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Dell's "Keyboard Condoms" Are No Problem For Stupid Shipping Gang [Stupid Shipping Gang]

Consumerist Forums reader Sixtwo sent us some photos from his recent scrape with Dell and the stupid shipping gang. He ordered a "keyboard condom" which tips the scales at a few grams but ended up receiving a giant box and paid $16 for shipping. His letter and photos, inside...

Long time reader; first time submitter. Going for greenlight! ;D

We ordered a pair of keyboard covers 'condoms' for one of our CNC machine PCs. The CNC has a habit of throwing aluminum strips around and getting stuck in the keyboard at the workstation next to it.

While Dell made with fast shipping from Texas in 2 days, they made the glaring mistake of excessively overpackaging the 2 items that weigh less than a few grams.

It bothers me to think of how many other items could have been shipped via Plane/UPS truck. With gas and the economy the way it is now, this is really over the top and quite unnecessary.

Edit: Items were 14.99 per - The shipping cost $16.00?!

Bravo Dell

Sixxtwo

The stupid shipping gang triumphs once again! Is there no stopping this wasteful bunch? Will common sense ever catch up to the stupid shipping gang? Stay tuned for more exciting episodes.

Stupid Shipping Gang: New Dell Version 7-10-08 [Consumerist Forums]

read more Stupid Shipping Gang Complaints Dell Dell shipping Readers Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:56:37 EDT Jay Slatkin

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read more Roundups topposts Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDT Ben Popken

It's 7/11! Free Slurpees At 7-Eleven! [Free Stuff]

We know how you guys love free stuff, so we'd just like to let you know that you can get a free slurpee at participating 7-Elevens today.

Apparently, they do this every year.

Slurpee.com

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