[78-L] The Zen of 78 acquisition

[David Lennick]

U-Haul claims its peanuts are biodegradable. I'll know soon enough if I start 
getting the same static charge complaints I was making over the years.

dl

On 12/15/2011 1:07 PM, Michael Valentiner wrote:
> I like the corn starch peanuts ULine sells.  Bio-degradable, dissolve
> in water, and they don't pick up a static charge and go flying
> everywhere on there own when I open the box/bag.
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 11:52 AM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>  wrote:
>> Charming! Sorry he took umbrage at your sally. I hate when my sally gets
>> umbraged. As for me, after years of cursing dealers who use styrofoam peanuts,
>> I've had to go over to that side because they're cheap and weigh nothing, and
>> if the records are sealed (or in another smaller box) they're safe from
>> intrusion. A bag about the size of two pillows costs $5 at my nearby U-Haul.
>>
>> dl (just about to recycle a box you sent Roger M. and which Don C. had sent to you)
>>
>> (Jeez..SpelCheq took umbrage at my spelling of "styrofoam" because I didn't
>> capitalize it. Ma fungu!)
>>
>> On 12/15/2011 12:33 PM, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>>> I just went through one of the strangest experiences I've had in my
>>> years of surfing and buying from eBay.
>>> I bid on and won a record on the Zen label out of New York. Could have
>>> cared less about the material, but I got a kick out of the label head.
>>> $13.00 total.
>>> I sent my regular instructions for packing:
>>>
>>> It's a long way to Hawaii so here's how to pack: use 4 10" sq. pieces of
>>> box cardboard - put record(s) between - tape edges - put 7 or 8 pcs
>>> crushed newspaper in a 12x12x4 or larger box - put record sandwich in -
>>> put 7 or 8 more pcs crushed newspaper in to fill - shake - if contents
>>> shift there's not enough paper - if box bulges there's too much -
>>> readjust and seal - Thanks -- TMR
>>>
>>> I then got an outraged note back telling me how he was going to pack it
>>> and if I didn't like it that was just too bad, so there.
>>> I replied that his method was really very nice but mine had a breakage
>>> rate of around 2% over 30 years and would he please, etc., etc.
>>> He sent me back this:
>>>
>>> Do you expect me to go out for an hour and look for a 4-inch box to buy,
>>> then buy a few newspapers--I don't read newspapers so I don't have any
>>> (I read news on the web)--and cut my 12" fillers 2" to meet YOUR
>>> needs--FOR A $13 RECORD???????????? NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For a $50
>>> record, yes. NOT for a cheap $13 record. I'll send the cancellation form
>>> out right away.
>>>
>>> I them told him he should just put it in a manila envelope and send that.
>>>
>>> He took umbrage at my sally and then refunded my payment and canceled my
>>> order, even though I refused it (which I didn't know one could do with
>>> eBay). At this point I wanted the record as a point of honor, if for no
>>> other reason. Because of that I can no longer send him feedback praising
>>> him for his packing method and his even-tempered way of dealing with a
>>> new customer.
>>>
>>> I guess I gotta be Zen about it! That's okay with me.
>>> I'd still like to have a "Zen" record, though.
>>> Mal
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