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Packaging, packaging, PACKAGING! Ugh, it gets on our nerves so much when companies use far too much packaging for their products. ‘Excessive’ doesn’t even cut it when you look at all the plastic, paper, and bubble wrap needed for a single tiny thing. Meanwhile, the Environment’s sitting in the corner, weeping, wondering what it did wrong to deserve this and why companies don’t change their outdated business models.
Some packaging is so horrifyingly unnecessary, it gets shamed on the r/EgregiousPackaging subreddit, a place that shows that excess is far from the positive thing that some customers are led to believe. Scroll down to see the very worst offenders and let us know in the comments what the very worst example was that you’ve seen with your own two eyes, Pandas.
When you’re done with this list, you can find more fuel for your outrage by reading these two Bored Panda articles about excessive packaging right here, as well as here.
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#1
My Friend Ordered Earrings From Fabfitfun. Just Earrings
Deutschland Mädchen 4 years ago
Hey, at least they didn't try to fill the space with unnecessary plastic
A B C 4 years ago
If it's similar to how it is over here: they don't. During secondary school I used to work for a company that did mobile phone wholesale (I think, I'm not native so not exactly sure if it's the right word, but we basically had a warehouse full of mobiles, chargers, gadgets etc and send them out both to companies as well as individuals). The company had a "flatrate contract" with two parcel services, so no matter how many boxes we sent out in one day, they'd pay the same.
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Pink kitty 4 years ago
I agree that it is a wasteful way to send an item but I wonder if it helps to reduce theft and loss? In that a small box may suggest that the contents are valuable and it would be easy to steal instead of deliver. Also a smaller package is more likely to get lost than a big package?
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#2
Sephora At It Again For A .05oz Concealer
Mazer 4 years ago
What’s crazy about this is that they have to pay for that extra large amount of packaging not only is the packaging cutting the money but so is the size of the packaging. SMH
Argie Smith 4 years ago
This also takes up space on a plane/truck that could be used to transport something else!
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Deja Katz 4 years ago
They are as bad as Amazon. When I reviewed an item which I’d received from Amazon over-packaged, they refused to publish my review because it contained criticism of Amazon!
MRSS 4 years ago
You think that's bad, When I get my Ford Part’s order for a 1 X 3/8 inch bolt and it comes in a box that is 3ft long 2ft high and 1.5ft wide that has Ford is doing it's part to recycle stamped on said box. Complete waste when they could have shipped it out in a FedEx extra small envelope instead. This happens multiple times a week. It infuriates me every single time.
#3
Ordered Biodegradable Bamboo Toothbrushes From A Zero Waste Store - Came In 100% Non-Degradable Bubble Wrap And Plastic Bags
Kira Okah 4 years ago
This makes me wonder if they do their own packing or if they use a third party.
Rhubarbarella 4 years ago
They may have just reused some packaging one of their suppliers sent them to save it going into landfill
Stephanie Keith 4 years ago
More like these companies lie about everything. They all lie. Lie about prices, lie about being environmentally friendly, lie about anything and everything to get us to buy stuff we truly don't even need in the 1st place. Honestly these companies are only half of the problem. It's us the consumer steadily buying this stuff up that is the other half of the problem. It won't stop until we realize most of this stuff is materialistic and we don't need it to exist and live. These companies know our weaknesses more than we do. It's true, I'm afraid.
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Jess Thompson 4 years ago
This is probably a case of drop-shipping where it’s not actually the company sending it to you. I hope so anyway. Cos that is counterproductive, folks.
The r/EgregiousPackaging online community is fairly new. Founded in early 2019, it will be celebrating its 3rd birthday on January 16, 2022. In that time, the group has grown to 16.3k.
A while back, I spoke to four experts about packaging, plastic, business, and recycling. They went in-depth with Bored Panda about the reasons why companies actually focus on having more packaging than we might think is necessary, and highlighted what we as consumers can do to affect their decision-making process.
Graham Forbes, Greenpeace's Global Project Leader for the Plastic-Free-Future, told Bored Panda that companies have convinced people that they can use something once, for a few minutes, and then simply throw it away. “The problem is, we know now that there is no such thing as ‘away,’” he said.
#4
Not Sure If This Counts, But This Is For Only Three Things At CVS
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Could maybe toilet paper - in a pinch, whoops in a paper cut!
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Michael Sanders 4 years ago (edited)
They are but it is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of. I am a CVS customer care card member, shouldn’t they just put all those coupons on my card?! Also for anyone wondering you can put to get all your receipts digital.
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Martin Kaine 4 years ago
Nope. But when we had the toilet paper shortage at the beginning of the pandemic, those receipts were a life saver.
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JuniorCJ82 4 years ago
Whenever I go, I grab on to the end as it starts printing and I slowly back up as it keeps coming.
Philly Bob Squires 4 years ago
Everyone knows the distance from the earth to the moon is about 7 and a half CVS receipts.
#5
Soda Cans Are Very Fragile
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Not only stupid but really pointless too!I'm trying to think for one reason why this is necessary and i fail
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Kira Okah 4 years ago
That is not a container for the can - it's the marinading dish. This is a coca-cola meat marinading kit. Saw these in China, packed the same way.
Alex the Country Dog 4 years ago
Thank you. Came to explain this one too.
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V Martinez 4 years ago
Just because it's different, doesn't always mean it's stupid. People in different countries, cultures, etc can do things differently also. And so many people have also pointed out that this is a marinating kit for meat.
Michael Sanders 4 years ago
Everyone knows wrapping your coke can in cellophane helps keep it fresh. Come on guys.
Susan Williams 4 years ago
Could be meant as a deterrent to rolling and creating an unexpected overflow of foam when opened.
#6
[screw] Drinking Straws - This Is The Kind Of Plastic Use We Should Be Protesting
![[screw] Drinking Straws - This Is The Kind Of Plastic Use We Should Be Protesting](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/61a7416fa047f_lwv4v3duhta21__700.jpg "[screw] Drinking Straws - This Is The Kind Of Plastic Use We Should Be Protesting")
Tee Witt 4 years ago
Naw, blame the consumer, a lot easier than accept respinsibility..
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1 turtle gets a straw up its nose and now everyone seems to think stoping using plastic straws will save the world. Its not like 10% of ocean pollution is microplastics, pieces so tiny some cant be seen with the naked eye, or that the textile industry is one of the biggest polluters. The straw thing is like conserving water by shutting off the tap while brushing your teeth. Honestly trying to reduce single use plastics isnt bad in and of itself, the problem is that people go "ok i no longer use plastic straws so now i feel like im making a difference and wont worry about it further" its a feel good solution that doesent actually have a big benefit overall. For waste reduction to be effective it has to be comprehensive, starting from the manufacturers. And yeah, if you wanna tackle 1 individual product, plastic bags are the way to go not straws.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Paper straws are trash with their own environmental implications anyway. I use plastic straws when I need to but I also have glass ones I try to use. It’s fine. I think people should do what they can but in a practical way. Being vegan is a bigger deal for the environment than anything else I could do and I’ll be damned if I let some omnivore tell me shít about a straw tbh.
Load More Replies... Andy Acceber 4 years ago
This is recyclable in my town. It would definitely be better for shippers not to use so much plastic to begin with. But definitely consider pushing your local recycling agency to collect this stuff, too.
Mini Muppet 3 years ago
If you are worried about the environment enough to complain about packaging, maybe stop buying stupid unnecessaty stuff! Nobody needs those plastic five dollar earrings, which are probably full of harmful chemicals.
Rabbit Lord 4 years ago
Honestly to my mind ordering s**t online to prevent environmental pollution and saving the world is the complete opposite of preventing environmental pollution and saving the world. I bet most of this stuff is produces in the far east, shipped by enourmous ships over the oceans, then shipped by trucks over endless highways and autobahns, put into a big storage unit, then sold online (amazon?), wrapped into plastic and sh**t and moved around by trucks from other shipping companies to end up at your home... does anyone think this is environmental friendly?
Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago
That's the same situation if you buy from brick-&-mortar. The only difference is the last leg.
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“Less than 10 percent of the plastic waste ever made has actually been recycled, with the vast majority ending up in our oceans, landfills, or incinerated—polluting communities around the globe,” Forbes, from Greenpeace, warned.
