Ship-It

['Forum Post]

Al Gordon Wrote: 
> On 9/26/05, david <nux (AT) blueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> > Greetings,

> >

> > The Hoary Cds I ordered from Ship-It never turned up. Have just
> placed

> > an order for Breezy CD's. I hope these turn up - I've had to install

> > Ubuntu on to new users PC's from a copied CD. No nice CD cover to

> > show/give people.

> >

> > I suggest the shipit system needs tweaking at some level.

> >

> > regards

> >

> > nux

> 

> I just got mine today... finally.  I had mentioned disappointment with

> Ship-It and potential tweaking in a discussion thread a couple of

> months ago, and got jumped on for it.  I'm glad to see that you got a

> better reception than I did. ;)

> 

> My most sincere thanks to Canonical and the Ship-It team (really), and

> all of my worst curses to anyone who works in customs and/or the

> postal service between The Netherlands and CT, USA.

> 

> The box was open when I received it, the contents were scattered all

> over the place, the CDs were almost all scratched to the point where

> they probably won't be useable, the display box was ripped into two

> pieces, and most of the CD sleeves were bent.  Overall, any CD that

> I'd hand from this box to a potential new Ubuntu user would probably

> have exactly the opposite effect that it was intended to.  This is a

> shame.  I hate to see Mark throw his money away, regardless of how

> many bajillions he has.

> 

> I'm hoping that some tape and time with a CD polisher will help to

> make the CDs serviceable again.  I'm also hoping that the next CD

> shipment I receive arrives more promptly, and less destroyed.  I

> really do want to advocate Ubuntu Linux with these CDs.

> 

> Oh, and the box also contained a set of negatives from someone's

> vacation.  So, if you work for Ship-It, and lost some negatives, let

> me know and I'll mail them back to you.



1. Hmm, may be customs work for windows?

2. Did you get a response about those negatives?

3. Maybe someone should do some CD artwork to art.ubuntu.org for other
art-idiots like me to download, print, stick on a copied CD, and
distribute?


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