Today I was baffled yet pleased when I received a DVD from Buy.com in a DVD "1/4 pk" mailer. It was sized precisely for one DVD, had extended edges for structural integrity, and a pull tab like many book shippers use. Yippee! No more Peanuts! Fits in my mailbox and doesn't sit in front of the door like an invitation.

It's about time.

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Do you see what a can of worms this portal is? I don't think I can go on living my life as I have lived it.

I still say Amazon has the best packaging, those people just go absolutely nuts with the amount of cardboard, plastic, bubble wrap, and what not!

Bad News !

I find that the closer the DVD fits the packaging, the more likely I will have to return it due to "floaters" (ie DVDs that have come loose from the hub and bang around in the case, scratching the surface).

I have always found Buy.com to have the best DVD shipping packaging, since the DVD is cushioned by all the packing material around it. I have only had one floater from buy.com, and in that case, a lazy shipping clerk put virtually no material in the box around the DVD.

When I receive DVDs in form fitting boxes where the DVD is flush against the side of the box, the DVD is almost always a floater.

And I often get floaters from 800.com, because load their shipping boxes by putting the objects flush against the side of the box, and then fill with a one piece foam piece which never fits right, allowing the DVD to bounce around. BN does the same thing with box sets.

[This message has been edited by HepDude (edited November 24, 2000).]

quote:<HR>Originally posted by HepDude:
Bad News !

I find that the closer the DVD fits the packaging, the more likely I will have to return it due to "floaters" (ie DVDs that have come loose from the hub and bang around in the case, scratching the surface).

[This message has been edited by HepDude (edited November 24, 2000).]<HR>

I guess it's each to his own once again since most of my floaters have come from Buy.com! They frequently underpack the peanuts, leaving you with a rattling mess. On the other hand, I have had floaters from everyone I have purchased from online. I'm personally glad to have the new packs and will take my chances...as I do with every other online store.

Amazon does have good packaging...and, of course, you pay for it. Once again, each to his own.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Hal2000:


Amazon does have good packaging...and, of course, you pay for it. Once again, each to his own. <HR>

What do you mean? Amazon has the same shipping charges that Buy.com has, like $2.98 for Amazon and $2.95 for Buy.com for 1 dvd US standard.

I'll miss those big peanut-filled boxes which during free shipping weekends always made me confused how Buy could afford it. Those boxes always kept my precious DVDs safe....and I liked them better than the single-sized boxes.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by huzefa:
What do you mean? Amazon has the same shipping charges that Buy.com has, like $2.98 for Amazon and $2.95 for Buy.com for 1 dvd US standard.<HR>

What shipping rates are and how they are built into product pricing are two very different things.

I got a dvd from buy.com on Tuesday in the smaller envelope. On Friday I got 2 in the big boxes again. Personally I prefer the smaller packages, but my wife uses the boxes for crafts in her kindergarten class (she's the teacher,guys),so they're put to a use at least.

[This message has been edited by bdots48 (edited November 25, 2000).]

quote:<HR>Originally posted by HepDude:
I find that the closer the DVD fits the packaging, the more likely I will have to return it due to "floaters" <HR>

I've never had any problems playing scuffed-up discs. I mean, I hate the fact that the disc is scuffed, but it doesn't seem to affect playback, right?



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My mostly HORROR dvd collection

Are you sure that "floaters" are due to shipping? I've only received a few discs that were loose in the packaging. When looking around B&M stores, I will often find floaters (just shake the box as little and you can hear the disc rattling around inside of it -- I always check before I buy). I'd say that it's more likely that the disc wasn't properly seated on the hub during packaging.

I've been getting all my Amazon DVDs lately in padded envelopes. I don't think that packaging is so great.

I dont know why you all have such bad luck, the only floater ive gotten was from CH and it was in a pack of seven that i got... weird, huh? Also, i ordered Titan A.E. from 800.com, and it came packaged in a little envelope with the popcorn and it was fine...

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What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it?

-Han Solo, Star Wars Episode IV

I guess I don't understand what the Buy.com packaging has to do with your feces.