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Insane Packaging To Product Ratio

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Shocking scammy packaging. Less than 1/4 full


<div class="md"><p>Shocking scammy packaging. Less than 1/4 full</p>
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Mitchum Bamboo Powder Deodorant 

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<div class="md"><p>Seen at a Canadian Walmart </p>
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Reece's Halloween Candies that are only half-full

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A tube of Colgate toothpaste was marketed/sold to me in a cardboard box. I was expecting a tube twice as big. The box was at least an inch longer than needed. Is it alright for companies to fill the landfills to avail of a deceptive marketing ploy. And why has easy access to bring complaints to government consumer/environment protection agencies dried up?

<div class="md"><p>A tube of Colgate toothpaste was marketed/sold to me in a cardboard box. I was expecting a tube twice as big. The box was at least an inch longer than needed. Is it alright for companies to fill the landfills to avail of a deceptive marketing ploy. And why has easy access to bring complaints to government consumer/environment protection agencies dried up?</p>
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Toothpaste packaging

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My sons fruit cup from chipotle 

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My son’s fruit cup from chipotle - apparently not the norm according to comments. 

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A 12" x 36" picture frame shipped in this massive box via Amazon

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porque una botella necesitaba empaque u/microdyn

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Each seaweed is wrapped individually

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I got scammed by a pack of Biscuits

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Measly 2 meters of masking film came on this behemoth roll of cardboard; making it seem like I was getting more bang for my buck. 

This is it. This box for 2 small items. 

The current state of eco-labelling on packaging, explained in 64 seconds

I recieved this box exactly as pictured.   I did not need to open.   I thought of the group thinking a great example of the opposite of egregious.   

<div class="md"><p>I recieved this box exactly as pictured.   I did not need to open.   I thought of the group thinking a great example of the opposite of egregious.   </p>
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A great anti-excess packaging example. I hope I am not violating the rules.

Garlic on the grocery list, I saw this and thought it was organic at first glance and walked around the produce section looking for normal garlic. Turns out this is the normal garlic. Why on earth does one single bulb of garlic need a plastic wrap??? 

<div class="md"><p>Garlic on the grocery list, I saw this and thought it was organic at first glance and walked around the produce section looking for normal garlic. Turns out this is the normal garlic. Why on earth does one single bulb of garlic need a plastic wrap??? </p>
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Garlic needs packaging ???

Picked up my refills from CVS today. 30 small pills in each bottle. I always consolidate the pills in larger bottles to place in my cupboard. All of the pills in the bottles in the third picture fit in the 2 bottles in the 4th picture. SMH

<div class="md"><p>Picked up my refills from CVS today. 30 small pills in each bottle. I always consolidate the pills in larger bottles to place in my cupboard. All of the pills in the bottles in the third picture fit in the 2 bottles in the 4th picture. SMH</p>
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Teeny pills in big bottles

This right-sized packaging system creates the perfect parcel using 3D scanning technology

At least I have a box to put all the other boxes into!

<div class="md"><p>At least I have a box to put all the other boxes into!</p>
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Ridiculous 

<div class="md"><p>Egregious packaging Indonesia edition</p>
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My foil wrapped chocolate.... In more foil 

<div class="md"><p>So much for recyclable... </p>
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does this count?

They could’ve easily fit another 12 cookies here but decided to be greedy

Seems a little big

The tube is twice as small as the box. 

Great move by Arnotts to package their big seller "Scotch Fingers" in Minis!

Instead of 1 plastic pack for their standard 250g pack they put 8 mini plastic packs INSIDE a cardboard box!!

And charge $2.50 per 100g for the Minis compared to $1.32 per 100g for the originals. Thats a 90% markup!!

Really looking after the environment and ripping off customers at same time!!

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<div class="md"><p>Great move by Arnotts to package their big seller &quot;Scotch Fingers&quot; in Minis!</p>

<p>Instead of 1 plastic pack for their standard 250g pack they put 8 mini plastic packs INSIDE a cardboard box!!</p>

<p>And charge $2.50 per 100g for the Minis compared to $1.32 per 100g for the originals. Thats a 90% markup!!</p>

<p>Really looking after the environment and ripping off customers at same time!!</p>

<p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/5br9418hv8hd1.png?width=1712&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=067314fc0cdd13bb07446de2ef9df3b68dbc3ee3">https://preview.redd.it/5br9418hv8hd1.png?width=1712&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=067314fc0cdd13bb07446de2ef9df3b68dbc3ee3</a></p>
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Arnotts Packaging Rip off!!

Thanks for the extra boxes to break down Amazon

Third pic: What does any of that mean?
Last pic is an example. Just increase the depth.

<div class="md"><p>Third pic: What does any of that mean?
Last pic is an example. Just increase the depth.</p>
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It should not be like this

It’s a PR package but this is so incredibly wasteful for such a small product. 

<div class="md"><p>It’s a PR package but this is so incredibly wasteful for such a small product. </p>
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Never seen something so ridiculous

Upset to get this as a gift, after going through the opening exercise. The kids loved it. I was just sad for the excessive waste! $60 for a ‘cheap thrill’ and a pound of plastic waste all to get the tiny $5 worth of toys inside. Plus paper instructions - but only for how to ‘unpack’ because the toys need no instruction. So that’s just waste for the waste. 
Just shameful from these companies. magic mixies are just as bad. $80 for a ‘5min magic trick’ that leaves you holding a pound of packaging waste and one $10 doll. Parents, please stop the insanity! This is in our hands - stop buying this assault on resources and money-wasting garbage. 
It’s not just the waste. It’s the unnecessary resources to manufacture all the parts of these intricate packages that are all single-use. Then maybe the toy companies will stop making products so excessively packaged. 

<div class="md"><p>Upset to get this as a gift, after going through the opening exercise. The kids loved it. I was just sad for the excessive waste! $60 for a ‘cheap thrill’ and a pound of plastic waste all to get the tiny $5 worth of toys inside. Plus paper instructions - but only for how to ‘unpack’ because the toys need no instruction. So that’s just waste for the waste. 
Just shameful from these companies. magic mixies are just as bad. $80 for a ‘5min magic trick’ that leaves you holding a pound of packaging waste and one $10 doll. Parents, please stop the insanity! This is in our hands - stop buying this assault on resources and money-wasting garbage. 
It’s not just the waste. It’s the unnecessary resources to manufacture all the parts of these intricate packages that are all single-use. Then maybe the toy companies will stop making products so excessively packaged. </p>
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Teeny tiny toys that are inside: two outer plastic wraps, hard plastic shell, A plastic muffin tin, under a plastic cover, inside hard plastic cup surround, under a plastic pack of foaming powder, in thin plastic clam-shell that is scotch taped shut. LOL? I said WTF!

Saw this in the supermarket and had a laughing fit, they are glass jars in a plastic pot in another sort of packaging

All of the spare hardware comes in these packages, quite a few of the same item are packaged separately as 1pc

 I need 5,000 9.5" x 13" 1mil bags.  😀

<div class="md"><p>I need 5,000 9.5&quot; x 13&quot; 1mil bags.  😀</p>
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What company makes custom size, resealable poly bags?

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