Packaging WTF Part 2

[catcul]

It looks like the nesting dolls are at it again.

I have just received a package today after I had ordered two sets of bedsheets. They came in a plastic shipping bag. The following are the steps I had to go through to get the sheets ready for the washing machine.

Plastic shipping bag. >
Two plastic bags. >
Two cloth bags surrounded by a cardboard ring. >
Two plastic bags. >
Two bed sheet sets. >
Two cardboard inserts.

If you're counting, that's 5 plastic bags and 4 pieces of cardboard that I need to recycle for 2 bedsheet sets.

People wonder about that trash island in the Pacific Ocean.

[Ironclad Alibi]

My cousin complained about how men's dress shirts are packaged. There are in a plastic bag, folded around cardboard and tissue inserts, and held in place by many straight pins. Women's shirts come on a hanger. She had a point.

[catcul]

She does have a point. If you miss one of those pins, it could be a real pain in the neck.

[dalesys]

My dad came home from a business trip complaining that his neck was rubbed raw... he'd left the cardboard inserts in the collars!

[Racket_Man]

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People wonder about that trash island in the Pacific Ocean.

I have bought enough clothes and bedding in the last couple of years that I can confirm this. my in house recycle bin gets half full.

[telecom_goddess]

What bugs me is useless padding. Like when I ordered a roll of bubble wrap years ago and it came packed with air pillows. WTF? Or pillows or other soft things that come with air pillows. POINTLESS.

[Kazim]

Sometimes those airpillows are there to stop items frome moving around during transit, But i've seen a pallet that only had one (1) deck of cards in it and filled with the airpillow...

[Ironclad Alibi]

Sometimes those airpillows are there to stop items frome moving around during transit, But i've seen a pallet that only had one (1) deck of cards in it and filled with the airpillow...

I have received from Amazon a large box with a very small item. I wondered why a much smaller box wasn't used.

[RealUnimportant]

What gets put in a cardboard "envelope" vs what gets a full-size box is always a fun guessing game...

[SpyOne]

It's funny how that goes at the opposite end of the spectrum.
I had a scooter (moped) shipped to me from half a country away, it came on a pallet held in place by metal straps and then a ton of shrink-wrap.
The delivery driver took all that packaging with him, leaving just the scooter.

I bet if Amazon had to take their packaging back they'd use a lot less filler.

[Pixelated]

Ironically I have to give some kudos to Mart of Wal. I ordered a small item and the item itself came in a little plastic bag (no doubt as it would be in the store), it was mailed in a tiny plastic envelope. Very little wastage.