Why you shuold NOT, EVER have a computer shipped to you

namu · 21st Nov 2001, 07:50 AM

http://homepage.mac.com/simonster/PhotoAlbum3.html
*shiver*

Fluid · 21st Nov 2001, 07:56 AM

You should sue them for something like that!

*hal* · 21st Nov 2001, 07:56 AM

I've had 'em shipped to me plenty of times with no problem. It just looks like that poor SOB ran into a room full of club-wielding crack-monkeys.

Flatliner · 21st Nov 2001, 07:57 AM

Poor fella, thats terrible.

The Dopefish · 21st Nov 2001, 08:08 AM

tool · 21st Nov 2001, 08:14 AM

holy ****. I would sue UPS for that crap. and I would go down to their post office and blow their heads off with a shot gun if they delivered a computer to me like that.

iolair · 21st Nov 2001, 08:14 AM

One of my first jobs was hardware support.

Often, we'd repair a PC, ship it back to the customer by courier ... and it would be broken again by the time it got there!

namu · 21st Nov 2001, 08:24 AM

I had once my iMac shipped to and from Holland for repairs.
It came back with scratches all over (thankfully NOT on the screen) and missing some screws.
But, eh, an iMac is as solid as a concrete block (and as evolutive too

)...

Fluid · 21st Nov 2001, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by namu
I had once my iMac shipped to and from Holland for repairs.
It came back with scratches all over (thankfully NOT on the screen) and missing some screws.
But, eh, an iMac is as solid as a concrete block (and as evolutive too )...

They prolly thought of the money they'd save if they kept the screws

Bounca · 21st Nov 2001, 08:31 AM

Looks like a male razorback gorilla got horny and thought that UPS box was a fem monkey in heat.

tool · 21st Nov 2001, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bounca
Looks like a male razorback gorilla got horny and thought that UPS box was a fem monkey in heat.

I would hate to think what he thought of the computer also

afkik · 21st Nov 2001, 09:00 AM

holy crap that thing got mauled. It would take EXTREME force just to bend or break some of those parts on that computer

Clayeth · 21st Nov 2001, 09:10 AM

It's a ploy

Any Mac related item shipped through UPS will be destroyed, they have an agreement with Microshaft.

As for UPS, I've never had a problem with them. They are a little slower but cheaper than FedEx, and don't pick up stuff when I ship it out from my house, but I've never had anything damaged. The bigger the package the more likely it is to get F'd up though.

TaoPaiPai · 21st Nov 2001, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by namu
But, eh, an iMac is as solid as a concrete block (and as evolutive too )...

But hey ,a concrete block is a thousand times more useful

namu · 21st Nov 2001, 09:57 AM

Wow, never thought you could play UT and run ftp/web/mysql servers on a concrete block

[UM]theswarm · 21st Nov 2001, 10:33 AM

my dell was shipped fedx fine in about a week. the printer+scanner took another 2 weeks UPS, and arrived the day i got my internet connection installed (cable modem).

Yeah, the comp came with a US robotics 56k built in, but there's NOW WAY IN HELL i'm using it!

El Diablo · 21st Nov 2001, 11:07 AM

I had my Mac G4 and my PC shipped to me and both came out fine.

Exar Kun [Sith] · 21st Nov 2001, 12:01 PM

That is pretty bad with that computer.

I had my V5 shipped to me and it came out fine but the retailer didn't use UPS they used Airborne Delivery which came in about a day after ordering.

Fomhoire · 21st Nov 2001, 03:21 PM

Yup! Just tie a rope around that handle on the top and you have a good boat anchor!

Quote:

Originally posted by namu
I had once my iMac shipped to and from Holland for repairs.
It came back with scratches all over (thankfully NOT on the screen) and missing some screws.
But, eh, an iMac is as solid as a concrete block (and as evolutive too )...

tool · 21st Nov 2001, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by namu
Wow, never thought you could play UT and run ftp/web/mysql servers on a concrete block

well you know how much technology has advanced and all.