“Companies are still stuck in this outdated business model that uses unnecessary packaging and puts the onus on the consumer to clean it up. It is up to all of us to demand accountability from these companies that continue to churn out throwaway plastic. It's time to demand systems of reuse rather than polluting throwaway packaging,” he said.
#7
Matryoshka Allergy Relief
buttonpusher 4 years ago
For one?! You can buy boxes of 20 where I am and don't use that much packaging.
Anne Nielsen 4 years ago
Over packaging is due to product tampering in 1982. Some guy poisoned Tylenol on the shelves by simply opening the lid. Thanks to him things are ridiculously over packaged today. Just like there was no TSA before terrorists attacked airplanes.
#8
Plastic Packaging For A Cd Disk......but Without A Cd Disk In It
Vorknkx 4 years ago
I love physical media because you can truly say you "own" something - you can hold it in your hand. With Steam, you just pay for the right to use a game that is located miles away, on some server.
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Jennifer .S 4 years ago
This isn't a terrible idea if they're repurposed DVD boxes. If they're made fresh it's a huge waste. Then again, you wouldn't have much need for the box after opening it this way round either
Zachary Lewis 4 years ago
Honestly I think these were probably preordered cases and then they went digital... What do you do with all of those f*****g cases. Kind of clever but should have been recycled instead of upcycled in this case.
Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 4 years ago
yep they are trying to placate the shopper...it's not working!
April Pickett 4 years ago
They made you perform an act of God getting the case out of its wrapping just to tell you it's online?
#9
Just Why?
Melissa Morse Tolentino-Potter 4 years ago
Umm did they touch the masks to package them like this? Because if they touched the mask to put it in the packaging then its pointless because they are contaminated
Molly Block 4 years ago (edited)
Are those........meat packing....trays...?!! That is gross! And a waste of saran wrap too! Also, now they are not sterile, as they have been touched by someone who placed them into those trays. Wow. Talk about how stupid this idea is.
Sue User 4 years ago
I moved to a rural US state from a progressive state. Every single place uses styrofoam for take out, even the Chinese restaurant. I hadn't seen styrofoam in years.
Helderder 4 years ago
They use them here in Rotterdam, the Netherlands alot too. To be honest I buy them to, to give left over food home to people after a party.
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Wondering Alice 4 years ago
How/Why are these $1? What is happening? This blue style if free everywhere by me. (Wales UK) People buy masks by choice because of comfort/fashion/environment - but the boxes of these blue ones are everywhere i go. (all though i was suprised recently not to see them in a train station, which i thought was odd - what if you sneeze and dont have spare)
Alex Boyd 4 years ago
Maybe this is an old picture, from when they were scarce? Where I live (Northeast US), places that ask you to wear one usually at least *say* they have free ones, although the dispensers are often empty.
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Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Eww, because a staff member would have had to touch them to package them like that
Deutschland Mädchen 4 years ago
Normal surgical masks are free in every store I've been to- it's only the patterned ones or the fabric ones that you buy.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Free??? Really??? I've never seen them free anywhere but usually it's just cents where i go
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“By utilizing reusable bottles, bags, or containers, we can start to build the systems that we want to see from large companies. Ultimately, large-scale systemic change will depend on companies like Nestle, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo changing their business models to reject throwaway plastic packaging. By rejecting throwaway culture, we can move them in a better direction quickly,” Forbes explained to Bored Panda.
Meanwhile, Kara Pochiro from the Association of Plastic Recyclers noted that “packaging often has a variety of uses that the general consumer does not realize such as protection and preservation.” In short, there are clear reasons why companies add a lot of packaging that we might find egregiously excessive. However, this doesn’t mean that we can’t change how companies operate. By changing our spending habits, we can affect the business models that corporations go for.
#10
My Father Ordered 15 Fence Posts… Legends Tell Of A Second Truck, Out There Somewhere Going To Deliver The Last One
Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago
Or build a cardboard castle for your one very special cat :D
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Mazer 4 years ago
It depends on the service. I used to send boxes and boxes of used paperback books to the prison system every month, they weighted a lot more than one pole
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Oogiebogieaugiedaddy 4 years ago
One day there won't be any animals from COMPLETELY EGOTISTICAL CRUDS who trophy hunt. There won't be anything left in the ocean because the world uses the ocean for a dump. Animals die just so they provide some aphrodisiac effect on them Not even!!!! Sun bears live in iron cages with permanent holes in their abdomen for their bile. Talk about cruel. I saw a special on tigers on Japan to are so abused I couldn't believe my eyes. One tiger minus teeth and chained almost to the floor for the amusement and pictures of these ?????. I think the special was with Lisa Ling. Murdering elephants and rhinos for their tusks and horns.Goose and duck down have their feathers and down ripped from their live bodies, not just once. Four maybe five times. Foxes in Finland kept in metal cages walking on wire, no light are slaughtered for their fur. year
#11
Individually Wrapped Jellybeans
sav 4 years ago
...i mean if YOU want to eat jellybeans in a waiting room that's already been pawed through, please be my guest. but i'll take germ free jelly beans any day, even moreso in the era of covid
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Kira Okah 4 years ago
These are for those little candy dishes that you get at restaurants and such. So little snotty Timmy doesn't snot the food when he sticks his hand in the bowl.
Michael Sanders 4 years ago
This is exactly right, but they should use other candy. Pretty anticlimactic for Timmy to ask for a candy and get one jelly bean! He was a good boy tonight.
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Orange is aging 4 years ago
I mean it’s kinda cute until you realize that it’s an INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED JELLY BEAN
#12
Really Glad My Made From Recycled Materials & Biodegradable Sponges Came Wrapped Together And Individually In Plastic
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Yep - who gives a plastic wrap if a sponge gets wet!
Load More Replies... Caro Caro 4 years ago (edited)
We (most of us) are trying to stop using plastic, start being more conscious of the environment and then the company does this. Sooooo they sell it without themselves being aware of the pollution and ... I'm angry. Need coffee.
A B C 4 years ago
It's rather late in the evening over here now - I need beer to bear this list, and to be honest, I need to stop reading it altogether. All this idiocy makes me so f*cking angry!
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Wandaluzt 4 years ago
It was posted on Reddit 2 years ago. So you're a bit late and they won't hear you.
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“If consumers purchase products and packaging made with recycled content, this will encourage companies to use more recycled content, can boost demand for that material, and increase recycling rates,” Pochiro said.
“Consumers play a big role in the success of recycling programs. They need to recycle and buy products and packaging made with recycled content.”
#13
Hypocrites At Sobeys Grocery Store In Halifax Ns
Bad Alchemy 4 years ago
I would be so tempted to just unwrap and stack them until someone stopped me and threw me out. Then I'd call the media.
Yara Balabanova 4 years ago
Why not make paper wrapped fish the standard if you love the oceans so much. Or, even better idea, go out of business because fishing isn't good for the ocean
#14
Chocolate Air
Catherine Binder 4 years ago
This is why I don't eat store bought cherry cordials anymore.
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
I'm sorry but this is something you can see and usually you know how many chocolates are inside cause it's written! All this type is sold like this (don't mean that i agree) but if you don't agree don't buy this type
LJ Robinson 4 years ago
It's about all the wasted plastic, not the amount of chocolates.
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Charles Bosse 4 years ago (edited)
I see what they did there (with the title). This is sad, but typical of chocolates, and you could make a reasonable argument that the container to product size isn't that egregious compared to even just normal stuff like juice boxes or blister wrap. Sometimes that plastic is probably compostable PLA too, though I wish they would label it better.
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
This one isn't dumb. Like they have to be separated so they aren't damaged in transport. It's better than individually wrapped. As far as packaging goes, this isn't the worst. You literally need to have space in the products.
bumble bee 4 years ago
I ordered similar candy from a school fundraiser. Now I no longer do because of this
#15
Chipotle's "Fruit Cup"
Caro Caro 4 years ago
That orange / tangerine already has a natural protection. It's called peel. Fu*k.
I I 4 years ago
just said the same to my wife . who thinks of these things ?? they are so wasteful < plus it costs the company money it does not need to spend ?? it baffles me why they do these things
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GoddessOdd 4 years ago
gee whiz... if only there were some organic, biodegradable covering that could be used to keep the fruit fresh and clean...oh... wait...
