Trade Homebrew Pictures!

[coldcrash]

Two sides

One top
One bottom
One front
One back

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Four, plus a top and a bottom

Your forgetting those guys like to toss the boxes around like dice. Everything is a top ... and a bottom ... and a side

 

[Cathedral]

I used to work as a loader at ups. I can tell you no matter how many times you write fragile on a box, the loader won't even see it. We were focused on one thing only: the shipping label. You have to ensure your box is in the right trailer, scan it, and stack it in a matter of a few seconds. Unfortunately, if your box ended up in the wrong trailer, it gets tossed out the front. Supervisors will intentionally put a wrong package in a trailer to see if it gets caught by the loader.

Im proud to say that I never had one misload. But the most important thing I've learned is: bubblewrap the holy ****load out of your package, but make sure the sides are rigid. I always put layers of Styrofoam and cardboard to strengthen the sides. The most important thing is to make it load-bearing, because your package will probably end up with eight feet of other packages stacked on top.

 

[TNGabe]

I always figured marking it 'fragile' was somewhere between a waste of effort and asking for trouble.

 

[InityBrew]

I used to work as a loader at ups. I can tell you no matter how many times you write fragile on a box, the loader won't even see it. We were focused on one thing only: the shipping label. You have to ensure your box is in the right trailer, scan it, and stack it in a matter of a few seconds. Unfortunately, if your box ended up in the wrong trailer, it gets tossed out the front. Supervisors will intentionally put a wrong package in a trailer to see if it gets caught by the loader.

Im proud to say that I never had one misload. But the most important thing I've learned is: bubblewrap the holy ****load out of your package, but make sure the sides are rigid. I always put layers of Styrofoam and cardboard to strengthen the sides. The most important thing is to make it load-bearing, because your package will probably end up with eight feet of other packages stacked on top.

I used to work for ups as well while in college in the early 2000s.. Fragile on a package didn't mean a thing to us loaders at the time... We were focused on accuracy and getting awards for the "wall of the week". Which I took home many times with my tetris-like package walls.

But like Cathedral said... Building a load bearing box is key.. I usually double box or reinforced the side with extra cardboard, etc.

 

[Cathedral]

I used to work for ups as well while in college in the early 2000s.. Fragile on a package didn't mean a thing to us loaders at the time... We were focused on getting awards for the "wall of the week". Which I took home many times with my tetris-like package walls.

But like Cathedral said... Building a load bearing box is key.. I usually double box or reinforced the side with extra cardboard, etc.

I used to always yell out, "check out my video wall!" because of that stupid training video where the guy would pick up a package, contemplate it, and then fit it in this perfect nook like he had designed the wall just for it. Yeah fookin right. Try manning a trailer that does 2400 plus an hour to detroit. If it wasn't for my partner helping me load, I'd have shot that damn sup.

 

[coldcrash]

The most important thing is to make it load-bearing, because your package will probably end up with eight feet of other packages stacked on top.

We were focused on accuracy and getting awards for the "wall of the week". Which I took home many times with my tetris-like package walls.

But like Cathedral said... Building a load bearing box is key.. I usually double box or reinforced the side with extra cardboard, etc.

Thanks guys. May be the most important packaging advice I've heard. I'll think twice about reusing some of the boxes I get in trades.

 

[skeezerpleezer]

Nice box from Ohio today.

 

[MrNickVT]

My Hill Farmstead haul from today!!

 

[Remmy]

My Hill Farmstead haul from today!!

****er!!!

 

[sj3324]

More Bruery

 

[MrNickVT]

****er!!!

 

[NIZZLE]

My Hill Farmstead haul from today!!

Niiiice! Haul sir.

 

[skeezerpleezer]

I took a visit to Vermont last week...

 

[WesleyS]

I took a visit to Vermont last week...

If I saw you with all that laid out and taking that picture, I probably would've ran up, stabbed you, and taken it all.

 

[MrNickVT]

I took a visit to Vermont last week...

You are lucky they just lowered the limit of HF to three growlers. Doesn't matter what sizes. Lines are moving faster but not fast enough to get to the back of the line!

 

[mikeysab]

So sad. I don't know what ANY of those are. Except the heady. But i would like to try some HF sours one day. Nudge nudge wink wink

 

[MrNickVT]

So sad. I don't know what ANY of those are. Except the heady. But i would like to try some HF sours one day. Nudge nudge wink wink

In mine I got 2 HF Vera Mae, cantillon iris, and a 3 fonteinen intense red

 

[sj3324]

You are lucky they just lowered the limit of HF to three growlers. Doesn't matter what sizes. Lines are moving faster but not fast enough to get to the back of the line!

In true skeezer fashion he probably picked up an old lady and had her stand in line to get a couple growlers for him.

 

[Remmy]

I took a visit to Vermont last week...

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Holy f00king sh33t.

If I saw you with all that laid out and taking that picture, I probably would've ran up, stabbed you, and taken it all.

VT has open carry and doesn't care where your carry permit is from, sucka.

You are lucky they just lowered the limit of HF to three growlers. Doesn't matter what sizes. Lines are moving faster but not fast enough to get to the back of the line!

I'm really thinking about driving up there to grab some good brews. You around?

 

[skeezerpleezer]

In true skeezer fashion he probably picked up an old lady and had her stand in line to get a couple growlers for him.

After getting my first 3 growlers and Vera Mae, doing a tasting, and talking to Shaun Hill for about 15 minutes (pretty cool guy, btw) the line was only about 5 people deep, so I got back in line for 3 more growlers. And an older lady was in line next to me and did not plan to get her Vera Mae, so she offered to get them for me

 

[mikeysab]

Are they all for drinking purposes?

 

[MrNickVT]

Holy f00king sh33t.

VT has open carry and doesn't care where your carry permit is from, sucka.

I'm really thinking about driving up there to grab some good brews. You around?

Always around.

 

[sj3324]

After getting my first 3 growlers and Vera Mae, doing a tasting, and talking to Shaun Hill for about 15 minutes (pretty cool guy, btw) the line was only about 5 people deep, so I got back in line for 3 more growlers. And an older lady was in line next to me and did not plan to get her Vera Mae, so she offered to get them for me

It's amazing what them skeezers will do for some pleezing.

 

[MrNickVT]

After getting my first 3 growlers and Vera Mae, doing a tasting, and talking to Shaun Hill for about 15 minutes (pretty cool guy, btw) the line was only about 5 people deep, so I got back in line for 3 more growlers. And an older lady was in line next to me and did not plan to get her Vera Mae, so she offered to get them for me

Line today was about 20 people deep. Lets be honest though even with 5 people or was still 30 minutes plus. Phil loves to talk.

 

[StompingClover]

Not a trade. But I must have done something right. This what the swmbo got me today.

 

[MedicMang]

Whoever keeps sending all the Jackie O's stuff, hit me up with a PM. I live in the area. Lets grab a beer soon.

 

[TNGabe]

Whoever keeps sending all the Jackie O's stuff, hit me up with a PM. I live in the area. Lets grab a beer soon.

Did you go to last release?

 

[MedicMang]

I work at my fire dept EVERY damn Saturday morning, so no. Usually that stuff gets sold out within a few hours too. Was a little too broke to spend $100 on 5 bombers as well. Maybe next time.

 

[skeezerpleezer]

Whoever keeps sending all the Jackie O's stuff, hit me up with a PM. I live in the area. Lets grab a beer soon.

The person I traded isn't a member of this site.