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So I ordered some replacement filters for my Etymotic ear buds. They came in a little ziplock about 3x3 inches, maybe 3 mm thick. And this is what Amazon packed them in, an 18x24x4 box. 
<a href="https://flic.kr/p/DiZBmH" target="_blank">https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1709/24488821173_5e25c35b23_z.jpg</a>Untitled by FredMan, on Flickr They did you a favor. A small, item sized package will fall off or through the automated package sorters a hell of a lot easier than a box that size. You really did want to receive them didn't you? |
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If amazon is shipping that way it's for a very specific reason, or group of reasons. My guess is standard sized boxing makes it WAY easier to sort and ship than having multiple sized boxes. I.E. which is costs more, a worker looking for the right size box, or a couple cents for a big box vs a small box. Not take that cost over a couple hundred boxes per worker, per day for thousands of employees. |
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I had something similar happen once. I ordered two sets of fuel injector O-rings (12 total, each is about 1/2" in diameter) from Rock Auto. First of all, Fel-Pro decided to package each little plastic bag of 6 O-rings into its own cardboard box, about 8" x 4" x .5", then Rock Auto packed those two boxes in a box that must have been 12" x 8" x 6", with a bunch of those plastic air bag things. Damn, I was expecting a bubble mailer.
I also recently received a box of stainless steel nuts and bolts with an official USPS 'fragile' sticker on the box  .
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They did you a favor. A small, item sized package will fall off or through the automated package sorters a hell of a lot easier than a box that size. You really did want to receive them didn't you? Winner Winner Overpack Dinner! I ordered 2 oil filters for my bike, they came packed in a box like that. Didn't cost me anything extra. The .Mil has gone to packing small things like screws and bolts in overpacks like that. |
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Some of thier picking and delivery is automated, the packer is a person that stands at the station and carts are delivered with the items. It's pretty neat.  https://youtu.be/quWFjS3Ci7A https://youtu.be/dAXdeqcHBp4
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Isn't their order picking and packaging automated? It's pretty neat. https://youtu.be/quWFjS3Ci7A https://youtu.be/dAXdeqcHBp4
Damn. That first video is like something out of a sci-fi movie. The future is here. P.S. Chick with nice ass at 1:13. |