james wrote:

i agree some things are ridicously over packed. like things that hang
perfectly well in hard plastic, then a wrapping of printed cardboard
around it, and sometimes wrapped again.

Personally, I believe that much of the packaging is deliberately designed to
make it impossible for the store to put it back on the shelf if you return it.
My least favorite is the stuff that's in a hard plastic pack that you have to
cut apart in order to remove the item.

George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.