{"id":101,"date":"2015-05-29T11:22:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T11:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=101"},"modified":"2015-06-02T09:47:53","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T09:47:53","slug":"shipped-by-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=101","title":{"rendered":"Shipped by UPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

How would\u00a0we fare\u00a0with\u00a0UPS shipping?<\/span><\/p>\n

The news is good. Your book comes packed in a rigid cardboard box 12″ x 9″ x 3.5″ which would be a spacious ride for a digest-sized hardback if it were not for the copious quantity of bubble wrap surrounding your plastic wrapped book:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Shipping<\/a>
Shipping box compared to OCE boxed set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The box is packed tight with padding; there’s no way the content\u00a0is going to move even a quarter-inch during transit, and–short of someone dropping a refrigerator on it from 20ft–it is unlikely to\u00a0be\u00a0damaged :<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Box<\/a>
Packed tight with bubblewrap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Buried deep down inside all that bubble wrap you’ll find a water-tight plastic bag containing the main event:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Hardback<\/a>
Hardback in a plastic bag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, you’ll come face to face with your\u00a0book; and have enough plastic lying about to gift\u00a0wrap\u00a0a giraffe.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The book in hand, at last.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In all, UPS shipping looks to be a very sound option in terms of\u00a0protection.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How would\u00a0we fare\u00a0with\u00a0UPS shipping? The news is good. Your book comes packed in a rigid cardboard box 12″ x 9″ x 3.5″ which would be a spacious ride for a digest-sized hardback if it were not for the copious quantity of bubble wrap surrounding your plastic wrapped book: The box is packed tight with padding;… Continue reading Shipped by UPS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,6,5],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6hrAz-1D","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":156,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=156","url_meta":{"origin":101,"position":0},"title":"Here’s a Thing","date":"November 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"(That's never likely to be seen beyond this post). \u00a0 So what the frig is Eyre Tor??\u00a0Or more appropriately, what was it? 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