WTF?!? Weird packaging chit...

Doc1

Doc1

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So, I'm working on an old '59 Ford pickup I bought with a friend and this morning I'm doing the rear brakes. I'd bought all four rear shoes from Auto Zone several days ago and am only now opening the package. All four shoes are there, just as they should be...and there's an extra "gift."

Lying in the bottom of the box is an apparently new, single-edged razor blade! WTF? This was probably just a minimum wage packager's error, but there's an outside chance it could've been intentional. I'd opened the box in bright, morning sunlight and saw the blade immediately, but if I'd been working in poor lighting conditions, there's a chance I could've cut myself.

After inspecting the box and the other packaging and brake shoes very carefully, I couldn't see anything in the packaging that would've required a razor blade to pack it. There was just the cardboard box, packing tape and a plastic bag containing the brake shoes. I doubt if factories are using loose razor blades to cut the packaging tape, as most setups I've seen have some sort of automatic tape dispenser and cutter.

It was very strange and maybe you should all inspect your packages extra carefully going forward. I'll mention it to the Auto Zone people the next time I stop there, but it's obviously not their fault.

Best
Doc
 
CaryC

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Doc1 said:
So, I'm working on an old '59 Ford pickup I bought with a friend and this morning I'm doing the rear brakes. I'd bought all four rear shoes from Auto Zone several days ago and am only now opening the package. All four shoes are there, just as they should be...and there's an extra "gift."

Lying in the bottom of the box is an apparently new, single-edged razor blade! WTF? This was probably just a minimum wage packager's error, but there's an outside chance it could've been intentional. I'd opened the box in bright, morning sunlight and saw the blade immediately, but if I'd been working in poor lighting conditions, there's a chance I could've cut myself.

After inspecting the box and the other packaging and brake shoes very carefully, I couldn't see anything in the packaging that would've required a razor blade to pack it. There was just the cardboard box, packing tape and a plastic bag containing the brake shoes. I doubt if factories are using loose razor blades to cut the packaging tape, as most setups I've seen have some sort of automatic tape dispenser and cutter.

It was very strange and maybe you should all inspect your packages extra carefully going forward. I'll mention it to the Auto Zone people the next time I stop there, but it's obviously not their fault.

Best
Doc
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Isn't Auto Zone HQ'd in Memphis? If it is........
 
Macgyver

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Most places won't even use those types of blades to begin with.

When I became an Amazon seller years ago one of the fine print things is we were not allowed to use anything besides the auto retractable or hook type blades. So someone doesn't end up getting gashed in their warehouses.
 
energy_wave

energy_wave

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It's from a box cutter. They use single edge razor blades.

shopping
 
Panner

Panner

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Look at where they manufactured. That will give you an idea why it was in the box. I would call Auto Zone and complain.
 
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Squid

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If it was lying flat probably just mishandling from the person packaging box at either oem or Auto Zone warehouse.

Having worked in a warehouse shipping direct to consumer you may have an order for 4 whatevers and you go to storage location and there is a new box of 48 eachs that you need to ‘open’ the oem box and then place in the ship to consumer box. I can also say a lot of pick and packers are contract labor, so not always the sharpest or most motivated or attention to details people, add in that many of these jobs have very tight time limits that add further press to get it out the door.

If it was placed in a position that looked like trying hide and pointing inward then I would certainly bring it up.
 
psychgirl

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One of our local cookie bakery places has an alert out for a woman employee there; she was baking their cookies when the diamond fell out of her wedding ring. Got lost in one of the jillion tubs of batter I guess but they looked everywhere so it must be in someone’s baked cookie


A diamond appraised at 4000$
Maybe the same kind of oops, happened.
 
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Kennori

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In a competitive music program in a highly-rated east coast academy the students would drop one-edged razor blades between the keys on the pianos in the practice rooms. You had to check it very carefully each time you scheduled the room. Freshmen would find out the hard way. There is no depth of evil that man will not stoop to.
 
Dobbin

Dobbin

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Kennori said:
In a competitive music program in a highly-rated east coast academy the students would drop one-edged razor blades between the keys on the pianos in the practice rooms. You had to check it very carefully each time you scheduled the room. Freshmen would find out the hard way. There is no depth of evil that man will not stoop to.
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I'm reminded of the neighborhood little snot who put a roofing nail in an apple and fed it to me.

That one was a trip to the Terrill Barn to get the wound stitched.

Dobbin
 
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zeker

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Doc1 said:
So, I'm working on an old '59 Ford pickup I bought with a friend and this morning I'm doing the rear brakes. I'd bought all four rear shoes from Auto Zone several days ago and am only now opening the package. All four shoes are there, just as they should be...and there's an extra "gift."

Lying in the bottom of the box is an apparently new, single-edged razor blade! WTF? This was probably just a minimum wage packager's error, but there's an outside chance it could've been intentional. I'd opened the box in bright, morning sunlight and saw the blade immediately, but if I'd been working in poor lighting conditions, there's a chance I could've cut myself.

After inspecting the box and the other packaging and brake shoes very carefully, I couldn't see anything in the packaging that would've required a razor blade to pack it. There was just the cardboard box, packing tape and a plastic bag containing the brake shoes. I doubt if factories are using loose razor blades to cut the packaging tape, as most setups I've seen have some sort of automatic tape dispenser and cutter.

It was very strange and maybe you should all inspect your packages extra carefully going forward. I'll mention it to the Auto Zone people the next time I stop there, but it's obviously not their fault.

Best
Doc
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mebbe something 'on' the blade?
 
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