I respect your opinion, but I disagree. I ask you, how far are you willing to go to protect your prized piece of gear? I go to great lengths, and I have yet to have a damage claim. I work in the industry, and I have seen everything. The shipper could have prevented virtually all damages. There are exceptions, of course.Thats not really a fair thing to say. Tgey do things with boxes that would destroy any piece of electronic equipment, even if it was in a shock mount flight case.