Packaging

Posted by: Dungassin on 01 June 2010

Bought a new 2GB Verbatim USB stick because I'd lost my other one. (used principally for taking photos to be printed)

As usual if came in that stupid type of packaging which you have to destroy in order to get at the contents. Finished up taking a sharp knife to the plastic to get it out.

Why oh why do they do this? Means that if you buy an article and then find it doesn't do what you want until you've opened it, then you have to go cap in hand to the shop to get them to take it back. Frown
Posted on: 01 June 2010 by winkyincanada
when I buy something small with excessive packaging, I ask that the shop unpack it for me and keep the waste. Why should I lug it home? They're usually happy to do so. Returns and exchanges require the receipt, not the packaging in my experience.
Posted on: 02 June 2010 by Dungassin
It's not the excessive packaging that bothers me, just the sheer difficulty in getting at the contents.
Posted on: 02 June 2010 by graham55
I suspect that the need to guard against shoplifting plays a large part in apparently excessive packaging for high value/small sized products, the OP's USB stick being a prime example.
Posted on: 02 June 2010 by winkyincanada
quote:
Originally posted by Dungassin:
It's not the excessive packaging that bothers me, just the sheer difficulty in getting at the contents.


That's why I ask them to do it. On a safety note, don't cut at that tough plastic with a knife. Use some heavy-duty scissors or shears.

(Yes it is the shoplifting thing, as well as getting "shelf space" for advertising that drives these big packages.)
Posted on: 02 June 2010 by OscillateWildly
Curb Your Enthusiasm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koOiHvn3UDc

Cheers,
OW