Normally I'd be a little miffed, but...

[ur20v]

I purchased a pair of Whelen/Austin strobes on fleabay for $17 shipped. They arrived today, and heard them rattling around and felt them moving freely in the box. Opened it up and - no packing material at all.


I was about to be mad about it until my eye caught the price of the postage.


I can honestly say that I'd would never do the same thing to a buyer (a good way to lose money and earn negative feedback), but I can understand it. I've shot myself in the foot a couple of times like that in the past. Besides, like @Jennifer Rose Towing says, these lights are made tough for tough environments. Lots of banging around and vibration.

 

[shues]

The difference in cost to ship those beacons by weight and zone instead of by flat rate would have paid for more than ample packaging material.

 

[Jennifer Rose Towing]

I am surprised they survived. The insides take a beating on some trucks so I wouldnt think of packing inside the domes. If ya sell something and it breaks because ya didnt pack it, you will be out even more because you will need to refund the buyers money. A bunch of crumpled up free walmart bags would have been just fine here. I probably would leave neutral feedback saying not a scrap of packing.

 

[tsquale]

As @shues said, they made a mistake going flat rate vs a more appropriately sized box and paying by weight. They could've used junk mail fliers or even bought a Sunday paper to use as packing material, or the shopping bags as suggested too. That is just laziness on their part.

 

[ur20v]

They both powered up and flashed just fine, so I'm grateful I don't have to file a claim. I'll sleep on the neutral feedback idea.

 

[NPS Ranger]

Obviously the seller learned to pack while working at Amazon.