"Svend" (svend)
02/05/2020 at 18:42 • Filed to: None
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"Svend" (svend)
02/05/2020 at 18:42 • Filed to: None | 2
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I ordered a pair of 5.11 Tactical TDU Ripstop Short Leg Pant - Black which were reduced from £50.00 to £40. 49 at 19:35 last night.
Notification at 23:33 they were being dispatched.
Got an e-mail this morning at 5:01 from Royal Mail to say they had picked them up in Kettering 250miles away from me and at 10:08 I get an e-mail from Royal Mail to say they’ve been delivered while I was in bed.
They used to deliver in box with compliment slips and hand written thank yous, etc... but now they are reducing waste, from cardboard and plastic and they now come in a more compact biodegradable bag that can be resealed and reused.
ClassicDatsunDebate
> Svend
02/05/2020 at 19:17 |
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That’s one thing I hate about all the Amazon we order. Those bubblewrap/paper hybrid envelopes arent recyclable that easily. I’d love it if more people used the packaging you got your pants in.
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Svend
> ClassicDatsunDebate
02/05/2020 at 19:42 |
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Some over the years have been awful.
I bought a bottle of screenwash from an Audi dealership. Went in, asked if they had any VW screenwash, a guy came out five minutes later with the bottle and an A4 sheet of paper with the invoice printed on it. Why? I just looked at it and said, ‘can you dispose of that, this is all I came for’.
I’ve been known to talk about drinks at work with customers and I tell them if I have any at home, I’ll decant some into some 30ml or 50ml glass bottles and they can have them to try. If they like it, great, if they don’t like it, they haven’t lost anything and narrowed their search a bit more.
I buy the glass bottles direct from the manufacturer and they came in a large box. I only ordered eight bottles in two different sizes total and they were close wrapped in cardboard, sealed in tape, placed in a larger box with cardboard and plastic to pack it out.
Here was the box.
November 2018.
Quite a size, and here is the box and contents without all the filler packaging. .
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CB
> Svend
02/05/2020 at 19:50 |
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Everyone at work (but me) wear 5 11s. Eventually I may order a pair, because apparently they’re very comfortable.
Chariotoflove
> ClassicDatsunDebate
02/05/2020 at 19:59 |
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I’ve been getting more of that from Amazon. Sometimes instead of bubble wrap lining in the padded envelopes, it’s that shredded paper padding.
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Svend
> CB
02/05/2020 at 20:04 |
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I’ve wore them for over a decade. They are hard wearing, double stitched seams on most trouser types , reinforced seat, the fabric has a little stretch in them, the waist has hidden elasticated sides to allow more movement for sitting, stretching, etc... most have double knees. The feel of them is quality too. I’m a tactile person and if it doesn’t feel right, I don’t buy/wear them.
If you want a great trouser that’s suitable for the office, relaxing, on business, etc... check out the 5.11 Covert Trouser. They look like regular trousers, but have a hidden inside pocket on each leg, with a small zipper running down the outer seam of the trouser.
The old adage, buy cheap, buy twice applies. They cost a little more than a regular trouser but they honestly last a good four times longer.
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CB
> Svend
02/05/2020 at 20:09 |
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I’m cheap, so I’m just using what work gave me. Still haven’t destroyed mine yet!
There’s this one pair of pants my buddy picked up that he swears by. At $300 a pair, I hope they’re good.
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> CB
02/05/2020 at 20:10 |
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5.11 makes some seriously good gear. I always liked their stuff back in the days when I had reasons to wear tactical type stuff. I had a pair of their zippered (the best fricking invention ever) duty boots that I wore during the winter for years after I nolonger had any duty. I still wear some of their undershirts that 13 years later are only finally now ready for replacement .
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Svend
> CB
02/05/2020 at 20:15 |
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To be honest at that price they need to be bloody great for me.
The pairs I’ve always wore from 5.11 have always been between £36 and £56 and lasted me, actually, most are still going, except two pairs where my big thighs have rubbed through as I’ve merely outgrown the others.