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Well it am a fruit and its in a cup - with this way of thinking I'm suprised they can spell the company name!
Rebekah Krause 4 years ago
Where is this? I’m just curious because I’ve never seen a fruit cup at chipotle on offer
The CEO of Plastics for Change, Andrew Almack highlighted the fact that getting rid of plastics in packaging would require a lot of effort on the part of companies.
“Removing unnecessary plastic requires companies to redefine their supply chain. They have to do RnD while keeping in mind challenges like the visual appeal of product packaging, the durability of alternatives, sustained supply of alternatives, costing, and manufacturing,” he told Bored Panda that this may be part of the reason why some companies don’t make the switch.
#16
An Office Supply Company Bubble-Wrapped Their Bubble Wrap
Amazon QT 3 years ago
This hurts my heart to see… the unfortunate waste that shipping causes! So like when you order from Amazon, etc. instead of going to a store to shop, there’s more shipping waste that happens. Stores get pallets of items in and stock the shelves. So it’s only 1 box of a certain item that has a quality to it, you pick it up and take it to the register and say for it. But when you order something it has to be boxes and bubble wrapped… 🤔🤔🤔🤔
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John Baker 4 years ago
I'm an eBay seller, and this would be fine with me. Those air pillows (yes, that's actually what they're called) are reusable, you know.
Tabitha Martel 4 years ago
Same! Those are super valuable for me when I ship cookies. Saves me money and they are soooo much more effective than bubble wrap.
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Melissa Morse Tolentino-Potter 4 years ago
This makes sense. If they were going to sell the bubble wrapped bubble wrap then it makes sense to protect the bubble from popping before it got to thier customer
Jason Mills 3 years ago
So if you wanted to buy the big pocket bubble wrap would it be protected by the tiny pocket bubble wrap?
Billy Beecham 4 years ago
Don't pop those unless your wearing a mask. They are filled with air that could be contaminated.
#17
Ordered 27 Books From Amazon On A Single Order. Got 27 Boxes With 1 Book Each Delivered
Stannous Flouride 4 years ago
I always use Better World Books. They donate books and money to prison libraries and child and adult literacy programs. It's what Amazon would look like if it wasn't run by a Bond villain.
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FABULOUS1 4 years ago
Dont forget there is also an option before checking out to get fewer deliveries in fewer boxes. Just because its in the same order doesnt mean its coming from the same place.
Emmydearest 4 years ago
The few times I buy from Amazon I always choose the option to make as few delivery as possible, even if it means to wait for longer. And every time they split the orders in multiple shipments. Like...why?!
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Marcellus II 4 years ago
Weird as amazon consistently sends books in appropriate-sized envelopes, otherwise. Maybe some bundling-into-boxes thing gone wrong?
Evil Little Thing 4 years ago
There's an option to get everything shipped in the same box/shipment, but apparently this person chose the "ship everything individually" option.
Marco Hub-Dub 4 years ago
THIS IS THE BUYERS FAULT. You have the option to have all items shipped together or as they become available. It’s right there on the order confirm page.
Kathy 4 years ago (edited)
Assuming much?! I know of several cases where people ordered several similar items from Amazon in one order, checked the option to group order, and yet the orders were sent out with each individual item separately packaged and shipped - which then all arrived together, once even on the same day! Something is definitely malfunctioning logistically over at Amazon, whether just stupid decisions or else worker sabotage... Either way, I'm boycotting Amazon from now on, they need to start treating their workers decently!
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Jessica Reyes 4 years ago
Although to be fair Amazon does give you an option to get all the orders in one package at a later date....still I would shop local
Leon Praveen Lang 4 years ago
I once orderd 15 mini solar planels the size of a 5 Euro Bill, They came each in Bubble Rap + Tripple Plastik Pakaging in a box the size of those above
#18
Individually Wrapped Vegetables In A Vietnamese Supermarket
S. Tor Storm 4 years ago
I once made fun of an individually wrapped strawberry, OH MY GOD the racist things angry asians said to me. I have never seen such a thing.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
in a covid context I have to support this because I do not want some stupid antimasker coughing his covids over my groceries.
Hayley Futter 4 years ago
Maybe, but how many people are washing their hands after unwrapping the covid covered plastic and then just spreading it that way anyhow?
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Callie Dryer 4 years ago
Before COVID I honestly would’ve complained but since we’ve loosened mask protocol I watched a woman sneeze into her hands outside the Safeway, walk inside, go to the produce section and just touch everything. And it probably never would’ve bothered me before COVID, so I don’t have a problem with this.
SPQRBob 4 years ago
I understand the ears of corn - it's to prevent the a-holes who somehow think it's alright to shuck the corn right there and just throw the husks onto the floor. I've seen it in the wild, and the "lady" wasn't doing to check the ears for quality or anything. Just one after the other... shuck, shuck, shuck - corn in the bag, husks on the floor. Shuck that!
Candia Lee 4 years ago
Was that USA? They do that where I live, but the stores provide barrels for the shucks. I don't shuck mine because the corn stays fresh longer, and I microwave in the shuck because it's easier than boiling.
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Mark Johansen 4 years ago
Maybe they just bought a new shrink wrap machine and the guy was excited to play with it.
“It is important for customers to purchase and use products made by businesses that focus on sustainability. When people start buying from eco-friendly businesses, the demand for such goods would increase and ignite other players to cater to this trend which could be done by a simple change in current company policies,” Almack said that customers can be a force for change.
“Being more conscious about our throwaway culture is where one should surely start. Simple changes to eliminate single-use plastic go a long way: avoid gum and plasticware, reuse storage containers and use razors with replaceable blades,” Almack explained what we can do as individuals to help the environment. Every small bit of effort matters, even if it’s the large multinational companies who hold most of the power to affect change.
#19
Really… Amazon…
Daniel Mueller 4 years ago
Amazon is the worst. They intentionally over pack products just to fill up UPS trucks
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
In the olden days these were called rectal gloves - wonder if name would change packaging procedures - damn forgot it was from Amazon sorry!
Robert Thompson 4 years ago
Reminds me when I got my EGO Nexus power station. It came in a larger box with air fill. The product box was shipping quality already. The larger box (because not full) got smashed and deformed during delivery; and was awkward to carry because it wasn't balanced at all.
#20
Individually Packaged Slice Of Bread
Maya Baggins 4 years ago
Usually this packaging is used in catering for safety reasons and food regulations
Łukasz Markuszewski 4 years ago
In Poland a lot of small stores sell bread in slices, so you go to the store, ask for (for example) six slices of bread and lady is putting to the bag the six slices you asked for. Why can't it be just something normal?
aaaggg hhh 4 years ago
This is bread used in foodservice. Helps keep the other slices from being contaminated by one person reaching for one slice.
Gwynne Greene 3 years ago
The company name maybe Mickles, but in my eyes I am lead to thus being taking the MICKEY Of ideas 💡 😆 lol.
#21
Disposable Phone Chargers
BluEyedSeoulite 4 years ago
I have several that have lasted for more than 5 years. They have a hard time getting recharged in my house, why I have several
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Robert T 4 years ago
Well it appears that some phone manufacturers are disposing of the charger that you get with your phone. Mine came with a USB-C to USB-C cable. Great. All my existing chargers are USB-A, and I have precisely one USB-C port on my laptop... which is already in use by my docking station. Thankfully I have a wireless charging pad I can use.
A spokesperson from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste stressed the fact that plastic waste is harming our environment and that change needs to happen.
“Everyone agrees: plastic waste does not belong in our oceans, or anywhere in the environment. And despite the many benefits of plastic to health, safety, sustainability, and convenience, plastic waste has become a challenge in parts of the world because it is not managed properly,” they said in an interview with Bored Panda.
#22
Must Have Been Out Of Envelopes
Animelover13ฅ(• ɪ •)ฅ 4 years ago (edited)
Dude you could have gone to a gas station and bought batteries Edit:I understand that some people might not be able to leave the house to get stuff so it would be better if this came in a smaller box or envelope
Ozzie Ogawa 4 years ago
I work and live in a farm, far away from shops (and the nearest shops are so damn expensive). Shopping online saved a lot of money and hassle for me.
