This is why.
Some adult-tard actually sent me a vacuum filter in a big giant box. And look at all that fucking packing material! The item in front of the filter is some Revlon color stay lipstick. I put it there for scale.
Vacuum filter - not breakable.
Oh! And get this. The filter, which by the way could have been put in a padded envelope - weighed less than an oz. The packing material weighed 3.7 ounces. Four times what the item weighed.
And! Wait for it. They charged me 8 fucking bucks for shipping.
I know you are saying "hey dumb ass". You knew you were paying 8 bucks for shipping. Yes.. I .....did.
These days, you sort of get used to paying inflated prices for shipping. Usually I grit my teeth and just pay it. But come on! What are these people thinking? Other than "hey sucker - here's your filter".
If they would have stuck the filter in an envelope, it wouldn't have even caught my eye. But, when a big box shows up with a tiny little item inside, you know I'm going to bitch about it.
See my ruining the earth series here.
o man that is so typical i get annoyed whenever i buy products that are meant to be miniaturized anyhow and yet the packaging is as big and extensive and complex as possible... all to create the big impression you're undergoing a major life experience as you unwrap your fantastic new purchase, know what I mean??
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This is a great blog series. I've always been frustrated with the unnecessary quantity of packing materials I have to deal with when, say, I receive a package of paper. Paper, people.
ReplyDeleteditto what monicker says - a great blog series. Heck you could even start a new blog and have others contribute!
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