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Not impressed with UGC
Moviefan2k4:
Shattering on low-level impact is hardly what I'd call "durable". Have they always been this way?
wiggy:
They're pretty robust otherwise. They're pretty thin, so it's to be expected. At .42 a pop, they're a lot tougher than I thought they'd be. I grabbed some of the cheapy DS cases and those things are weak, weak, weak. You can ripe 'em apart with your bare hands. By accident :-\
Moviefan2k4:
OK, when you use the word "shatter", I'm thinking of what happens when you drop a glass plate or mirror on the floor. Is this what you're talking about?
wiggy:
No no no, nothing that severe.
These are examples of the best and worst damaged cases from the last batch.
The top pic is likely what will happen if you drop one on a hard floor (and that's been my experience when dropping one from about 5-6'). The other is what can happen if an entire case gets dropped. The boxes that they come in are SUPER crappy. They sorta feel about as tough as 2 paper towels laid on top of each other :-\
WolfAlmighty:
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 13, 2012, 01:07:43 PM ---The top pic is likely what will happen if you drop one on a hard floor (and that's been my experience when dropping one from about 5-6'). The other is what can happen if an entire case gets dropped. The boxes that they come in are SUPER crappy. They sorta feel about as tough as 2 paper towels laid on top of each other :-\
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Mine have always come in singlewall corrugated boxes with no packing material. I worked as a shipping manager for nine years and if I would have packed things like that I would have been fired. :p If it were me, given the weight of a box of these things, I would use doublewall with a layer of bubble paper surrounding on all sides (the thicker bubbles, not the dinky ones). Shipping things with no dunnage is never a smart idea, and even less so when it's something that can break like this. Given that they ship via FedEx Ground it's a wonder there aren't more messed up when you get them.