Re: Digest Number 86

[Stuart Lee]

re boxes

Keith, have you thought about getting some made up specially for your
purposes?

Our company buy 4 different sizes of boxes from a factory in England (cant
remember the name)
The largest one is about the size of a large TV box and we buy them for
less
than a quid.
We have to order about 500 at a time though.

The quality is the best I have seen, really sturdy cardboard.
We have our logo printed on them too.
they arrive flat-packed on a pallet.

I would have thought that for the size you are looking for it wouldn't cost
much at all.

If you are interested I can email you the supplier details.


Stuart Lee

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There are 3 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. [OT] I dont understand the logic.......
From: "Keith Doxey" <<a
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2. RE: [OT] I dont understand the logic.......
From: "Dr John Tankard" <<a
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3. RE: [OT] I dont understand the logic.......
From: "Phil Harris" <<a
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:03:06 -0000
From: "Keith Doxey" <<a
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Subject: [OT] I dont understand the logic.......

..... behind Consignia

Let me explain....

Current Affairs are not my strong point but I do know the following

1. Consignia is really the Post Office
2. Consignia are in deep doo-doo due to loss of business
3. KAT5 is delivered by the Post Office

Why is this relevant, well, people who have already received KAT5 orders
will know that they arrive in a sturdy cardboard box with "Post
Office"
printed all over it. These are supplied as a sheet of precut cardboard with
origami instructions to convert it into a rigid and robust cardboard box, a
task at which by now I have become quite adept.

Now the problem......

The KAT5 production line has developed a slight hiccup, I've run out of
boxes. Not to worry said I, on Saturday I will go the newly opened Post
Office in the town centre and buy another stock of them. Now its bad enough
that the new Post Office is right in the middle of a pedestrianised area
unlike the old one where you could park outside, but.... the new Post
Office
DOESN'T SELL BOXES. What made it worse was the fact that it was the second
Post Office I had been in today that didnt sell them.

<RANT MODE>
How the hell can the Post Office (or more correctly "Consignia'd to
the
dustbin") expect people to post parcels when they dont stock the boxes
to
put them in!
</RANT MODE>

I also tried WH Smith....zilch. Finally saw a similar box in Partners but
it
was a different make, slightly smaller, and not such strong cardboard. It
was like one I tried before purchasing the Post Office ones.

I didnt buy it though because I know a Post Office where I will be able to
get the "proper" ones, just have to wait til Monday or Tuesday to
get them.
I absolutely REFUSE to pay £2-49 for a box that is inferior to the ones I
normally get at 79 pence each.

This kind of hassle I can really do without :-((

Keith

www.diyha.co.uk
www.kat5.tv



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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:16:42 -0000
From: "Dr John Tankard" <<a
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Subject: RE: [OT] I dont understand the logic.......

Looks like we are both having packaging problems.....

My mother-in-law is just bubble wrapping the wifi stuff at the moment
but she has just told me that the larger orders, 2AP and 2 or more cards
wont fit in the carrier packs


John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:<a
href="/group/kat5-users/post?postID=oQUZBFfHO-ztNYlhm1NFPuVx0EGtLBctUjZfopcp7vZsIvKR7WXPlB9yvD2i5VaxSYvoZpmzCdID4N5dywFC16E">keith.doxey@b...</a>]
> Sent: 09 March 2002 17:03
> To: KAT5 (E-mail)
> Subject: [KAT5] [OT] I dont understand the logic.......
>
>
> ..... behind Consignia
>
> Let me explain....
>
> Current Affairs are not my strong point but I do know the following
>
> 1. Consignia is really the Post Office
> 2. Consignia are in deep doo-doo due to loss of business
> 3. KAT5 is delivered by the Post Office
>
> Why is this relevant, well, people who have already received
> KAT5 orders will know that they arrive in a sturdy cardboard
> box with "Post Office" printed all over it. These are
> supplied as a sheet of precut cardboard with origami
> instructions to convert it into a rigid and robust cardboard
> box, a task at which by now I have become quite adept.
>
> Now the problem......
>
> The KAT5 production line has developed a slight hiccup, I've
> run out of boxes. Not to worry said I, on Saturday I will go
> the newly opened Post Office in the town centre and buy
> another stock of them. Now its bad enough that the new Post
> Office is right in the middle of a pedestrianised area unlike
> the old one where you could park outside, but.... the new
> Post Office DOESN'T SELL BOXES. What made it worse was the
> fact that it was the second Post Office I had been in today
> that didnt sell them.
>
> <RANT MODE>
> How the hell can the Post Office (or more correctly
> "Consignia'd to the
> dustbin") expect people to post parcels when they dont stock
> the boxes to put them in! </RANT MODE>
>
> I also tried WH Smith....zilch. Finally saw a similar box in
> Partners but it was a different make, slightly smaller, and
> not such strong cardboard. It was like one I tried before
> purchasing the Post Office ones.
>
> I didnt buy it though because I know a Post Office where I
> will be able to get the "proper" ones, just have to wait til
> Monday or Tuesday to get them. I absolutely REFUSE to pay
> £2-49 for a box that is inferior to the ones I normally get
> at 79 pence each.
>
> This kind of hassle I can really do without :-((
>
> Keith
>
www.diyha.co.uk
www.kat5.tv



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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:49:08 -0000
From: "Phil Harris" <<a
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Subject: RE: [OT] I dont understand the logic.......


<<Bloody great big snip.>>

So do you want me to come up and collect the IR add-on cards for testing
in person then Keith? I could pick up a switcher at the same time of
course!

Phil



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