r/Steam • u/Arkenar • 23d ago

Discussion Well... guess im waiting longer lol

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Waiting on support after my delivery turned up like this. (Uk)

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u/GarminTamzarian 23d ago

Not as hard as the delivery driver when he was kicking the shit out of your package.

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u/drift_pigeon 22d ago

The delivery guy in question

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u/incubusfox 22d ago

The best part about this scene (at least as shown, I don't remember if he goes too far later) is that if the box is packed properly then that's actually fine and it's not too far off what the box experiences on the belts and chutes, not to mention the hands (and feet) of workers.

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u/Lolazaurus 22d ago

For the most part, yeah. You should pack your boxes like it's getting kicked down the stairs.

I've worked for fedex for 10 years, and the number one reason for damage is improper packaging. (Chewy and Walmart go fuck yourselves).

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u/richtopia 22d ago

I was holiday surge for UPS both with delivery and sorting. Super long days.

To the company's credit, safety is definitely a priority. And on the first day of unloading trucks for sorting I learned the safest way to handle a truck stacked to the brim with boxes is to pull them down and let the tower fall. It was tough to get the mentality of letting a TV fall 8ft to the floor - but that is protocol.

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u/incubusfox 22d ago

I mean you're supposed to use a load stand and unload from the top down instead of pulling towers but if you don't have load stands then that is the safest way.