Last Monday for my work i sent 2 gaskets to CA. They have steel outer rings, but the middle of them is not fragile, but could be broken with careless handling. So i had a guy at work make a crate, from wood, to put them in and i sent them UPS.
Yesterday i got an email informing me that the goods were destroyed and lost (like one wasn't good enough!) and that the crate was damaged and empty. I am not sure of the abuse it takes to achieve that, but i send UPS my hearty congratulations.
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