Wait, that last one will come at Thanksgiving, but it still involves lots of flames!

Sorry to all who have to work today. Happy 4th!

Additionally, boxes that are too small can get lost or damaged easier.

Efficiency in this case does not necessarily mean the perfect sized package for each product. Efficiency is effective management of a host of variables.
The more sizes of boxes they stock, the more inventory they have to manage.
Their carriers have size requirements, especially in the large shipping LTL contracts.
Smaller boxes/envelopes would require different sized shipping labels.

I don't think many Amazon customers would like to wait an extra week because Amazon was out of stock on the right size box. Nor would they want to pay more to use a smaller box because the shipping company charged more to handle additional sized boxes. Imagine the outcry if a package couldn't be shipped because they ran out of labels small enough to fit the tiny box, or if the envelope was torn to shreds in the automated high-speed sorting house because the item inside wasn't uniform in dimensions.

Efficiency in this case is using the smallest available packaging material.

I'd suggest saving the box for future use. I can never seem to find those smallish boxes when I need them.

Wouldn't you rather go to New York than Long Beach anyway?

I was glad I was home (at 3:00 am) to let them into our yard to show them the box wasn't in our yard.

In my case I don't want the rails or footboard, because I attached a headboard to the bed-frame and use a bedskirt, so the rail's wouldn't be seen anyway.

I don't think this is deceptive, or creative math. Every furniture store I've seen counts the bed as three pieces if it includes a headboard and footboard and rails. I don't like it when you have to buy a frame in addition to the aforementioned pieces, but that's my $0.02.

I'm also paring this with my Ikea Besta Anon TV cabinet as ambient light.

I'm having trouble finding actual LED ropes, though.

Oh well, now he'll get nothing.

Had to get that out of my system.

Who didn't know this already? Oh, the people who buy the stuff because they can't divide their own portions into baggies?

@rdldr1: ?

Have a Nice Day!

Don't try this yourself, you'll take down the whole block. Only professional idiots should try to drive through walls.

Who doesn't understand that television shows are supported by ad revenue? Don't people know that audiences are the true product of television; that TV shows are being paid to produce you!

It's the commercials on paid-for-cable that have me miffed, but that's a different issue.

I know that Lifehacker code doesn't contain viruses, however I rarely trust a programmer who says, "I swear there's nothing malicious in my code!"

Sincerely,

Up way too late.

I loved taking my $50 Eureka on a 3 week old bag and listen to it picking up stuff the Dyson missed after having it 'professionally cleaned' by our landlord.

Hope the car sucks less - or more, y'know, depending...

The only places that check are those that have the "correct price or it's free" guarantee.

I'm with Bladefist on this.

Also, you do not drive your car as an agent of the insurance company - you pay them for coverage. As far as I know, no bank teller pays for culpability-insurance in case they're caught stealing money.

I do agree that the bank, if found liable, would end up paying; however, it appears that the teller, though employed by the bank, was acting on her own.

Would it be better/easier if one had to negotiate the terms of credit individually with a bank and draw up a contract? Or are these 'standardized' agreements better? Just wondering.

big ass-free range-chickens!

Sorry for the grammatical comment. I needed an easy post.