This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment MessageHi Jeannie.=20 Yes and the price of gas goes spirialing up. And along with that the price of postage, especially with UPS and FedX = who can change their price at will. We use the USPS for it is less costly and only two blocks away. In our = rural town they will even pick up at our mail box, but we usually take = it in ourselves. Adn then if you have to send out bills <G> Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jeannie Grassi=20 To: 'Pianotech'=20 Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:22 AM Subject: RE: Freight costs from piano suppliers Everyone, 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! =20 jeannie Jeannie Grassi, RPT Registered Piano Technician Island Piano Service mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net=20 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] = On Behalf Of Erwinspiano@aol.com Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:00 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Freight costs from piano suppliers In a message dated 4/29/2004 2:50:37 AM Pacific Standard Time, = davner@kaosol.net writes: What annoys me is companies who pack tiny parts into huge boxes = filled with excessive amounts of packing peanuts, butcher paper, = styrofoam, cardboard, bubble packs, etc. It's out-of-control waste and = pollution in that most people don't make the effort to recycle that stuff. And = some of it, like plastic and styrofoam is darn hard to recycle. Schaff isn't too bad in that regard. They use a little too = much "butcher paper", but not outrageously. --David Nereson, RPT Dave Hey I agree!!!!! Dale ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/1b/80/2c/9b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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