Insane Packaging
I have always heard of companies shipping things in boxes that were way to big or swallowed the product in packing material, but I never really received a good example myself, until just the other day that is.
We needed to get a backpack for my son that was large enough to handle everything he needs to carry as a high school freshman. We tried a couple stores and then I had an idea. I have an Amazon Prime account and I get free 2 day shipping, so why not just order a big backpack from Amazon and save the hassle of fighting the back to school crowds at the local stores. My son picked out a good size JanSport backpack in "Guerrilla Green"
JanSport Classic Big Student Backpack
When the package arrived from amazon, I wondered what exactly we had ordered because the box was HUGE
I thought, well, maybe the backpack was stuffed full of filler like in the department stores and of course I couldn't expect Amazon to empty it out. Imagine my surprise when we opened it, and we found the the backpack was packed small and flat.And the rest of the box was full of those "plastic pillows"
We had a mountain of plastic pillows
Now I understand wanting to pack things securely but this is a bit much. I mean, was Amazon out of slightly smaller boxes? Maybe they didn't have any of those big padded envelopes left after mailing a coupe of CDs maybe...?
All joking aside, I really like Amazon and won't stop shopping on the site, but I hope they get packaging (or a packer) that is a bit more environmentally conscious.