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ZAPanda 4 years ago
it's up to the supplier. I find that amazon seldom bunches orders. It's really annoying. Even if you ask them to, they get back to you and say this or that item isnt available can we ship them all separately.
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The battery has to be boxed with a battery label. It can not go on a bag.
Psychopathic Shark 4 years ago
I had to send away for batteries for my Volvo key fob that battery can't be found in any normal shops
Bettye McKee 4 years ago
I'm beginning to think people in the shipping department get paid by the amount of packing material they use.
Nannychachi 4 years ago
I used that same brown paper just today to line the bottom of my kitchen sink cabinet. I also use it for patterns when I sew.
Marco Conti 4 years ago
I buy these same batteries in 10 or 12 packs. Always nice to have around and they ship in a simple envelope.
Cactus McCoy 4 years ago
Having two batteries delivered is even worse. The packaging is only paper and cardboard at least.
#23
So I Only Get This Much Actual Cream?
Justine 4 years ago
It looks more like a pump bottle that has a plunger moving upwards from the bottom and a dispenser withdrawing the product. This package isn't too ergonomic as there's still plenty of product left when it doesn't have enough pressure to withdraw and also requires lots of plastic and a whole mechanism to dispense
Deja Katz 4 years ago
It’s not a pump bottle, it’s Nivea skin energy moisturising face gel for men. It comes in a big jar with a screw cap, for this miserly amount that you get within the false compartment. So that is indeed a destructive example of misleading and excessive packaging.
Load More Replies... Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Does Ripley's Believe it or Not still exist - if so they must be having a hey-day!
Pascale Pierloot 4 years ago
Good luck prying that contraption open to get to the other half of the creme you got. I will say this...it took me half an hour and I had to attack the thing with a pair of plyers.
justmemorticia 4 years ago
I'll be in the minority, I'm sure, but eh I'm kind of used to it. This marketing shindig is going on everywhere. You finally think you find some affordable skincare and then you get curious why the ml/oz info doesn't fix the box. You start digging - and there we go! And don't even get me about night creams! Sell a tiny amount of (usually) the same product for a jacked up price? No, thank you.
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
I love the body shop because a lot of their lotions and creams come in containers where you scoop it out and so you can actually get every last bit and properly wash and recycle it. They've designed their products, as much as possible, to at least be easily recyclable.
justmemorticia 4 years ago
Buuut I've also seen quite clever packaging which lets you squeeze every last drop. I think it was some kind of Eisenberg moisturizer - nothing special, mostly basic moisturizer, "are you out of your goddamn mind" price, but the packaging was nice!
#24
Big Box For A Small Bottle With Only Enough Pills To Fill The Cap. Lame
John 4 years ago
Time to super tax these companies if they don't reduce packaging, and force them to change
Sasha 4 years ago
Actually this is a fantastic idea. We already have agencies regulating package labeling, should have something that decides the weight of packaging for the weight of certain products. The thing is though, the companies will then pour in a ton of money and effort trying to circumvent that too. Honestly if companies spent half the energy they do on scamming consumers instead on growing their business, wed be living in post scarcity magical space communism by now. Its like that guy who tries so hard to avoid doing work that he spends way more energy than it would have taken just to do the work....
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Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago
Come on guys this is not for theft prevention. These boxes are big because per regulations they need to put ingredients, allergy concerns, warnings, poison control stuff, dosage information and other stuff on that box. Imagine the box size of that cap and trying to fit all that information on it.
Nicholas Kraemer 4 years ago
Nope. Every factor smaller increases the likelihood of the product wandering off. It only hurts the large corporations you say as another small retailer calls it quits. You're all morons who deserve the bleak future that awaits
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Jaye Rodger 4 years ago
It's because of all the warning crap they're required to include with each and every box
Terry Fergusson 4 years ago
Nexium also increases your chance of dementia so you won't care in a while anyway.
Jason Mills 3 years ago
Some things like this I can somewhat understand, prescriptions have to have a ton of information on their product packaging but don't want to put so much of the medicine in there to make it too expensive to purchase.
“To help address the challenge in a globally coordinated and transformative way, over 40 companies around the world, from across the plastics value chain—companies that make, use, sell, process, collect and recycle plastics—have joined together with a clear mission: to help end plastic waste in the environment,” they said that some companies do focus on helping the environment. Not everyone’s a villain when it comes to packaging—some choose to be superheroes.
#25
Just... Why?
John L 4 years ago
Another small store, probably. Bananas, go bad relatively fast. Fast for a small store keeping them stocked for one or two weeks.
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Dani Alexander 4 years ago
Oh glad they output put it in a plastic bag for me, bc i was totally planning on eating the banana with the skin and wanted the skin to stay clean. *facepalm*
#26
There Was Nothing In This Box But A Card And Packing Material
M O'Connell 4 years ago
There is no item. This is an advertising ploy to get the recipient to actually look at the ad and not throw it away immediately.
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C C 4 years ago
Please, please, please do not let this become the new form of junk mail we all get in our mailboxes than then goes straight into the trash bins
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
That's a marketing gag - what a ridiculous idea, anyway but doubly so in this day and age
Nightmare.wsmpf 4 years ago
assholes they f*****g suck to the ones who sent the box ya where is the damn item
#27
If Only Shallots Had Natural Layers Of Protection From Their Environment. Thanks, Walmart And Suppliers
A B C 4 years ago
They're pre-sorted by weight so they can add the necessary/missing weight easily. ;)
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Lynn Morello 4 years ago
Funnily enough, I call them Brown Onions. Shallots are the Green stick things that have a smaller Onion like bulb.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
The packaging sometimes hides the poor quality of the product! I needed 1 pepper had to buy 4, 3 were rotten took back to no avail - now I open the packs to examine and take what I need!
DrGirlfriend 4 years ago
I worked at Walmart in apparel and I would have these big ass boxes for like a pair or two of slipper socks, or one purse... It was so infuriating. It wasn't every box but it definitely was constant
“The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has pledged 1.5 billion dollars over the next five years to develop, accelerate and bring to scale solutions to minimize and manage plastic waste, catalyze investment, engage communities and promote solutions including reducing, reusing, recovering, and recycling materials. Alliance efforts will be implemented in a coordinated way with support and resources from both the public and private sectors, facilitating comprehensive, meaningful, and lasting change that will help end plastic waste in the environment.”
#28
When You Run Out Of Small Boxes At The Package Station But If You Go Get More You’re Pack Rate Percentage Will Go Into The Yellow
Limey Cheesehead 4 years ago
i think this post just explained a lot of the images on this thread...
Martha Higgins 4 years ago
When I order a CD from Amazon, it usually arrives with no padding and a broken plastic case, things like Covid masks, books, and other things that don't need padding come full of the stuff. Last week I got two flat pieces of cardboard stuck together with nothing inside. When I went online to find out what had been "delivered", I found that a book was supposed to be in between the two pieces of cardboard. The customer service agent was very nice and asked if I'd like "another" book or a refund. Since I hadn't received the book the first time I thought that was an odd phrasing, but requested that they send the book I'd requested and paid for already. It arrived this time in a box with generous (and unneeded) padding and is excellent, "The Paris Library."
Bonniebluebutler 4 years ago
Yeah but, I always pop (if not reuse) the bubbles and recycle the plastic.
#29
Peeled Avocados Wrapped In Plastic
Nurichwersonst 4 years ago
Yeah and then the government and the companies blame the customers that they create so much waste... shame on you, customer! 👹😇
Béla Kun 4 years ago
Yes. Because they only make these because ppl buy them.
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lgbt_squid.12 4 years ago
I think it makes sense for a peeled avocado, it would go bad otherwise, but why the heck would you sell them in the first place???
Aria Whitaker 4 years ago
These are from a pre-prepped meal service plan, such as Blue Apron....they arent for sale on the grocery shelf like this.
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Reesa Navarita 4 years ago
Things like this are NOT for able body people. Now just think about people who cannot peel and avocado...
justmemorticia 4 years ago
If it's properly sealed, but not from going bad. Is it really that wrong to buy a whole avocado (I mean I don't know any single person who would eat avocado as it is) and do some nice spread or smoothie or something? These are expensive (at least in my country), the packaging and processing will probably be even pricier and the plastic is unnecessary. But that's why here, in this topic, aren't we? :-D
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QuietChaos101 4 years ago
When avocados became trendy here in the UK a few years ago, the incidences of 'avocado related A&E visits' sky-rocketed - people all over the country had no idea how to de-pip or skin avos and ended up slicing themselves 🤦♀️🤣. Maybe this was thought to be a resolution? (I'm not agreeing with the packaging; just saying.)
