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A shipping company to avoid for your next Mac purchase (JPEG)
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Eug Wanker
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Jun 6, 2005, 01:27 AM
 
oh my god.

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Jun 6, 2005, 01:44 AM
 
Got any insurance coverage?
     
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Jun 6, 2005, 02:55 AM
 
damn..didntevenplastic wrap those suckers...

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Jun 6, 2005, 03:39 AM
 
What if they're just empty boxes from a school or somewhere and they're being taken to a recycling centre?
     
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Jun 6, 2005, 06:13 AM
 
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Jun 6, 2005, 06:17 AM
 
then surely they would of flattened them first?
     
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Jun 6, 2005, 07:17 AM
 


Looks like they picked them off the highway after they had fallen out of a FedEx truck...
     
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Jun 6, 2005, 07:18 AM
 
Originally Posted by d0dg3
then surely they would of flattened them first?
And what of the large polystyrene inserts? Flatten those?
     
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Jun 6, 2005, 07:26 AM
 
Silly French...

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Jun 6, 2005, 08:25 AM
 
Look out eBay, here they come....
     
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Jun 6, 2005, 08:28 AM
 
Probably some hick in the bible belt of the US taking his Macs back to get them fitted with Intel cpus.
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Jun 6, 2005, 09:01 AM
 
That must be Airborne Express/DHL.
     
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Jun 6, 2005, 09:24 AM
 
Yikes I'd send mine straight back...

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Jun 6, 2005, 09:30 AM
 
Originally Posted by angelmb
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I lolled.

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Jun 6, 2005, 10:21 AM
 
Originally Posted by sideus
That must be Airborne Express/DHL.
It's cleary Irish Express Cargo. Which also explains what they're doing in France.

It's a shame their mule died though.
     
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Jun 6, 2005, 11:13 AM
 
Originally Posted by :XI:
It's cleary Irish Express Cargo. Which also explains what they're doing in France.

It's a shame their mule died though.
Egypt, not France.
So more likely the camel died

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Jun 6, 2005, 11:41 AM
 
It is just me or are those boxes looking way too big?
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Jun 6, 2005, 11:45 AM
 
Originally Posted by fhoubi
It is just me or are those boxes looking way too big?

Look normal to me.

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Jun 6, 2005, 11:45 AM
 
Originally Posted by :XI:
What if they're just empty boxes from a school or somewhere and they're being taken to a recycling centre?
What if they aren't empty and don't have G5s in them.

I think they would make great moving boxes. Perhaps they picked them up from a school or something.
     
   
 
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