I guess this really confirms the fact that HP hates trees – after all, aren’t they one of the more famous names when it comes to those tree killing devices known as printers? The Register has picked up a story from reader Stephen Strang about a HP delivery that comes in a large box which (surprise, surprise), holds smaller boxes inside – a whopping 17 in total. All that space was reserved for 32 sheets of A4 paper that have been wrapped two by two in pink foam. Apparently someone has shed more light on the matter as you can read the reason behind the madness in the excerpt below.
HP probably keeps each license (2 sheets) in a box which is fairly big for that size of document, but not outrageous and probably a bit cheaper than a bubble mailer. Each of those is seen as an individual unit in the warehouse, and then the shipping guys get the order for 17 of those licenses, and pack them all in the box. It’s probably not allowed for them to open the boxes, which would save space for shipping, and they might not even be thinking about what’s inside. As it’s HP, they could be printer parts.
Could someone tell HP to change their policies, please?
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