Robert Thompson 4 years ago
This will save me the trouble of opening the avocado. Now all I have to do is open the avocado.
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
I've heard of a revolutionary, biodegradable, organic wrapper for avocados: The exocarp, aka the peels.
#30
I Find This Disgusting, Lazy, And So Damn Harmful To Both The Environment And The Consumer's Psyche...
Mazer 4 years ago
You know, kiwis, like all fruit with a skin has an awesome way to open and eat it. Cut a bit of the end of the kiwi off and get a spoon, eat it like you would a soft boiled egg. The spoon fits right into the fruit, skin in composter. Done
Laura Jackson 4 years ago
Unless your a nut job like me and actually like to eat the skin!🤷
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Marcellus II 4 years ago
Ah "solo" meaning "threesome", makes sense. [The label says it's bought in a ski resort in the French Alps, namely Les Arcs.]
Marilyn leger 4 years ago
Actually, the kiwi skin is quite tasty — and, yes, it has a fair amount of fiber
#31
Ordered 150 Washers. This Is How They Were Packaged
Marcellus II 4 years ago
Actually search the partnumber and you see these are Boeing aircraft parts, that come with a certification. Putting them in a tub together almost certainly ruins that certification (and shelflife)... The fact that you must log in to get a price also tell you they're several $ each. E.g. https://www.acinv.com/E-Cart/Inventory/Details?Partnumber=66-2955-4&Subp=1 Soo... red herring/ this doesn't belong in this topic.
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Scott Baysinger 4 years ago
These are certified aircraft parts. A paper trail testifies as to their material properties, coatings, tolerances, and production processes. You offended people are the same ones who bitch every time an airliner goes down.
Erik Lawrence 4 years ago
should have bought a bulk package instead of 150 individual quantity.
Jason Mills 3 years ago
I see this constantly. They will also put a few in a small box then all of those in a bigger box.
Oopsydaisy 4 years ago
Wtf is wrong with all these people? Have they not heard of retail shops? Go and buy your washers at a hardware store. Ffs.
magpookie1133 4 years ago
That's a US government requirement. My company does this with US government orders. They have to be individually wrapped and identified.
#32
Buddy Bought Two Mini Cast Irons From Amazon
Tonya Wallace 4 years ago (edited)
But off topic, those little skillets are awesome. I love making my own cornbread serving out of it.
Truth Speakin' 4 years ago
Yes!!! Pre heat the pan 1st...nice little crust...my Pawpaw would break it up in a bowl with milk and eat it like cereal...
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whats up with the smaller box inside the big one? it was obviously used to ship something as well.... could this be a BS claim here?
Alex the Country Dog 4 years ago
Nope. They’re awesome. We use them at home, and for camping. Perfect for small quantities of cast iron food items.
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#33
Not Only Is It Egregious, But It's Infuriating
Elim Garak 4 years ago
I am quite sure there was a knife and a glass inside, after all it is a "Good morning KIT". And the jar of Nutella looks quite big. So this is a hoax.
Laura Jackson 4 years ago
A plastic spreader and a Hello World mat smaller than the sign behind the display came in this package. It's still a lot of package and not enough product.
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Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
Never mind it's full of palm oil. Think of that when you see an orangutan sitting in a deforested area.
Marco Hub-Dub 4 years ago
I have this and it’s a full kit with the large jar of Nutella. It’s seems way more eco than any other way to wrap glass items.
Candia Lee 4 years ago
Most glass groceries do not also come in a box. This is a fancy container design that could have been way smaller to accommodate the three items.
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There were clearly other things packaged with it and, yeah, you need extra space so stuff doesn't get wrecked
#34
I Bought A Nail File
BlackestDawn 4 years ago
In fairness it wouldn't be financially viable to have packaging for every possible size and depending on setup there is a minimum practical size to packaging.
Mazer 4 years ago
Except that Amazon has hundreds of different sizes of packaging
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Sum Guy 4 years ago
At some point, we the people have to take responsibility. I'm not saying everyone has the option of passing by a shop to get a nail file, but if it's an option, just go into a shop and buy it
J. Normal 4 years ago
Due to the lack of hygiene in my local store... I do my shopping online as much as possible. They don't want money.
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Marcellus II 4 years ago
This is on the buyer, not the seller/sender. Why would you buy a nail file online!?
Monday 4 years ago
I bought a pair of nail clippers online during the starting phases of the pandemic because our local shops wouldn't sell anything that was "essential goods". There are always reasons to do something.
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Because buying a file in a shop is quite impossible or might cost a bit more? this one is on the buyer.
#35
For Crying Out Loud...
Siddharth Karia 4 years ago
Mangoes need protection, fam! The king of fruit! If you squish one, you'll be crying for weeks at the wasted heaven that is a squished mango.
#36
Hopefully 2020 Brings Less Of This
MysteriousLegBruise 4 years ago
My grandmother (god rest her) used to get these. You puncture some holes into the plastic, pop it in the microwave and it steams up into a nice "baked" potato.
Marco Conti 4 years ago
Or, you skip the plastic and bake them in microwave and they are still good. I just made them the other day.
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Shane S 4 years ago (edited)
There’s a reason for this. It makes them easy to steam individually. They also sell potatoes unwrapped if you don’t need a single steamable potato. I used to buy these in college. I know of what I speak. Yes you can cook a potato without it but the plastic prevents the steam from escaping and overcooking the potato and hardening the skin. Also it cooks it faster by containing the steam so there’s no guesswork when it comes to how long to microwave it.
Wandaluzt 4 years ago
From Reddit in 2019. Like most stuff on this site, it's fairly old ripped off content. They do tell you at least where they get the posts from but noone reads.
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"Hopefully 2020 Brings Less Of This"? I'm confused. It's nearly 2022. Someone please explain like to a 5yo
Wandaluzt 4 years ago
Or just go read the intro to the 'article' maybe? Because it really doesn't need explanation. The posts are from Reddit. This site is a clickbait site. They copy and paste other people's content for said click bait. Simple. On this page, most are from 2 years ago.
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Hilary Mol 4 years ago
But you don't have to wrap a potato in anything if you microwave it. Just make sure there are punctures for steam to escape.
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Kirsti Tuers 4 years ago
There's nothing wrong with this. The ones wrapped in plastic are so you could just throw them in the microwave for a baked potato. Which takes 5 minutes versus wrapping it in foil and putting it in the oven For an hour
Mpkfighter Plays 4 years ago (edited)
Edit: sorry if I seemed rude. Anyways: Don’t have a good day, have a great day!
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
A tater is a tater - sweet, gold, russet, purple after these words it says potato!
#37
Because Mascara Is Fragile. Thanks Sephora!
SomePeopleCallMeMaurice 4 years ago
I think they’re owned by Amazon now. I ordered some small things from Sephora, and they came a large Amazon box.
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AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
Sephora is ridiculous, I went there this weekend to buy makeup for my wedding and by makeup I mean foundation, powder and mascara. I had a gift card for 30 bucks from my birthday back in August. Literally still spent 60+ dollars for THREE items. Never again.
Caroline Overill 4 years ago
If you were out you would have to go to all the trouble of picking the package up from somewhere or having it redelivered when actually it fits through the letter box.
#38
This 0.7 Ml Dogs' Anti-Flea And Anti-Tick Drops Straight Out Of The Box
Lara Verne 4 years ago
This is awful. When I buy anti-parasite drops for my cats, it come in tiny plastic tube size of straw, where you just cut off top.
Gini Sarver 4 years ago
I can tell ya right now that is not 1 ml… i have to have weekly injections and this is not close to the accurate amount lol
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
None of my fur babies have fleas! This stuff is so expensive - maybe a nice bath, would help!
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
No, seriously, only buy the topical flea meds from the vet. There have been so many reports of burns, seizures, and deaths from generic brands. (Hartz is a big problem). Personal experience, I bought some at the supermarket and within a few minutes of applying the cats were scratching like crazy. Luckily washing the cats thoroughly helped alleviate the problem.
