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Sytrofoam peanuts and EVIL and worthless

I just spent the last 15 minutes tranferring a box of packing peanuts from a cardboard box into plastic garbage bags. Not only do I now have repetitive stress on my left arm, my kitchen looks like a snowstorm just hit. I put the rest out pack and now some rebel peanuts have joined the other ones in my front yard from last month. ...then the last of them have caught on with the built up static electricity and now won't stay in the plastic bag...

in all seriousness, packing peanuts are great when packing, say..a coffee cup....but are utterly useless when packing an amp over 30lbs. I don't know why people use them for shipping highend gear. There are several other better, cheaper, less cumbersome materials one can use which are more appropriate.

thanks for listening...
justlisten
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nrchy
2,124 posts
 
I could not agree more. When I got my Klyne pre-amp from the factory it was packed like that and right away I had a bad impression of the company. Peanuts are useless and cheap, why would anyone put anything other than junk gear in a box with them!

I feel better now.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
Yeah, and they taste like crap too.
jax2
3,031 posts
 
When ordering high-end gear from your favorite dealer or Audiogon seller, always request the FLAVORED styrofoam peanuts if you plan on making a meal of them like my pal Gunbei. My personal favorite flavors are Chocolate, Strawberry and Poon-tang. Accept no substitutes! Lay down some harsh words in those feedback files for lack of compliance! Open up your windows, lean out there and yell at top of your lungs, "I'm as mad as hell, and I want my Poon-tang flavored peanuts!!!!" Go on, do it now!!!

Marco
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