One of the best perks of ordering online is the convenience of having items delivered straight to your door, without the hassle of visiting a store. However, manufacturers using excessive packaging for small items can quickly overshadow that convenience, leaving us feeling uneasy about the environmental impact. It’s even more frustrating to unwrap layer after layer for a tiny product.
At Defused, we’ve gathered stories and images shared online that show just how seriously some companies take their packaging—maybe a little too seriously. So, what are you waiting for? Scroll down and check out these extreme examples, and don’t forget to stick around until the end!
1. “This needlessly large packaging for a 20mm sized micro SD card.”
2. “Drop plastic, while still making tons of plastic packaging for flavor cubes?”
3. “17-inch box for a 2-inch item, including whole printed spiel that it was ’Thoughtfully Packaged’ to ’reduce impact.’”
4. “All of this for ONE purse. (Cat for scale)”
5. “I ordered 500 rubber pieces. This is how they were packaged.”
6. “Thanks”
7. “Guitar picks. Less than 1in x 1in.”
8. “The packaging to product ratio is so horribly off I can’t understand why we’re killing the Earth for this.”
9. “Always love it when my head bolts are packaged individually.”
10. “All this packaging for some effing radish seeds! Why tho??”
11. “Ridiculously excessive packaging for 3 dates”
12. “Just got a pair of headphones, why is the box so big?”
13. “My father ordered 15 fence posts. Legends tell of a second truck, out there somewhere, going to deliver the last one.”
14. “You know what those are that I ordered? Eco-friendly packaging for my Etsy stuff. The irony is borderline offensive.”
15. “Just why?”
16. “Yeah, definitely needed two separate boxes.”
17. “Individually packed olives my roommate bought…”
18. “14 pieces of unnecessary packaging and ’freebies’ for a tiny 15 ml spray from Paco Rabanne.”
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