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Clever idea but I wonder how long before the shippers figure out those are really bike boxes.
by billsmithaustin 4y ago
Clever idea but I wonder how long before the shippers figure out those are really bike boxes.
- chrisseaton 4y agoI would guess the way they treat the boxes is likely subconscious, rather than based on an actual considered belief on whether they contain a TV or not.
- ploum 4y agoThis is why this hack tells a lot about our society. We value television so highly that we take care of it as soon as we subconsciously think it’s a television. Television is such a symbol that we start to abuse that symbol. Pretty sad when you think about it.
- chrisseaton 4y ago> We value television so highly I don't think we do - television viewing has dropped off a cliff over the last decade or so. Many people don't own one any more.
- NoSorryCannot 4y agoThey're just a common large item known for being expensive and fragile and they have a distinctive box shape. Not sure it goes any deeper than that.
- stjohnswarts 4y agoIt's almost certainly well known now. I don't know if they have time to look at the sender on every box though.
- uoaei 4y agoModern shipping warehouses are so frenetic and fast-paced, there is literally zero time for conscious minds to register what is shown on any box.