Packaging vs. packaged

[firecat]

I bought an iPad Air and some accessories the other day. Although I bought them all at the same time from the same company, they arrived in five separate LARGE boxes, all of which contained a smaller box.

The first photo shows the packaging.



The second photo shows the packaging together with the accessorized iPad Air, and a curious cat.

Comments

[onyxlynx]

Good grief!

I know that shipping stuff requires a lot of padding, and each accessory was probably packed separately for inventory purposes (and that is why I hit the store, which was probably not an option for you), but mercy!

(I see that styrofoam shape lurking there.)

[thnidu]

yikes

[silveradept]

That's a lot of cat toys for one people toy.

[flarenut]

I assume it's more efficient (!) for them, because the stuff probably arrives boxed from the distributor. And unboxing would offer opportunities for both damage and shrinkage. But there oughta be a better way. (The better way would involve more cost at their end and less shipping cost, but shipping cost isn't internalized in quite the same way.)

Ugh. And if you get it at the store, is there really less packaging, or do they just throw it away before you see it?

[deakat]

Whew! For a minute there I thought you were going to post one of those unboxing videos.

[maize]

I have lots of fairly predictable and unrevolutionary thoughts about packaging, but mostly I am enjoying the curious cat. :)

[wordweaverlynn]

The cat says the proportion is correct.

[darkemeralds]

Sweet new toys! And that's a whole lotta recycling.