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<DIV><SPAN class=600012115-29042004><FONT =
size=3>Everyone,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600012115-29042004><FONT size=3>I ordered a tuning =
fork a
couple of weeks ago (yes, they still exist!). It came in a small =
padded
envelope. The freight cost almost half the price of the tuning =
fork.
I was shocked! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<BR>Registered Piano =
Technician<BR>Island
Piano Service<BR><A
href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</A><=
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Erwinspiano@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:00
AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Freight =
costs from
piano suppliers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/29/2004 2:50:37 AM Pacific Standard Time,
davner@kaosol.net writes:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px =
solid"><FONT
face=Arial>What annoys me is companies who pack tiny parts into =
huge boxes
filled<BR>with excessive amounts of packing peanuts, butcher paper,
styrofoam,<BR>cardboard, bubble packs, etc. It's =
out-of-control waste
and pollution in<BR>that most people don't make the effort to =
recycle that
stuff. And some of<BR>it, like plastic and styrofoam is darn =
hard to
recycle.<BR> Schaff isn't too bad in that regard. =
They
use a little too much<BR>"butcher paper", but not =
outrageously.<BR>
--David Nereson, RPT</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV> <FONT size=3><STRONG> =
Dave</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> Hey I =
agree!!!!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>
Dale</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>