Herse book arrives!

it arrived yesterday

complete with a dent in the side of the box

!

after all JH's palaver about his custom-made foam corners

and box testing

I was a bit concerned

corners were fine

ah, those famous corners...

but what about the edges?

phew!

and a lovely book it is too.

Stamps

from a good friend

which cyclist are you?

eBay sellers and their packaging: an occasional series

eBay sellers and their packaging - an occasional series

classic brown jiffy
with label collage

eBay sellers and their packaging - an occasional series

shimano HG 8 speed cassette from Hong Kong

eBay sellers and their packaging - an occasional series

here is how my Campag 53T 144 BCD 3/32 chainring arrived from Italy.

padded bag, then cardboard, then bubble-wrap.

sure beats the local bike shop that posted a chainring in a large envelope with no padding at all

eBay sellers and their packaging - an occasional series

this was how the envelope looked when my Dura Ace cable clips arrived from Poland.