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Revealed: Apple's Secret Membership In The Stupid Shipping Gang
Apple may have Al Gore on its board of directors, but that won’t stop them from shipping teeny tiny remote controls in cartoonishly large boxes. Last year, the Loraxes at Greenpeace accused Apple of...
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Amazon Introduces Packaging Feedback
Is Amazon trying to kill off our “stupid shipping gang” tag? Alex wrote to us today to point out that now there’s a new “Packaging Feedback” link under your “My Account” page on their site. Among other...
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This Think Geek Sticker Clearly Wouldn't Fit In The Other Box
We may have to invent a new tag just to accurately describe how absurd Think Geek’s shipment to Micah in Ontario was. It was bad enough that the shipping was over $30, but that’s a consequence of...
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Last Chance To Request $40 Digital TV Converter Box Coupons!
Alright slowpokes, you have less than a week to finally request your digital TV converter box coupons. The Department of Commerce plans to hand out the last $40 coupons on July 31. You don’t need a...
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Cheap Package Design Tricks People Into Dropping Motorola Droid On Floor
The Motorola Droid is a sweet phone, but the box it comes in is a case study in bad package design. Where every other gadget these days comes in boxes with lids, or boxes designed to be opened in a...
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The Cardboard Box That Fits Everything
Hey Amazon, et. al., I think we just figured out how you can solve your Stupid Shipping Gang problem: switch over to this kind of box that fits every item, no matter what size, perfectly. It’s called...
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18 Cats That Can’t Resist Lounging In Amazon Boxes
As everyone who has owned a cat or seen the Internet knows, cats love boxes. America’s cats aren’t quite sure what to make of the news that Amazon has increased the free Super Saver Shipping threshold...
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Should You Keep The Box For Your New Gadget? Maybe
Never throw away the box if you have a cat. (Jan Giesen)We’ve already established today that when you buy a new gadget at a brick-and-mortar store, you should tear open the box before leaving to ensure...
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Priced To Move: Cardboard Boxes Are About To Get Cheaper
If you’re getting ready to move soon or have a bunch of stuff you need to ship to Siberia, you’ll be glad to know that cardboard boxes are likely about to be cheaper than usual. The reason?...
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