Finally!

[trixtah]

Finally got my router. It would have arrived on Monday, but I had fun and games trying to intersect with the courier. No mention of sending the old one back to Belkin, and this router is about two models newer than my current one. w00t! But check out the bloody packaging here! That's right, that's only two hunks of paper stuck around the sides of the box, and the outer box is about twice as large as the one with the device in it. That leaves 4 sides that are only protected by the device box itself - and the packaging in that is quite adequate, both for compression and crush resistance - so why bother with the outer box? Beats me. Other than creating more waste in the world. 9/10 for Belkin customer service, but only 2/10 for packaging skillz (at least the cardboard and paper is recyclable). Still, yay connectivity tonight.

Comments

[saluqi.livejournal.com]

Yay for getting it all sorted before the Christmas shutdown.

I'd like to think I'd be mildly batty by now if I didn't have internet at home, but perhaps it would be good for me :p

[damned-colonial.livejournal.com]

Hrmmmm... I've come to the conclusion that "recyclable" is one of the most misleading terms around.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

Apparently it's because parcel-wrangling companies are slightly less likely to lose a honkin' big parcel than a small one.