21st Nov 2001, 07:50 AM	#1
namu Bleh. Join Date: Dec. 21st, 2000 Location: Dinae Mensa, Tharsis Regio Posts: 4,226	Why you shuold NOT, EVER have a computer shipped to you http://homepage.mac.com/simonster/PhotoAlbum3.html shiver __________________ United we stand, divided we run free at last ! We are not at war with Intel. We have never been at war with Intel. -- S. Jobs

21st Nov 2001, 07:56 AM	#2
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21st Nov 2001, 07:56 AM	#3
hal Dictator Join Date: Nov. 24th, 1998 Location: -------> Posts: 21,340	I've had 'em shipped to me plenty of times with no problem. It just looks like that poor SOB ran into a room full of club-wielding crack-monkeys. __________________

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21st Nov 2001, 08:14 AM	#7
iolair Mostly Harmless Join Date: Jun. 4th, 2001 Location: Asturias, España Posts: 1,636	One of my first jobs was hardware support. Often, we'd repair a PC, ship it back to the customer by courier ... and it would be broken again by the time it got there! __________________ http://neil.gratton.org/

21st Nov 2001, 07:57 AM	#4
Flatliner For you apes Join Date: Oct. 15th, 2001 Location: Aus Posts: 606	Poor fella, thats terrible.

21st Nov 2001, 08:14 AM	#6
tool BuFs #1 mom Join Date: Oct. 31st, 2001 Location: Up my ass Posts: 13,367	holy ****. I would sue UPS for that crap. and I would go down to their post office and blow their heads off with a shot gun if they delivered a computer to me like that.

21st Nov 2001, 08:24 AM	#8
namu Bleh. Join Date: Dec. 21st, 2000 Location: Dinae Mensa, Tharsis Regio Posts: 4,226	I had once my iMac shipped to and from Holland for repairs. It came back with scratches all over (thankfully NOT on the screen) and missing some screws. But, eh, an iMac is as solid as a concrete block (and as evolutive too )... __________________ United we stand, divided we run free at last ! We are not at war with Intel. We have never been at war with Intel. -- S. Jobs

21st Nov 2001, 08:31 AM	#10
Bounca Unemployed Loser Join Date: Jan. 18th, 2000 Posts: 424	Looks like a male razorback gorilla got horny and thought that UPS box was a fem monkey in heat.

21st Nov 2001, 09:00 AM	#12
afkik Registered User Join Date: Dec. 23rd, 2000 Location: Munich Posts: 1,986	holy crap that thing got mauled. It would take EXTREME force just to bend or break some of those parts on that computer

21st Nov 2001, 09:10 AM	#13
Clayeth Classic Join Date: Apr. 10th, 2000 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,602	It's a ploy Any Mac related item shipped through UPS will be destroyed, they have an agreement with Microshaft. As for UPS, I've never had a problem with them. They are a little slower but cheaper than FedEx, and don't pick up stuff when I ship it out from my house, but I've never had anything damaged. The bigger the package the more likely it is to get F'd up though. __________________ Stupid squirrels!!!

21st Nov 2001, 09:57 AM	#15
namu Bleh. Join Date: Dec. 21st, 2000 Location: Dinae Mensa, Tharsis Regio Posts: 4,226	Wow, never thought you could play UT and run ftp/web/mysql servers on a concrete block __________________ United we stand, divided we run free at last ! We are not at war with Intel. We have never been at war with Intel. -- S. Jobs

21st Nov 2001, 10:33 AM	#16
[UM]theswarm Spork of the Apocalypse! Join Date: Sep. 30th, 2001 Location: Everywhere Posts: 1,058	my dell was shipped fedx fine in about a week. the printer+scanner took another 2 weeks UPS, and arrived the day i got my internet connection installed (cable modem). Yeah, the comp came with a US robotics 56k built in, but there's NOW WAY IN HELL i'm using it!

21st Nov 2001, 11:07 AM	#17
El Diablo German Engineered, Autobahn Approved Join Date: Oct. 19th, 2001 Location: In my own personal Hell. Posts: 2,256	I had my Mac G4 and my PC shipped to me and both came out fine. __________________ GameHelper Writer \| Ferrari Fanatic \| My Game Collection "Look, it's the two symbols of the Republican party: an Elephant and a fat, old white guy who's afraid of change!" -Peter Griffin

21st Nov 2001, 12:01 PM	#18
Exar Kun [Sith] Sith Lord Join Date: Sep. 11th, 2001 Location: A Sith Temple Posts: 594	That is pretty bad with that computer. I had my V5 shipped to me and it came out fine but the retailer didn't use UPS they used Airborne Delivery which came in about a day after ordering. __________________

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