My Dad just sent me an extra printer he had lying around. It's not all that old, but he had a newer one so he didn't need his old HP Photosmart 1215. I eagerly offered to take it off of his hands, since we'll need a printer to go along with our new iMac (that we won't buy for another few months).
He said he dropped the printer (with cables, manuals, and extra ink cartridges) off at a packing store and let them take care of it. The result was quite an impressive display of packing prowess. Opened the box to find a large amount of foam peanuts surrounding a smaller box. I opened the smaller box to find an equal amount of foam peanuts, under which was the printer fully enclosed in bubble wrap. The folder with all the extraneous supplies was in the smaller box, too.
I haven't unwrapped the printer yet. It is so nicely cocooned in bubble wrap that I may not disturb it until we get our new computer, although I really should check it to make sure it survived the journey.
Even if I don't use the printer soon, the package was a hit. The dog got to bark at the UPS delivery man, and the girls loved playing in the foam peanuts.
Posted by Rob Reid at February 4, 2004 10:18 AM