What is it with shipping hard drives?

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anonymouse1 wrote:
When you order "bare" hard drives from Dell, Newegg, or Amazon, they ship the hard drive in a small cardboard box that is put loose into a larger box!

I don't understand why they put NO padding into the outer box! WTF?

Anybody have any insight into this?

Thanks.

No need? The heads are parked, the double boxing is going to prevent the drive from being physically damaged. They are rated to withstand more forces than what occurs in shipping when the heads are parked.