We, at the Indianapolis Star, started to receive these pallets in December of 2014. Only a couple here and there, but then in February we started to see more and now they are in abundance. These pallets are not ideal for our operation, as they take up too much room, since they are not nestable. Also, we are having problems getting a consistent pick up routine for these pallets and as many other people have mentioned, some of the Fed Ex drivers want them shrink wrapped. We refuse to do that and call another driver who is willing to take them as is. Ultimately we will start placing these outside of our building if they cannot establish a pick up routine that is acceptable to our space needs.
Another factor is that we are seeing splintering of the pallet. We have had a few employees who have gotten these splinters stuck in their fingers/hands. Plus the weight of these pallets is heavier than all of our other pallets we handle,which increases employee injury risks. Not good!
Not sure what all needs to be done to have the printer quit using these pallets, but maybe if we send a unified and strong message to the printer, they will stop using these pallets, or we can tell them we will start passing along our increased costs to them.