2/9/08

Deceptive Packaging

I love Andes mints as much as the next guy, but I HATE wasteful, deceptive packaging:

The extra half inch of packaging on the top and bottom serve no justifiable reason that I can think of. When unopened, the wrapping surreptitiously conceals this dead space.

Here is a package of black licorice from Trader Joe's:

Notice how far my fingers go into the pointless pyramid at the bottom of the package.

Consumer Reports has a running feature (I think it's called "The Black Hole") on deceptive packaging like this.

Drives me crazy.

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