Nate
There’s no denying that we’re in a wasteful society. From paper straws to reusable shopping bags, we’ve thrown everything, but the kitchen sink at the problem of wasteful and unnecessary packaging fails. Yet, it feels like we’re fighting a losing battle. These fails in packaging design aren’t just a little ‘oops’; they’re a full-on facepalm.
Dive into our roundup of the most unnecessary packaging fails out there. And don’t forget to keep that paper straw handy – it’s a small victory, but it’s ours.
1. “Costco Anti-Wrinkle Abomination”
2. “Ordered 20 Iron Nails. They Came Individually Packed In Plastic”
3. “Individually Wrapped Peppers That Are Used For Salad And Pre-Cut Into 1/4s Just To Have To Be Cut Again Into Smaller Pieces”
4. “Plastic Packaging For A CD Disk, But Without A CD Disk In It”
5. “We Ordered Two Paint Pens From Staples”
6. “HelloFresh Packed 5 Cloves Of Garlic Separately In 5 Plastic Bags”
7. “This Is How I Received My New Sim Card In The Mail”
8. “If Only Nature Would Find A Way To Cover These Tomatoes So We Wouldn’t Waste So Much Plastic On Them”
9. “Why Is The Ocean Filling Up With Plastic?”
10. “Reusable Bag… Sold Inside Styrofoam Tray And Plastic Wrap”
11. “Packaging For Pre-Peeled Bananas”
12. “Ordered A Replacement Bolt From Trek, This Is The Amount Of Packaging It Came In”
13. “Fruits That Are Already Protected Naturally, Wrapped In Plastic”
14. “Individually Wrapped Gummy Bears”
15. “The Marshmallows In This Bag Come Individually Wrapped”
16. “Ordered 5 Nail Polishes From Amazon”
17. “This Is How We’re Suffocating The Earth In Plastic”
18. “Just Why”
19. “Saw Somebody Post A Pic Of Plastic-Wrapped Potatoes. I Raise To You, Plastic-Wrapped Coconuts”
20. “Coles Need To Get It Together. A ‘New’ Pointless Plastic Product. 5 Individual Plastic Bottles Wrapped In Plastic”
21. “These ‘Save Our Planet’ Cups Are Individually Sealed In Plastic At Our Hotel”
22. “Not Only Is It Egregious, But It’s Infuriating”
23. “Such A Waste Of Plastic”
24. “14 Pieces Of Unnecessary Packaging And ‘Freebies’ For A Tiny 15 Ml Spray From Paco Rabanne”
25. “My School Started An Eco-Friendly Project By Giving Out Apples To Students”
26. “Why Is There So Much Packaging For A Single Claritin? Isn’t This Wasteful?”
27. “Hypocrites At Sobeys Grocery Store In Halifax, Nova Scotia”
28. “Why Does This Garlic Have A Plastic Wrapper?”
29. “Hellofresh Sent My Carrots For One Meal In 8 Separately Sealed Plastic Bags”
30. “All Of This For One Purse (Cat For Scale)”
31. “Even My Toddlers Were Like ‘Father, This Seems Rather Egregious For Three Plastic Boards You Ordered At The Same Time From Amazon'”
32. “Xfinity Was Giving Away Reusable Straws At An Art Fest. The Straw Is Wrapped In Plastic, Then Put In A Cheap Velvet Pouch, Then Wrapped In Plastic Again. Way To Save The Environment Xfinity”
33. “Anti-Plastic Book Wrapped In Said Plastic”
34. “My Eco-Friendly Packaged Toothpicks Are Individually Wrapped In Plastic”
35. “Individually Packed Olives My Roommate Bought”
36. “This Aluminum Can Comes Wrapped In Plastic”
37. “I Ordered 20 Books And All Arrived Individually Packaged. 3 Are Still Missing”
38. “A Very Special Tomato I Guess”
39. “Purchased A Year’s Worth Of Zinc Tablets Online. To My Surprise, I Got 6 Bottles Instead Of 1. These Pills Must Be Pretty Big, I Thought”
40. “Disposable Masks In Styrofoam And Plastic Wrap For $1 Only”
