Well Packaged - Alien Sunshade

I just received my order from Alien Sunshade for my new sun shade for the JL. Nothing too awesome in that except for the fact that it was one of the first things I have received in quite a while that was packaged really well. I am a little "sensitive" to this as I also received my new bumper this week and it was a bit different...

Now I realize that a bumper is quite a bit heavier than the sun shade is but with everything we order for our Jeeps, you would think they could do a better job on shipping. The bumper was packed in an appropriately sized box but they used spray foam to surround the bumper which led to two things:

• It was a mess, not quite as bad as packaging peanuts but a pain in the ass to open and dispose of.
• The two points on the bumper pushed easily through the spray foam and the box to protrude through the cardboard

To add to the issue, the bumper is about 75 pounds so the FedEx driver decided that dragging it on end to my door was better than carrying it! Needless to say, I had to paint to two ends of my brand new bumper to cover up all the scratches. Luckily there was no damage to the bumper and the scratches were superficial so it was not worth sending it back or making a big deal about it.

Today, as comparison, I received the box from Alien and it was packed really well without any mess and seems to be mostly recyclable.


It's not a big deal but when I opened up the box, it just seemed like whomever packed it really knew what they were doing and cared to make sure it looked great inside and out. By contract, the bumper showed up in decent shape but scratched and in a package that my recycling garbage men will not take so it all goes to the dump.

Either way, I am really excited to "install" both this weekend and hopefully grab some time to also get my Falcon Nexus steering stabilizer in as well.

The Journey is what counts, Adventure Awaits!