is there too much packaging on products?
 

just answered the door to a delivery person and got handed a huge box which felt empty. i was pretty confused as i haven't ordered anything big. anyway i opened the box and found a saw but look at the size box it arrived in :eek:

just the one item in the box and it took me ages to find it :p




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surely thats wrong :lol1:

I would suggest that is over kill, something strange about a saw being over packaged in a wood byproduct too.
Look at this
The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003

Thats the law!!!!!!! (ish)

could you condense it into something i can understand :D

Its one of those things that should be so easy to complain about, but obviously red tape prevails
have a look here
Corporate Responsibility - BERR

i am going to send the box back with a letter of complaint in it :thumb:

have just read the delivery note, they are sending some hacksaw blades in a separate parcel :cuckoo: :lol1:

but why would you order a saw when you can just go and buy one in your local diy store :cuckoo:

because i can :D

it was free delivery so i didnt have to leave the house and waste petrol :thumb:

I see you got it in the SWRT colours! :thumb:

This happened to a package that my son got, you wouldn't believe the amount of packaging on it!

Mind you, he was playing Pass the Parcel!

Does seem a large box for the product but probably doesnt cost them anymore to send it. I would guess they are charged by weight rather than dimensions.

If they sell alot of varying sized products, im guessing it wouldnt be cost effective to have a box made specifically for that saw and they would use whatever they have in stock.

If all they did was sell saws, im sure they would have something designed to suit but you cant possibly hold a box in stock specifically designed for every product you sell, especially if you sell lots of different shaped items.

lol well spotted :thumb:

It's beacuse suppliers can't stock an infinite number of different box sizes. Instead they stock a small variety and find the closest match for the item(s) and then fill the rest with packing, usually air filled polythene strips these days. Had a similar sized box earlier in the week with 2 router bits in it.

Yeah, esp plastic vaccume packed things.