Why is it only Photography stuff ends up like this..

doofer · 1 Mar 2008 at 15:19

I buy a LOT of stuff online, and I never really have any problems with anything other than Photo stuff, be it delays through the rather dubious 'In Stock' they all like to use... (In Stock, means dear traders, YOU have the item in stock, not someone else that YOU have to wait to get it from..) or damaged packaging (Touch wood, even though the packaging has been nuked, nothing has actually been broken or even damaged)

Latest to arrive by the skin of it's teeth:

This arrived by Royal Mail Special Delivery this morning.. On Thursday they 'delivered' an 80-200 F/2.8 Nikkor that was in a similar state. I just cannot figure why it only happens with Camera gear, has anyone else noticed this trend? :mad:

Helium_Junkie · 1 Mar 2008 at 15:35

Wow...

SCM · 1 Mar 2008 at 15:49

Havent had that issue but have you complained to your local post office depot about the condition you are receiving the parcels in? As if its a regular occurance somewhere down the line they aren't doing the job carefully if they always arrive damaged.

SCM

doofer · 1 Mar 2008 at 16:35

I'll be taking prints of those to the local sorting office on Monday doubt it will do much good though, also sent an email with the .jpg's to the vendor that actually sent the item. It's always a miracle when I find the stuff inside undamaged from the wreckage that used to be it's packaging.

Aod · 1 Mar 2008 at 17:15

i find that the boxes that photo-gear is packaged in to be somewhat weaker than normal mail-order goodies.

i don't know why. its usually got a MUCH higher cash-density.

Balb0wa · 1 Mar 2008 at 17:19

Aod said:
i find that the boxes that photo-gear is packaged in to be somewhat weaker than normal mail-order goodies.

i don't know why. its usually got a MUCH higher cash-density.

Id have to agree, the boxes canon lenses come in , the cardboards very thin indeed.

Aod · 1 Mar 2008 at 17:23

bobbyboy uk said:
Id have to agree, the boxes canon lenses come in , the cardboards very thin indeed.

exactly what i was thinking of. My speedlite 430EX was also in a very thin box.

doofer · 1 Mar 2008 at 17:32

I think you're on to something there Aod, I was racking my brains trying to figure out why it only happens to Camera gear and nothing else, it was really starting to bug me hence the thread and you've just made sense of it, good jorb! I can at least switch off paranoia mode now that the Posties were seeing the return addresses and playing footie with the packages.

JBuk · 1 Mar 2008 at 17:33

i would refuse to accept the order, if the boxes are like that then what are the items going to be like

round my area special delivery usually arrives in the same condition it left

philio16 · 1 Mar 2008 at 17:59

wow thats bad

definately complain if its regularly like this!!

PsiFox · 2 Mar 2008 at 16:24

Mine came from HK and were superbly packaged with no damage to the boxes.

silversurfer · 2 Mar 2008 at 16:35

Was it just wrapped in brown paper?

doofer · 2 Mar 2008 at 18:06

silversurfer said:
Was it just wrapped in brown paper?

Amazingly no, it was packaged in a good 4-5" worth of layered bubble-wrap inside the silvery mail bag and taped up solid.

silversurfer · 2 Mar 2008 at 20:14

Must have taken a lot to end up like that, could have been better if placed in a larger more solid cardboard box though

ElDude · 2 Mar 2008 at 20:51

I wouldn't even accept it in that condition. As soon as you sign for special delivery items, you're accepting the condition it's arrived in.

That being said, if you've already signed for it, and it's working I'd put in a written complaint.

adamph · 4 Mar 2008 at 22:50

That appalling... In all the years I have ordered products online I have only had a few occasions where the packaging has been that bad... I have had a few occasions where products have never arrived at all and I was charged for them (thankfully not camera equipment)