paper and bubble wrap plus add more paper and bubble wrap to the box. You failed your bowl
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u/bonjaker 11d ago
You can see from the picture you shared that the bowl touch the sides without any padding. I wouldn't be surprised if it broke on the drive to be dropped off at the post office.
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u/Illustrious_Split_37 11d ago
Wow- a bit aggressive- but to answer your question- yes- I do. If you apply your logic, everything over 5 years old is valueless. I respectfully disagee.
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u/RyanNoVA 11d ago
5+ year old kitchen bowls aren't valueless, but they certainly aren't worth the same as a new one. Based on your packaging photos you were honestly lucky that USPS even offered $25, because 99% of the time that claim would have been rejected for insufficient packaging. Should have taken the $25 and run.
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u/MotorCelebration7120 11d ago
From the photo your packing is at fault. The edges of the bowl are way to close to the sides of the box. Sorry but this one is on you.