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#39
Ordered A Tube Of Thermal Paste
Iris_the_kilr 4 years ago
the deal with bigger packaging for small is that your more likely to break whats inside then small packaging for smaller items.
Candia Lee 4 years ago
It has been said elsewhere that line workers can't take the time to resupply smaller boxes. DK if that is so, but this box to product ratio is ridiculous.
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boredkitten 4 years ago
I am at the same time surprised by the quantity of bananas😃 also I would suggest not to include keys in the pic
#40
Tiny Little Amount Of Eyeliner In A Huge Plastic Container
Elmie Pumpkinbush 4 years ago
It is much cheaper to buy professional cosmetics like mac and such. The prices appear higher, but they pack a lot of (high quality pigment rich) product in each item.
J. Normal 4 years ago
Only if you can use it all before it expires. And if you can afford to throw it away if you get an infection.
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#41
Hi Y'all, Im A Designer At Tic-Tac. Hope You Enjoy Our Newest Optimized Design For Tic-Tacs!
Kira Okah 4 years ago
This is a gift box for holidays. I've received this myself. Very handy boxes actually when they are empty - I use the small ones for thread and the big one for small fabric rems.
MysteriousLegBruise 4 years ago
I like using a tic tac box for my bobby pins cause it's a well known fact that they disappear very quickly lol
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Nikki Permana 4 years ago
Actually i love this small tictac pack.... i can reuse it to bring my medicines... hoho...
Vinnie 4 years ago (edited)
For someone like me that have allot of tiny beads/miniature materials etc. This is amazing, i don't have to go and buy little boxes to organize it and i can eat the snacks. (also the small tictac boxes are good when you are using a very small clutch. (i feel things are only wasteful if you don't use it after consumption. )
Pearl 4 years ago
How else are they supposed to package this many boxes? How is it wasteful?
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Well, at least the tic tacs are packaged in rigid plastic boxes which can be repurposed for a variety of uses, rather than in small plastic bags which would just be thrown away after use, and the small boxes are stuffed in a large rigid plastic box which would also be useful for storing, so I am not sure that this counts as excessive packaging...
#42
How They Sell Bananas In Japan. Bonus: If You Don't Explicitly Decline, The Cashier Will Give You Another Bag For The Banana
トーガヒミコ 4 years ago
In Japan, Fruit is quite expensive. They're considered a luxury and are used as gifts. So packaging can be more important but I do think individually wrapped is unnecessary.
rumade 4 years ago
That's not the case for bananas there. Bananas and pineapples are generally affordable. It's only things like melon that are expensive.
Load More Replies... Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
Japan is slowly working to reduce plastic waste. But because Japanese people aren't complete savages, they put their plastic bags where they belong so it's not like here where you find litter everywhere.
Peter Vens 3 years ago
I've been to apan and their packaging is incredibly wasteful . I never expected to see this from such an advanced people
Siddharth Karia 4 years ago
Japan is entitled to do all the weird s**t in the world. They're just loony.
#43
Technically Correct!
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
It is actually better, because you can move three vehicles while only driving one.
iffypedia 4 years ago
russian dolls but cars (is this russia? comment below said so and inspired this)
Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago
Strangely ingenious in a dangerous way... save on shipping and fuel costs.
Robert T 4 years ago
Agree. Doesn't look they are able to be strapped down. Could be a very nasty accident if they fell off the back, or the truck stopped suddenly, and a couple of tons of unsecured load carries on right through the cab.
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#44
Individually-Wrapped Bread Slices
Sandra Givens 3 years ago
Packaged for use in hospitals, nursing homes, self service breakfast bars in hotels, etc. Keeps them sanitary and extends shelf life.
boredpandaki 4 years ago
Some of these individual items such as these breads could be used for special catering purposes. At least I hope the packaging will be recycled...
#45
This Tea That I Got For Christmas
Tiny Dancer 4 years ago
I'm going to stick up for this one. It's what they do (http://www.regaloteas.com/Gift-Collection.php). They're those fancy-schmancy pyramid tea bags in different flavours, so packing them together would ruin the taste. They're also packaged for gift-giving. Not a big fan, still killing the environment, but not scammers as so many others on the list are.
Charles Bosse 4 years ago
If it was just little boxes in a big box, I think I would totally agree but the thought of 16 little plastic bags in boxes in a box gets me (also because the smaller the individual pieces of plastic are, the harder they are to meaningfully recycle)
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Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
And to think that I was debating on whether or not I should give my mom a similar box of tea for Christmas
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
I prefer loose leaf tea even if it is more expensive because it is less waste. I have a bunch of containers and you can go to the store and just get them filled up. And you use a reusable strainer because tea bags are completely wasteful.
Marco Conti 4 years ago (edited)
I buy my tea in loose leaf. Can never go back. Teabags taste like paper now, even the fancy ones that don't contain pulverized tea leaves. Get a metal infuse that will last until the next ice age.
#46
This Is How They Send My Contacts. Every. Year
Nicholas Kraemer 4 years ago
Shipped boxes can experience falls of greater than 50feet. Since these are medical devices, I bet they have done studies on how they need to be packed to guarantee the sterile barrier is not breached.
#47
Delivery Of 5 Screwdrivers From Digi-Key...
M O'Connell 4 years ago
I can confirm that this is not Digi-Key's smallest box, so they may have had an issue on their end.
Yes I meant what I said 4 years ago
I mean are the screwdriver damage bc there is 0 sense here
#48
Taking It To The Proper Place
Rena 4 years ago
Medication. if you do something like that, take a look at the lid first. if there is somethind like silica: DO NOT DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT! Learned it the hard way: mixed up 3 flasked of medcine for the cat, and due to humidity ....well. long story short, almost killed my poor, ill cat because the pills lost their active ingredients
#49
Thanks For Packaging The Spare Part, Gopro
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Says a lot that they have pre packaged, fully designed not just a plain box, spare parts.
snipergun 4 years ago
Probably also costs a lot,even more than the part itself actually...
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Bought A Bigger Pack Of Buenos. Only To Find Out It’s Only Two Smaller Packs Of Them. Only To Find Out They’re Then Individually Wrapped
#51
I Received A Complimentary Bathtub With My Face Brush From Costco
Zaza 4 years ago
It's a joke. The plastic box it came in is the "bathtub" because it's so ridiculously large
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#52
Individually Wrapped Jelly Beans
ZAPanda 4 years ago
this is common at restaurants. We used to have a tradition here where restaurants had a sweet ("Candy") bowl at the exit for you to help yourself. Our health department did a study and found they were infested with urine from men who do not practice basic hygiene in the bathroom. So they made a law that if you have a sweet bowl, each sweet has to be individually wrapped. Fortuantely, most restauarnts do not do this anymore, but they still give you individually wrapped sweets with the bill ("check"). Still daft, but not as bad.
Boudica 4 years ago
🤢 I read something similar about bowls of peanuts that used to be on bars. Not only urine, but sperm, and more than one man's 😦
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Mazer 4 years ago
They ought to put small paper bags out with a couple of jellies in the bag, happier people, happier earth
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#53
I Think Amazon Is Running Out Of Boxes...
Mazer 4 years ago
I kind of think Amazon employees are getting passive aggressive with Mr. Bezos, this costs his company lots more since packages are priced by weight and size
Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago
Amazon not only has it's own delivery fleet, they have contracts with major couriers. I doubt they lose any money on shipping.
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Guess Whole Foods Thought They Could Improve Upon The Corn Husk
Bunzilla 4 years ago
Corn tastes better if you shuck it right before you cook it. DON'T shuck your corn in the store! Shucking your corn in the store pretty much guarantees you're going to have starchy, unappetizing corn. Doing it right before cooking means sweeter, more delicious corn. (Source: Dad grew up on a farm)
Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago
Ever roasted corn with husk still intact? Well not roasting more like steaming it in it's own natural moisture. I also microwave corn with husk on. It just tastes better that way. Try it you won't regret.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
on this one we sell corn like this OR with its leaves still around it. I try to buy the ones with leaves.
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
The pre-shucked ones are also like 4x the price!
