This was so ridiculous I had to post a photo

[NV Whino]

My monopod arrived. That's the little compact thing there on the left. It came in the bigger black box, which came in the giant brown box. I guess KEH isn't equipped to send out small items.

[alfredo]

1. Don't they have box cutters and packing tape?

[NV Whino]

2. Apparently not.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. That is funny.

When I used to have to ship things, I was told that smaller packages got lost more often than a bigger package. That may have been their thinking as well. But such a waste of packing materials!

Oh well, at least you got it.

[NV Whino]

4. Yes and it's quite a nice monopod too.

I had no idea what I was getting. KEH had tripods on sale and this was within the price I was willing to pay. It's very sturdy and doubles as a walking stick. the round head (removable for camera mount) has a compass.

[Mira]

5. This is hilarious.

I like the way you think, evidenced by your setting up the shot.