Advertising Antiques Ltd
Guru Tat
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| 24 Aug 2010 06:29 PM |
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Had another mangled sign through the post today. If anyone sends a sign in the post, please pay special attention to the corners by using loads of card!
Cheers
Al
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SteveTheTyke
Guru Tat
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| 24 Aug 2010 08:57 PM |
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Crikey that must have come out of the aeroplane to bend it that much ! |
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Advertising Antiques Ltd
Guru Tat
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| 25 Aug 2010 11:14 PM |
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You would be suprised. I had one broken clean in two a few months back!
Al. |
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cherryboy
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| 27 Aug 2010 12:53 PM |
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The best thing to use is pipe lagging, the sponge type, just split it down the seem & run it round the edges of the sign, tape it as well, Richard |
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NWC
Tatter
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| 27 Aug 2010 04:31 PM |
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I always use 1" cavity wall insulation and cardboard with the packing at least two inches larger than the sign. Then pack around the sides with strips of the insulatian. |
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langcat
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| 18 Sep 2010 11:06 AM |
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Here is my disappointment of the year. Had a big package from India (mr. Zaveri Shishir) with about 10 signs.
3 of them where a total loss. Never received my money back.
This is the sign before shipping.
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lordupham
Mad Keen Collector
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| 18 Sep 2010 05:45 PM |
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That one makes Al's little ding look pathetic! How on earth can a parcel get that mangled?? Looks like the parachute never opened! |
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Advertising Antiques Ltd
Guru Tat
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| 19 Sep 2010 08:41 PM |
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Oh dear. What a shame to lose the money and such a great early sign. Never seen that one before either?
Al. |
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langcat
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| 20 Sep 2010 10:59 PM |
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Hi Al,
Whenever you come to visit me in Holland, it's yours (for free).
regards Henk |
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Advertising Antiques Ltd
Guru Tat
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| 18 Nov 2011 12:17 AM |
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Groan.
Another one from Asia
How to lose money the slow way.
Al.
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Lummox
The Tatfather
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| 18 Nov 2011 06:37 AM |
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Coo enamel lice ! |
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fish
Tatter
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| 18 Nov 2011 03:01 PM |
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ide make a claim against the companies chaps. |
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Tester
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| 18 Nov 2011 03:36 PM |
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Sadly form Asia!
Al. |
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chelt original
Mad Keen Collector
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| 18 Nov 2011 06:39 PM |
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yuk thats a horrible site all those (fish n) chips, maybe like the one you said was in two bits it was the result of being in an un heated plane hold, -15 or whatever.
as as im sure u know things get a bit brittle at that temp.
btw that packaging on that baby food sign and the other is just a joke, hardly any tape, hardly any bubble rap and rubbish cardboard with no support and no fragile tape (not that that makes a differnce tho) i send my packages much better than that and there only going to the uk let alone around the world. |
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sign-seeker
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| 19 Nov 2011 09:23 PM |
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Except for the smallest of signs, I think I'd be more surprised if they didn't arrive damaged, if you're relying just on cardboard packing! No one seems to handle things whilst in transit with any care; I'm sure things just get chucked around any old how! |
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