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hee hee... yes it's a crazy store... we sell everything in massive quantities all the time, and we get it all in in nice boxes all wrapped up... but the owner has the stockers open it all so that we have to rewrap it all when the people want to buy it
Yes it is, but it only stands if the force from the inside is equal and opposite to that on the outside. Most dinks come from edges and so on, and might be difficult to replicate on the inside of the vase. I'm talking about maybe 2 pieces of tabloid inside the vase, and so wouldn't apply much in the waay of force to the vase itself.
I still don't see how a small amount of paper stuffed into a vase is going to stop it breaking! Where's kitchen science when you need it?
A British shop assistant's answer to that would be "You want 100? You wrap them! I've got better things to do" . Either that or they'd just stand there looking dumb. []
Quote from: dentstudent on 11/07/2007 11:16:49I still don't see how a small amount of paper stuffed into a vase is going to stop it breaking! Where's kitchen science when you need it?Pickfords don't use paper to pack vases. i would guess it's something our grandparents did and "we" just follow suit.
But my grandparents never moved! (I nailed them to a chair you see....)
Quote from: DoctorBeaver on 11/07/2007 07:29:30A British shop assistant's answer to that would be "You want 100? You wrap them! I've got better things to do" . Either that or they'd just stand there looking dumb. []Well that would be if they had 100 of the same, non broken or chipped etc........not bloody likely []With anything breakable we would wrap them up in bubble wrap and try and cushion them with other objects (I used to work in a warehouse)
yes... the nice warehouse people next door do the wrapping after they open it all to make sure nothing's broken