A new way to protect shipped electronics: foam packaging!

[HTC]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes:

Ever heard of Instapak Quick RT? Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1_qdExsVYo

 

[happita]

I'd say its more gimmicky than anything. These things are surely going to carry a price premium.
These things are probably more suited for people who have never shipped things before and are so afraid that something is going to happen, that they don't know if they can put insurance on it so they opt for something like this.
Whatever, I can't really blast this, it is what it is. It protects your products from shipping damages, but it won't justify this service with the price it will have.

 

[erocker]

Old newspaper for the win. This method doesn't seem very environmentally friendly plus it's packaging materials, costs should stay low. This stuff could have a good use for expensive fragile things I suppose.

 

[yogurt_21]

looks like the bottom one expands too much preventing the top one from ebign thick enough on bulky items. Also the limited timing would be too impracticle for commercial shipping. "oops I'm sorry you missed the deadline, not you have to start all over"

 

[sneekypeet]

This isn't anything new, they have had variations of expanded foam packaging for quite a few years now

 

[Kreij]

I've gotten a coupld of monitors that have used expanding foam packaging.
Works great, but not reusable for anything other than the oroginal product.
I prefer things come in bubble wrap as I can use it for something else if I want, and it's fun to pop if you don't need it.

Hardly anyne uses styrofoam peanuts anymore. They are a mess and the only fun you can have with them is painting them orange and telling someone gullible they are cheese curds.

 

[bokou]

does anyone else find it really funny when some place like Newegg packs it nearly to the top with packing and lays your item on top and puts like a half inch of packing on top of it? It's like "well if it takes a hit from this other side at least it'll be ok..."

 

[HTC]

Old newspaper for the win. This method doesn't seem very environmentally friendly plus it's packaging materials, costs should stay low. This stuff could have a good use for expensive fragile things I suppose.

Agree with both of these points.

It there isn't any way to "deflate" (??) this after the package arrives @ it's destination, then it ain't environmentally friendly @ all.