• Pipea@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Everybody laughing at this comment needs to know that THIS DOES HAPPEN. Ex-employee had to return her laptop, so we send a UPS return label via e-mail. She shows up at the UPS store with the laptop in hand and is surprised when they tell her it needs to be in a box. We received the laptop inside the wildest combination of two boxes taped back-to-back and filled with garbage that didn’t even form effective packing material.

    Some people have literally never shipped anything in their life before, despite being 30 🤷

    • tektite@slrpnk.net
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      14 days ago

      I’ve never shipped anything through a UPS store but their website explicitly states that they offer packing services.

      • jaybone@lemmy.zip
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        Yeah they sell boxes and shit there. I don’t know what that other commenter is complaining about. I’ve had to ship laptops back to employers. Usually they first ship you an empty box specifically for shipping laptops. It even includes a sticker you put on the outside about lithium batteries or whatever. I’d say it’s more the company’s fault and not this ex-employee’s fault for how the laptop is returned. Plus I’ve had to return laptops to places where I’ve been laid off. They’re lucky I didn’t piss on the thing and take a hammer to it. They can be happy they are getting back anything at all. Send a goddamn shipping box for Jesus.