Egg Packaging Test

[Livinzoo]

Well I had my first complaint about inadequate packaging. I learned how to pack by all the eggs I have received, seeing what caused the least damaged eggs and was easiest to unwrap. Some eggs were so wrapped up I was afraid I would break them while unwrapping.

So I take a 18 ct Styrofoam carton and wrap a belt of bubble wrap around their center. This protects their fragile sides and helps keep them in place in the carton. I then do not use the 3 cells on each end of the carton. I place this carton in a #7 box from USPS half filled with packing peanuts. I than top off the peanuts so the carton can not move when the box is closed.

So after receiving this complaint. I decided to test and document my packaging method. I have a continuous shot feature on my camera. Which is what I used to shoot the trip the eggs took down the stairs. When I opened the box all the eggs were still in place and none were broke. Their were no cracks or chips in any of the eggs.

I feel that my packaging is more than adequate.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gqxccjaMZprL7HlFqzaFEw?feat=directlink

Any thoughts?

 

[Flowers of Abba]

YES

you can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but never all of the people all of the time.


but, your effort should count for a lot.... the postal service on the other hand--- my last package was fumbled right out of the back of the postal truck . I just stood there with my mouth hanging open as he passed me the box covered in "live embryos" stickers. He said " oh, don't feel bad, my glasses fell too but they're just cheaters from wallmart"

never mind my $80.00 babies!

 

[gsim]

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Never did it before, I am just amazed at the idea of mail-order eggs.

 

[speckledhen]

I don't pack exactly that way (no carton, just heavily bubblewrapped eggs and padding all around, very snug, paying attention to the corners), but I have received eggs packed like that and they arrived fine. The P.O. must have shaken the crud out of the box since there were quite a few blown air cells, but out of 12 eggs, six had good air cells and I did get five of those Ameraucanas to hatch. The P.O. is the main one responsible for damage to eggs, as long as the packaging is good; you can't be responsible for that part of it. Again, to repeat myself, shipped eggs are a gamble, always.