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02-16-2012, 01:53 PM
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Hercules
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Back to these tubes and rolled products
Okay - if I understand this, these paper products start their life flat, are then rolled for shipping. and the consumer then tries to flatten them. That leads me to the question: Why are they rolled in the first place. The saving on shipping can't be that big of a factor. Did Mondo inherit thousands of these cardboard tubes?
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02-16-2012, 01:57 PM
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The Enchantress
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I'd guess that it's because if they are shipped flat, there's probably a greater likelihood of getting damaged.
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02-16-2012, 02:04 PM
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Borrow money from a pessimist, they don't expect it back.
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Shipping these flat would be a nightmare, serious damage would occur and the shipping costs would be much higher.
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02-16-2012, 02:10 PM
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
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Simply, it is far easier to ship posters rolled.
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02-16-2012, 02:12 PM
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I'd think it's due to shipping costs, as well.
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02-16-2012, 02:15 PM
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What's another word for Thesaurus?
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Shipping costs are cheaper AND possible damage is reduced greatly
when shipped rolled!
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02-16-2012, 02:18 PM
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Galactus
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technically speaking they start their lives as little trees..............
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02-16-2012, 02:26 PM
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Hercules
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rychehitman
technically speaking they start their lives as little trees..............
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technically speaking they start earlier than that 
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02-16-2012, 02:28 PM
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Angry Green Rage Monster Mod. SMASH!
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Just a shot in the dark … but I am going to say it is due to shipping. Call it a hunch, but I think I am onto something here.
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02-16-2012, 02:28 PM
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Hercules
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cstojano
Shipping these flat would be a nightmare, serious damage would occur and the shipping costs would be much higher.
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comic art costing tens if not hundreds of times as much are shipped flat. I would estimate the odds on damage are probably equal to someone rolling and unrolling these
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