I'm surprised at the low level of handling of these crates. I realize robot's were smashed and thats terrible, but what about companies who ship stuff Fed-Ex all the time? We are looking at a big pool (1000+ teams shipping stuff 2-5 times apiece) of examples, but the odds are still not real pleasant for an average private user. Looking at the shipping industry at a whole, I would *think* that complaints would force freighters to be more careful. Look at the airline industry: People are very rarely improperly shipped. Airlines tend to get a lot of complaints if that happens.
So, why is this happening? I can think of a few possibilities:
1. Containers are shipped this badly usually. We just need to complain more.
2. Such large containers are not commonly shipped and as a result are not handled carefully.
3. Afflicted crates are not built well, and cannot hold up during normal shipping procedures.
4. Fed-Ex puts a "FIRST ROBOT" sticker on the sides of all the crates and instructs forklift operators to search and destroy.
I kinda like # 4...
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