Load More Replies... Alex the Country Dog 4 years ago
The caption literally reads WHOLE FOODS.
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Individually Shrink Wrapped Apples
ZAPanda 4 years ago
this is ok because it stops people coughing covid onto your food before you even buy it. You could however use paper or something else.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
but I do not peel apple rind off before eating, nor do i know anyone who does, so...
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#56
Individually Wrapped Peppers
Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago
Pictured paper bag in tag at upper right side of picture clearly has "Market Basket" on it.
Load More Replies... ZAPanda 4 years ago
again, don't want trumpists coughing covid on my groceries. It's fine. Till people learn to wash their hands and wear masks, that's what we have to tolerate.
Laura Jackson 4 years ago
Yeah, because washing fruits and veggies is so difficult.
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#58
Why Would You Even Do That
Monday 4 years ago
Yeah this is a buffet setting. Most people would prefer to know that nobody else touched the stick they're supposed to use on their coffee/food.
Load More Replies... Susan Bosse 4 years ago
They're coffee stirrers. And this is for hygiene. Just should be paper not plastic.
Load More Replies... Mazer 4 years ago
I hate this, they could have used paper. I get the wrap thing if you are going to have the general public picking them up, however, they could hand them out themselves as needed
George Pepe 4 years ago
Those things are impossible to open without using your mouth, which is a good way to spread germs.
Bill 4 years ago
How did you reach that conclusion? Ever worked at a paper mill or seen a cut wood lot?
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Amazon Packs My $300 Ssd In A Non-Padded Bag. My Weed Dude On The Other Hand...
BasedWang 4 years ago (edited)
so yeah, im gonna need your guys number.... Also my peoples would just ship pounds in safes with the number face ripped out, a friend would rewire it at home get the goods out and I would not touch anything except for the safes that I would scrap. reduce reuse recycle relax
#60
All This To Ship That Small Little Plastic Bag On The Right
#61
My Workplace Has Four-Packs Of Tic-Tacs In The Snack Drawer
#62
I Work At A Starbucks Inside Target. These Are The Packages We Receive For Signage Updates- The Smaller Ones On The Bottom Are All We Actually Needed
#63
First Time Seeing This For Myself. Can’t Believe People Out There Really Thought This Was A Good Idea
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Not sure what those are, but I don't want them breeding with anything else.
Sky Render 4 years ago
Those are elephant mangoes and dragonfruit, from left to right. Both quite tasty!
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Catpoker88 4 years ago
They are dragon fruits and sadly the name is misleading as they do not taste of dragons
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#64
Old Insurance Only Covered My Birth Control If I Went Through Mail-Order. Switching Back To Pick UPS With My New Insurance Was The Best Feeling. Product Is The Small Blue-Ish Thing Center Bottom
Shelfish3 4 years ago
To be fair, it does need to be continuously refrigerated to remain effective so they kind of have to pack it up with all that plastic and ice packs :(
BasedWang 4 years ago
exactly. This is for something medicinal, its kinda .... Welllll *kinda shrug* cant really describe the look im going for. its kinda the i mean its excessive buuuuuuut
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abby smink 4 years ago
My thoughts exactly. But then again, I haven't been on it in like 20 years, so maybe there's a new kind I don't know about 🤷🏼♀️
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Candia Lee 4 years ago
The Nuvaring needs to be refrigerated during transit to be sure it doesn't get too warm. It can be stored up to four months without refrigeration.
Tiny Dancer 4 years ago
I'm an old broad, long out of the baby game (thank goddess!), but what the hey kind of birth control is considered perishable? Honest question, not trolling.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Apparenly Nuva Ring does. Once it reaches body temperature it begins dispersing hormones, and if it reaches body temperature before insertion it may not provide an entire month of protection.
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I’m Glad There’s Not Filler But Our Cat’s Medicine Arrived In A Comically Large Box
Monday 4 years ago
The needed medicine and a comfy place to nap after taking it.
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All Of This For A Keyboard, That For Some Reason Shipped Separately From The Laptop
Nicole Trombly 4 years ago
Isn’t a keyboard attached to the laptop? Why would you need another keyboard?
#67
Anyone Else Feel Like Our Packaging Is Wasteful For A Lot Of Our Products?
#68
Why Is There So Much Packaging For A Single Claritin? Isn't This Wasteful?
#69
The Place I Work At Just Got Individually Wrapped Packages Of Individually Wrapped M&m’s
Kira Okah 4 years ago
This is two items bundled together - a bag of what is certainly more than one m&m, and some card. What is on or in the card? Is it possibly a gift thing for kids, or to be placed inside another product?
Beth L 4 years ago
I suspect the individual packets were not labeled for individual sale, and therefore didn't have the required nutrition, ingredient, and allergen statements.
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It's The Only Way To Ship A Yardstick
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Why are you buying stuff online that's available locally? Every hardware store carries yardsticks, and they're cheap.
#71
Would You Look At That
HamGoblin 4 years ago
MAY start fining, may being the operative word. Amazon doesn't care about the boxes but they do care about a (likely planted) news story that makes them sound less evil than they actually are.
Nancy Baldauf 4 years ago
In my experience, Amazon is one of the big offenders. They're going to fine themselves?!!!
#73
Plastic Waste. Ordered 100 Sump Plug Washers And They All Came Individually Bagged In Bags That Are Far Bigger Than Is Necessary
M O'Connell 4 years ago
This is partially a stocking issue. If you had 100-packs of these, and someone wanted one, you'd be f****d. And if you broke a 100-pack, you would need to label and inventory the remaining 99 as individual pieces.
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We Ordered 3 Mio Drink Flavors, They Came In 3 Packages Like This
Serbob 4 years ago
Why do you feel the need to chastise everyone for their purchases? You don't know their situation. They could be confined to their homes. You have no idea.
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#75
I’m Here Trying To Be Better For The Earth, But These Vegan Patties Have This Egregious Plastic Tray
John L 4 years ago
What is the recycle number on it? Some frozen meals I avoid, because they aren't commonly recycled. 1,2,5 can be recycled. 1 and two are commonly recycled (rather recyclable), 5 less so and 4, is uncommonly accepted. Of course I am talking about the States.
Dodo 4 years ago
Doesn't tend to matter what number's on it in the UK. Black plastic won't get recycled. But for some reason companies still use it.
Load More Replies... Tiny Dancer 4 years ago
Hopefully they've changed their policy since 2019 (the best before date) as the black plastic can be recycled but the sorters have a hard time reading the black. Because of this, most of it just ends up in a landfill.
Candia Lee 4 years ago
Why do they only come in twos? Now I have to reconsider my go to veggie burger, which has similar packaging.
#76
Sliced Onion In Plastic Packaging
MAnahP 4 years ago
OK I'm going to be the devil's advocate here. I buy those a lot. I have tremors in my hands and arms, and often cut myself cutting vegetables. Precut veges are the great for my condition. If it wasn't for that Yes, it is a waste of packaging.
Summer Mason 4 years ago
My grandma and my dad both buy these due to hand tremors. So I feel for you. There is no need to shame precut veggies and fruits. I buy precut onions due to allergies from cutting them up.
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Kyle 4 years ago
I’ve cut the ends of two fingers (just the ends and they grew back) using a mandolin slicer because I’m disabled. Oh boy, apple blood pie! Now I have my daughter (32) cut things up when she visits. It’s embarrassing and discouraging so I can see the point, but c’mon…
Joshua HJN 4 years ago
O gosh!!!! That must've been hard, this is like the only product in this article that's actually logical
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Catherine Green 4 years ago
pre cut food is often made for disabled people. this would be very useful to someone with limited motion, tics or tremors, or limb differences. if you don't know why it was made, it's not for you.
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Was Told To Cross Post This Here. Single Serving Ritz Found In One Of My Office’s Kitchen Cabinets
#78
Ordered 5 Bottles Of Hair Spray At The Same Time. Came In 5 Separate Boxes On The Same Day All With It's Own Wrapping
#79
Probably Been Posted, I'm New But This Packaging On What Is Normally Sold Loose
Serbob 4 years ago
I actually bought tomatoes sold like this a while ago because it was all that was available. I found the tomatoes lasted a lot longer and now I reuse the clam shell packaging for the loose tomatoes I buy. It's stupid packaging, but I'm making use of it.
