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Originally Posted by justinsain
Is it ever really a good idea to throw electronics around?
Its not about getting scratched or dented as much as its the sudden jarring of impact.
You ever notice how all the TVs in boxes that are in stores like best Buy and Walmart are stacked vertically. When I bought my Plasma a few years ago it had a warning on the box not to lay it flat and to keep the TV upright at all times.
I'll bet the TVs are handled correctly from manufacturer all the way to the retailer ( shrink wrapped on pallets ) until the douchebag sales guy gets to throw it around in the back of the showroom  |
Have you ever seen the inside of a large distributor that is responsible for shipping this stuff to stores? I have and trust me stuff doesn't get stacked vertically or handled genitally.
Trust me on this I've seen it first hand and the electronics survive in most cases just fine. The boxes they are in are designed to reduce the shock damage and the reality is the product is normally only damaged when the box is crushed or broken.
Tossing it in the grass flat like that isn't gonna hurt a thing.. Had he thrown it with force on the cement so it landed on it's side or a corner yea sure that would probably hurt it but what he did is fine.
Stores don't receive full pallets of TV's in most cases the pallets that come from the manufactures are broken down and the individual products are sent out to each store as they are required. They are sent on pallets that have been built in the distribution center that has everything under the sun on the same pallets. Meaning That TV could have had all kinda shit stacked on it while it traveled to the store.
Not to mention it was likely tossed around a bit in the various process of moving it around the DC before it ended up in the store or the DC that shipped it out to his house.