{"id":410,"date":"2012-06-01T20:12:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T00:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/macphoenix.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2012-06-01T20:16:30","modified_gmt":"2012-06-02T00:16:30","slug":"packing-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/packing-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing material"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was fixing our dishwasher (sorry ladies, I&#8217;m spoken for) and had to order a replacement for a broken part. Normally, I use [Sears Parts Direct][1] because they hadn&#8217;t been too expensive, and they&#8217;ll carry parts for my ten year-old Maytag.  But the broken part, a little piece of plastic called the impeller, was over seven dollars through Sears, and I thought that was a bit much. I searched the *Googs* again, and I found the part through [PartSelect][2] for a buck cheaper. I also ordered a filter, which was $5 cheaper from PartSelect than through Sears, and shipping was about $2 less. So, good deal, I thought.<\/p>\n<p>And to confirm the good deal, I ordered the parts on Wednesday night, they got the parts to FedEx on Thursday, and, although shipping was FedEx Ground, I received the parts on Friday. (I love New York\u2014almost all ground shipping still gets here within 1\u20132 days.) The parts were as ordered, so PartSelect has confirmed me as a faithful customer.<\/p>\n<p>So no real complaints there, but I had to laugh when I saw the box that these two plastic pieces, totaling no more than $20, were shipped in. (Cat and table for scale-the box was over four feet high.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1photo-e1338595899972.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/packing-material\/1photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1photo-e1338595899972.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1936,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1338565629&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1photo-e1338595899972-764x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1photo-e1338595899972-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Indy inspects a box that was just delivered.\" title=\"1photo\" width=\"540\" height=\"723\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1photo-e1338595899972-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1photo-e1338595899972-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1photo-e1338595899972.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the exploded view.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/packing-material\/2photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2photo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2592,1936\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1338565778&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2photo-1024x764.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2photo-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"The two packages and two dozen air bags that came out of the large box.\" title=\"2photo\" width=\"540\" height=\"402\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2photo-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2photo-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally with the parts that were shipped. There may have been slight overkill here. The long, white plastic piece is the filter, which is millimeters thick and is installed when connected into a circle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/packing-material\/3photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3photo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2592,1936\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1338565828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3photo-1024x764.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3photo-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"The packages have been opened to reveal a thin white plastic band and a tiny 2 in wide disk.\" title=\"3photo\" width=\"540\" height=\"402\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3photo-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/3photo-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ah! But there was something else in the box:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/4photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/packing-material\/4photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/4photo-e1338595811861.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2287,1328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1338565904&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/4photo-e1338595811861-1024x594.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/4photo-e1338595811861-1024x594.jpg\" alt=\"Indy peers out of the box. How&#039;d he get in there?\" title=\"4photo\" width=\"540\" height=\"313\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/4photo-e1338595811861-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/4photo-e1338595811861-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a total aside, the cushiony air bags used for shipping were manufactured by Sealed Air. I was lead developer on their [2011 Online Annual Report][3]! (Sorry fellas, I&#8217;m spoken for.)<\/p>\n<p>[1]: http:\/\/www.searspartsdirect.com\/partsdirect\/index.action<br \/>\n[2]: http:\/\/www.partselect.com\/<br \/>\n[3]: http:\/\/media.corporate-ir.net\/media_files\/IROL\/10\/104693\/SEE_2011AR\/html\/index.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was fixing our dishwasher (sorry ladies, I&#8217;m spoken for) and had to order a replacement for a broken part. Normally, I use [Sears Parts Direct][1] because they hadn&#8217;t been too expensive, and they&#8217;ll carry parts for my ten year-old Maytag. But the broken part, a little piece of plastic called the impeller, was over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-silliness"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8nj3d-6C","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":430,"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410\/revisions\/430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macphoenix.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}