OS4 Smashed Flat

[Jeff]

Well, I received my OS4 from AmigaKit yesterday. The postal service somehow managed to smash the OS4 box flat. I guess it's not that big of a deal as the manual, disk, and the CD are intact. I bought it mostly to put on the shelf and look at since I'll probably never own a PPC card. I guess I was hoping for a nice box. We collectors are like that you know.

AmigaKit PLEASE spring for a box for overseas shipping.  Stuffed in an envelope just doesn't cut it.

-Somewhat disappointed
Jeff

[keropi]

what? my copy was inside a strong BIGGER box with fillings... it came intact...
maybe your post-office is too brutal!

[Homer]

Can you claim on the insurance ? Contact AmigaKit and see if something can be worked out  :-)

[clemenza]

I also bought OS4 from Amigakit and, as in keropi's case, was packed inside a bigger box. So the original package came intact!

[cv643d]

I think they come flat to the retailers, so they have to fold it into a box themselves. I dont really care about the box but one solution would be to send the box unfolded flat in an envelope.

[Lemmink]

I don`t know about AmigaKit, but some other Amiga shops send the boxes out flat like they got it from ACube. Just the flat foldet box like it came from the print with DIsk CD and Handbook shoved inside.
I got my two copies of OS4 in an envelope and had to fold up the boxes myself.
I must say that I was a little diassapointed too as I ordered two copies to have one for use and another one to nicely place on the shelf.

[Boudicca]

Pat and Jess the Cat have an important letter for Mrs McDonald's at her cottage.

But Pat is suprised that when he arrives the letter box is too small for the letter.....what am I going to do Jess now.

Hmmmmm Pat thinks. He then notices a message on the front of the envelope. "IMPORTANT PAPERS: DON'T BEND"

Pat goes into deep thought for a moment.

Hmmmm Ah...yes! Pay Says to Jess.

Pat folds the letter neatly in half and writes on the envelope. "OH YES IT DOES....!"

Pat smiles and goes back with Jess to have a nice cup of tea.



Shaz

[tokyoracer]

Terrible. :roll:  :lol:

[motorollin]

Lemmink wrote:
I don`t know about AmigaKit, but some other Amiga shops send the boxes out flat like they got it from ACube. Just the flat foldet box like it came from the print with DIsk CD and Handbook shoved inside.
I got my two copies of OS4 in an envelope and had to fold up the boxes myself.

Mine came the same way, from AmigaKit.

Lemmink wrote:
I must say that I was a little diassapointed too as I ordered two copies to have one for use and another one to nicely place on the shelf.

Why were you disappointed? You still had a nice box for your shelf. You just had to put it together yourself :-)

--
moto

[Lemmink]

Why were you disappointed? You still had a nice box for your shelf. You just had to put it together yourself

Well lets say beeing delivered in a mare envelope insted of a firm cardbord box left it in a state that is not suiteable for a collectable :-(

[monami]

i had this situation with a hyperos product. it cost me £150 and they didn't even package it nicely... squashed. i am a bit of a collector of things and it was going on my shelf. but worse than that it was an official product and it came on cdr blue bottom media for £150!

[Ianoakley]

I have to say that whatever I have ordered from Amigakit.com the packaging is immaculate to the extent that it takes ages before you finally discover your items. Even the Amiga Future magazine comes bubble wrapped !

However i do understand your concern - if you see what the Postie attempts to get through my letter box I'm amazed anything survives.

[HopperJF]

Ianoakley wrote:
I have to say that whatever I have ordered from Amigakit.com the packaging is immaculate to the extent that it takes ages before you finally discover your items. Even the Amiga Future magazine comes bubble wrapped !

Speaking of which, I placed my first AmigaKit order a week ago, Amiga Future issue 69 and it still hasn't arrived, what is the usual lead time with Amigakit?

[nasty]

AMIGAKIT:

Over the Christmas and New Year period the webstore will be open to take orders.

However email and telephone support, order processing and shipping services will be available at limited periods of time due to the holiday period:

Monday 24th December - Open until midday *
Tuesday 25th December - Closed (Christmas Day)
Wednesday 26th December - Closed
Thursday 27th December - Closed
Friday 28th December - Closed
Saturday 29th December - Closed
Sunday 30th December - Closed
Monday 31st December - Open until midday *
Tuesday 1st January 2008 - Closed (New Year's Day)
Wednesday 2nd January 2008 - Closed

* no courier service between the 24th December until 2nd January. Large shipments that require courier pickup will not be processed until the 3rd January as there is no courier service until this date. Small orders will be processed and sent through the postal mail network as normal on the 24th December and 31st December.

Regular email, telephone and order processing services will resume from January 3rd 2008.

So it should of arrived :-?

[weirdami]

Pat folds the letter neatly in half and writes on the envelope. "OH YES IT DOES....!"

That's exactly how the post office around here acts. I once caught a mail man gripping and squeezing with both hands and putting a huge crease down the middle of my mail so he could cram it in better. The post office manager didn't care at all when I complained. He cracked my CD! Jerks.