from the USPS with "Tender, Loving Care"....

[DragonsEye]

So a very generous soul on another forum sent me a micro-mini orchid of which he had an extra. This is the box it came in:



I strongly suspect the box was originally cube-shaped. Amazingly enough, the plant was -- though a bit dry -- okay.

 

[DaFloof]

At least mine went through okay. I seriously hope you give USPS a warning to ship stuff to you better.

 

[adnedarn]

Dang, that's the worse I think I've seen!

 

[DaFloof]

That’s horrible! If you tell me what orchid that was I could send you one of mine.

 

[DragonsEye]

That’s horrible! If you tell me what orchid that was I could send you one of mine.

Thanks for the generous offer but I think it will make it. It is still attached to its mount so good chance any root damage may heal or be replaced.

 

[DaFloof]

Do you want even more u. gibba to cheer you up?

 

[DragonsEye]

thanks for the offer, Floof! But I don't do aquatics and, quite frankly, need to start considering where my plants are going to go once I have to bring in the ones summering outside.

 

[NickHubbell]

Another amazing package. Package was opened on one end and basically crushed. Originally a triangular box. Both Sarracenia still inside.


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[adnedarn]

At least you got your plants! I had a triangle box arrive once, cut in half, with plastic taped to the other half. And what was in it was a poster of some shelving instead of the Sarracenia. The Sarrs never showed up either.