I dont think thats how the shipper sent them, as I said in my first post the box these 14 cartons arrived in had the original shipping label taped onto it. UPS obviously noticed the original box leaking, cut the label off, and slammed the 14 remaining intact cartons into a new box which I received. Of course, I agree that packing job would be terrible if it left the retailer that way. I suspect the reason 8 of the 14 cartons I ended up getting were blown out was due to that hasty repack with no bracing. More probably would have survived had UPS not done that halfway job of repacking.Nothing separating the cartons? Thats on the shipper not UPS. Who does that?