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
Yes! I recently discovered this! I think it's partly the "space" add partly that they aren't putting any pressure on each other. I bought a pack 2 months ago and they are still good!
Load More Replies... Candia Lee 4 years ago
During covid, my go to eggs went from cardboard to plastic clamshell with an extra cover to hold the top of the eggs. I hated them, not just for the extra plastic layer, but because I had to remove the carton from the fridge and lift two lids to get an egg.
#80
Not Only Do I Have To Open A Single Packet Everyday For My Meds, But They Know I Have A Disability Where My Joints Dislocate Very Easily...
NsG 4 years ago
I'm not sure I fully understand this one. Is each blister pack a single day's medication? This looks like how nearly all medications are shipped - how is this extraneous packaging? The extra space between pills, designed to be easier to handle for people with mobility issues? Also, the manufacturers don't know you have a condition - your GP and pharmacist might.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
I bloody hate blister packaging for meds. I have arthritis and chronic pain, and it's really hard to get one tiny pill out of that tough plastic without crumbling the pill.
BusLady 4 years ago
I hear you. My arthritis makes me avoid blister packs as much as I can. Most of the time, you have to peel off the paper before you can push the pill through the foil. What a hassle. I've even seen some that have cut my fingers because the edges are so sharp. I have just learned to use scissors.
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Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
No wonder they are called BLISTER PACKS...you get skin cuts and blisters from trying to get to the meds. Hate them.
Heather Menard 4 years ago
This is all do to one asshole back in the 80's who poisoned the aspirin.
Alex the Country Dog 4 years ago
No it is not the only reason (and “due” for future reference.)
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Three Layers...
Triv 4 years ago
Problem is, they would stick together horribly if they didn't individually wrap them.
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This Is Saddening
BluEyedSeoulite 4 years ago
They should have more "naked" cups in bulk options. I sure would appreciate it
#83
The Hotel I’m Staying At Has Individual Plastic Packaging For Each Plastic Cup
J. Normal 4 years ago
Then all 4 would need to be trash. I only used one only one is garbage.
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AnnaBanana 4 years ago
For people saying individually wrapped fruit and veg is "safer" during COVID times, just wash the damned fruit/veg before you eat it! Problem solved!
Caro Caro 4 years ago
I had to stop at #30 because I got so angry. Some of these are unavoidable (postal orders) but a lot can be avoided by not buying this and if necessary being a Karen (I know I know) and complaining. It's the only way. Oh and if it comes in too much plastic you can return it with a note ...
Brivid 4 years ago (edited)
Some of these could be avoided if people would support their town by buying locally.
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Jo Choto 4 years ago
The waste of most of these is so shameful, I couldn't keep going. There are some that have reasons. Sometimes hygiene requires items in public places to be individually wrapped. Also, because of the way Amazon loads their vans, they have to have a box big enough that it will load properly with the other boxes. However, I see no reason why they couldn't have a rack with envelope type packages in the van so they could just post the items through the door, instead of having boxes.
Chris Munro 4 years ago
The irony of someone ordering a nail file or a bottle of Mio on Amazon, then complaining about how it's packaged. Go to the store FFS.
Glirpy 4 years ago
I'm sure a lot of the Amazon ones happen because the people packing these are in a hurry, aren't paid enough, and grab the closest box to where they are standing so they don't get yelled at by their supervisor for being away from their station.
bumble bee 4 years ago
while I fully agree that there is a severe packaging issue, I don't think most people know that there is a reason why packaging in too big of a box is happening. Amazon has strict rules, and packers do not have a choice in most cases.
Load More Replies... Beentheredonethat 4 years ago
This is ridiculous, how did straws become an issue when this obviously excessive plastic garbage is here everywhere everyday
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Deliberate misdirection by the 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions?
Load More Replies... Kira Okah 4 years ago
Most of these have reasons, not all of them, and certainly not always good reasons, but still reasons. Why attack those explaining those reasons? Explaining something doesn't mean they are condoning it.
Alex the Country Dog 4 years ago
You had wonderful explanations, Kira. I really appreciated your input, and I know your helpful information was not in defense of packaging, but just providing context. I’m sorry people were often downvoting you or being jerks. Self-righteousness and shaming seem to be more popular than understanding and then considering actual solutions that match the situations. Well done on ALL your comments throughout the thread.
Load More Replies... ZAPanda 4 years ago
I think some of these are due to the items being so small, that they want to ensure that they do not get lost in the post, so I get that part. However, at least then use organic packaging material inside as well. Like starch-based foam peanuts.
J. Normal 4 years ago
I reuse and recycle, so the paper and boxes are used
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Stephanie Keith 4 years ago
These companies are only half of the problem. It's us the consumer that add to this problem. By buying or wanting things we truly do not need in the 1st place. These companies know our weaknesses better than we do. If we only consumed natural things we needed to live. Things could be better, but unfortunately not enough people are willing to do what needs to be done to help our environment. That's the truth, I'm afraid.
Tami 4 years ago
+1000. We gotta think carefully about why we think we need to buy so many things and find another way to fulfill that need. And stop judging others who don't have a lot of shiny new gadgets and things, instead of thinking they're losers or something.
Load More Replies... AnnaBanana 4 years ago
For people saying individually wrapped fruit and veg is "safer" during COVID times, just wash the damned fruit/veg before you eat it! Problem solved!
Caro Caro 4 years ago
I had to stop at #30 because I got so angry. Some of these are unavoidable (postal orders) but a lot can be avoided by not buying this and if necessary being a Karen (I know I know) and complaining. It's the only way. Oh and if it comes in too much plastic you can return it with a note ...
Brivid 4 years ago (edited)
Some of these could be avoided if people would support their town by buying locally.
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 4 years ago
The waste of most of these is so shameful, I couldn't keep going. There are some that have reasons. Sometimes hygiene requires items in public places to be individually wrapped. Also, because of the way Amazon loads their vans, they have to have a box big enough that it will load properly with the other boxes. However, I see no reason why they couldn't have a rack with envelope type packages in the van so they could just post the items through the door, instead of having boxes.
Chris Munro 4 years ago
The irony of someone ordering a nail file or a bottle of Mio on Amazon, then complaining about how it's packaged. Go to the store FFS.
Glirpy 4 years ago
I'm sure a lot of the Amazon ones happen because the people packing these are in a hurry, aren't paid enough, and grab the closest box to where they are standing so they don't get yelled at by their supervisor for being away from their station.
bumble bee 4 years ago
while I fully agree that there is a severe packaging issue, I don't think most people know that there is a reason why packaging in too big of a box is happening. Amazon has strict rules, and packers do not have a choice in most cases.
Load More Replies... Beentheredonethat 4 years ago
This is ridiculous, how did straws become an issue when this obviously excessive plastic garbage is here everywhere everyday
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Deliberate misdirection by the 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions?
Load More Replies... Kira Okah 4 years ago
Most of these have reasons, not all of them, and certainly not always good reasons, but still reasons. Why attack those explaining those reasons? Explaining something doesn't mean they are condoning it.
Alex the Country Dog 4 years ago
You had wonderful explanations, Kira. I really appreciated your input, and I know your helpful information was not in defense of packaging, but just providing context. I’m sorry people were often downvoting you or being jerks. Self-righteousness and shaming seem to be more popular than understanding and then considering actual solutions that match the situations. Well done on ALL your comments throughout the thread.
Load More Replies... ZAPanda 4 years ago
I think some of these are due to the items being so small, that they want to ensure that they do not get lost in the post, so I get that part. However, at least then use organic packaging material inside as well. Like starch-based foam peanuts.
J. Normal 4 years ago
I reuse and recycle, so the paper and boxes are used
Load More Replies... Stephanie Keith 4 years ago
These companies are only half of the problem. It's us the consumer that add to this problem. By buying or wanting things we truly do not need in the 1st place. These companies know our weaknesses better than we do. If we only consumed natural things we needed to live. Things could be better, but unfortunately not enough people are willing to do what needs to be done to help our environment. That's the truth, I'm afraid.
Tami 4 years ago
+1000. We gotta think carefully about why we think we need to buy so many things and find another way to fulfill that need. And stop judging others who don't have a lot of shiny new gadgets and things, instead of thinking they're losers or something.
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