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CB
> ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
02/05/2020 at 20:18 |
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I had some Bates boots that were excellent. Carbon toe, zipper side, they were awesome until biological contaminants mean I had to retire them. So now I have these -75 rated boots for the winter.
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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> CB
02/05/2020 at 20:46 |
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Nice. Bates made my original issue pairs of tan boots from USMC boot camp. I’ve still got one of the pairs 14 years later and still use them as my hiking boots. I’ve had them resoled three or four times now, but I love them dearly as I will never own another pair of boots so perfectly worn in to my feet.
The Snowman
> Svend
02/05/2020 at 21:50 |
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5.11 was started one town away from where I grew up. They have always been a good company with quality product.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Svend
02/05/2020 at 22:32 |
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“ sometimes this is done to fill up a pallet/truck so that other items wont shift and break.” this is appearently bunk
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gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> ClassicDatsunDebate
02/05/2020 at 22:34 |
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THey do make handy improvised cooler for groceries. also good for meat incase they leak, you can just chuck
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> Svend
02/05/2020 at 23:04 |
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If I ordered something from a shop that was 250 miles away from here...(which I have quite recently) it would take four days to get here... assuming I ordered on a Monday. If you order on a Wednesday....the following Tuesday is the best you can expect. Add three more days for international postage...
facw
> ClassicDatsunDebate
02/05/2020 at 23:26 |
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Amazon’s standard white and blue bubble wrap bags are recyclable. They go with plastic grocery bags.
They’ve been working on a new mailer that is more obviously recyclable though:
Haven’t actually seen any of those in the wild though.
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ClassicDatsunDebate
> facw
02/05/2020 at 23:33 |
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I’ve only started to see the blue and white packaging, whereas it’s almost always been the yellow paper with bubble inside. The blue/white’s recycling instructions are a bit contradictory but it’s good to know I can chuck them with mixed plastic here then.
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Svend
> SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
02/06/2020 at 00:15 |
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I’m not a big fan of postal companies in the U.S..
The other year, had a parcel going to New York, Royal Mail got it to New York airport in two days, it then spent another five days doing the last 22 miles.
Another parcel was for an address in Fresno. It got to a facility near Fresno in three days. Over the next eight to nine days it went from the airport to another facility, then a sorting office, then another, back to the second, then third (this went on for days), it then went ‘out on delivery’, then undelivered, etc... it was the middle of the third week it finally got delivered.
In a few hours I’ve a parcel with two kilos of sweets going to an OPPO in PA to send.
It will be interesting to see how long it’ll take to get there.
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SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> Svend
02/06/2020 at 04:07 |
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Sending mail to or receiving mail from the US into Australia is a process not unlike what one might imagine being familiar to one’s grandfather sending a letter back to England back in the 1930's.
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Svend
> SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
02/06/2020 at 05:08 |
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The only down side for sending and receiving goods from Aus/NZ to the U.K. , is the cost.
Spend £35 on Robertson’s Skin Ointment, then another £30 in taxes, etc... it’s only 50g but it’s bloody great on really bad skin and eczema.
I can only imagine the U.S. wants to know the hind legs of a donkey to send/receive from/to them.
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SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> Svend
02/06/2020 at 05:19 |
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Holy moly how much? That shit is nowhere near that much here...and given it’s just cod liver oil and oat flour it shouldn’t be that much for something similar there! Or here.
I just bought a bicycle crankset from England (Merlin Cycles)...AU$125 delivered. It would set me back nearly twice that plus local postage here...
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Svend
> SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
02/06/2020 at 11:22 |
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Exactly. I’ve had two pots get past customs unseen and so didn’t have to pay taxes on it, not so lucky about the rest . I get it for friends and their kids who can’t afford the price plus taxes (it takes a bit of a leap of faith for something that’s £35 but may come out closer to £70 when it’s only 50g in size and not guaranteed to work on your condition) and thankfully few cases have needed a second pot.