I see in other post that Dell is making custom box for Computer/LCD. Now, are they making custom box to put all 5 PE420 inside ?? How am I gonna ebay them with that box??
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What the xxxx! I order a few PowerEdge 420 few days ago, and when I check the status, I find that not only they are using some carrier call Central Freight that I never heard of, when I click on tracking, they show me total of "ONE" package for 5 PE420 !!!
I see in other post that Dell is making custom box for Computer/LCD. Now, are they making custom box to put all 5 PE420 inside ?? How am I gonna ebay them with that box??
I see in other post that Dell is making custom box for Computer/LCD. Now, are they making custom box to put all 5 PE420 inside ?? How am I gonna ebay them with that box??
sounds like it will be tailgate delivery only also because of the weight of the box, wondering though if they put all 5 boxes on a pallet and are just calling it 1 box?
Keep your fingers crossed that's what they did
Keep your fingers crossed that's what they did
I've had Dell do that when I ordered 5 machines from small biz. Central freight hauls it only partway - it gets transferred between various trucking companies that handle local areas. It's all 5 machines in the usual individual boxes, loaded on a pallet and shrink wrapped. It'll probably come to you on a semi, so if this is coming to your house, give central freight a call to let them know that'll be a problem.
My last 2 orders of 400SC's came via Central Freight.
The first driver actually managed to get a semi into our housing plan.
The second one thought better of it, and I had them meet me in the parking lot at work. The machines were shrink-wrapped on a pallet (yes, he handed the boxes to me one at a time, I didn't have to handle an entire pallet myself). I must say that I prefer this, because the boxes stay very neat & clean this way, great for ebay picture-taking.
The first driver actually managed to get a semi into our housing plan.
The second one thought better of it, and I had them meet me in the parking lot at work. The machines were shrink-wrapped on a pallet (yes, he handed the boxes to me one at a time, I didn't have to handle an entire pallet myself). I must say that I prefer this, because the boxes stay very neat & clean this way, great for ebay picture-taking.
All you guys ordering multiple computers from Dell and talking about ebay are telling them you're reselling them right?
QUOTE(gametalent @ 12-3-04, 9:21am)
What the xxxx! I order a few PowerEdge 420 few days ago, and when I check the status, I find that not only they are using some carrier call Central Freight that I never heard of, when I click on tracking, they show me total of "ONE" package for 5 PE420 !!!
I see in other post that Dell is making custom box for Computer/LCD. Now, are they making custom box to put all 5 PE420 inside ?? How am I gonna ebay them with that box??
I see in other post that Dell is making custom box for Computer/LCD. Now, are they making custom box to put all 5 PE420 inside ?? How am I gonna ebay them with that box??
Unless you order a single server then servers are almost always shipped via a freight company. Central Freight is used a lot by Dell.
QUOTE(garsh @ 12-5-04, 3:50pm)
My last 2 orders of 400SC's came via Central Freight.
The first driver actually managed to get a semi into our housing plan.
The second one thought better of it, and I had them meet me in the parking lot at work. The machines were shrink-wrapped on a pallet (yes, he handed the boxes to me one at a time, I didn't have to handle an entire pallet myself). I must say that I prefer this, because the boxes stay very neat & clean this way, great for ebay picture-taking.
The first driver actually managed to get a semi into our housing plan.
The second one thought better of it, and I had them meet me in the parking lot at work. The machines were shrink-wrapped on a pallet (yes, he handed the boxes to me one at a time, I didn't have to handle an entire pallet myself). I must say that I prefer this, because the boxes stay very neat & clean this way, great for ebay picture-taking.
I once received a set of servers from Central Freight with big, black foot prints on each of them. Somebody clearly walked all over them.
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