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”
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2. “Ordered 20 Iron Nails. They Came Individually Packed In Plastic”
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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”
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4. “Plastic Packaging For A CD Disk, But Without A CD Disk In It”
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5. “We Ordered Two Paint Pens From Staples”
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6. “HelloFresh Packed 5 Cloves Of Garlic Separately In 5 Plastic Bags”
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7. “This Is How I Received My New Sim Card In The Mail”
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8. “If Only Nature Would Find A Way To Cover These Tomatoes So We Wouldn’t Waste So Much Plastic On Them”
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9. “Why Is The Ocean Filling Up With Plastic?”
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10. “Reusable Bag… Sold Inside Styrofoam Tray And Plastic Wrap”
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11. “Packaging For Pre-Peeled Bananas”
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12. “Ordered A Replacement Bolt From Trek, This Is The Amount Of Packaging It Came In”
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13. “Fruits That Are Already Protected Naturally, Wrapped In Plastic”
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14. “Individually Wrapped Gummy Bears”
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15. “The Marshmallows In This Bag Come Individually Wrapped”
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16. “Ordered 5 Nail Polishes From Amazon”
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17. “This Is How We’re Suffocating The Earth In Plastic”
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18. “Just Why”
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19. “Saw Somebody Post A Pic Of Plastic-Wrapped Potatoes. I Raise To You, Plastic-Wrapped Coconuts”
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20. “Coles Need To Get It Together. A ‘New’ Pointless Plastic Product. 5 Individual Plastic Bottles Wrapped In Plastic”
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21. “These ‘Save Our Planet’ Cups Are Individually Sealed In Plastic At Our Hotel”
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22. “Not Only Is It Egregious, But It’s Infuriating”
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23. “Such A Waste Of Plastic”
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24. “14 Pieces Of Unnecessary Packaging And ‘Freebies’ For A Tiny 15 Ml Spray From Paco Rabanne”
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25. “My School Started An Eco-Friendly Project By Giving Out Apples To Students”
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26. “Why Is There So Much Packaging For A Single Claritin? Isn’t This Wasteful?”
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27. “Hypocrites At Sobeys Grocery Store In Halifax, Nova Scotia”
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28. “Why Does This Garlic Have A Plastic Wrapper?”
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29. “Hellofresh Sent My Carrots For One Meal In 8 Separately Sealed Plastic Bags”
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30. “All Of This For One Purse (Cat For Scale)”
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31. “Even My Toddlers Were Like ‘Father, This Seems Rather Egregious For Three Plastic Boards You Ordered At The Same Time From Amazon'”
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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”
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33. “Anti-Plastic Book Wrapped In Said Plastic”
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34. “My Eco-Friendly Packaged Toothpicks Are Individually Wrapped In Plastic”
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35. “Individually Packed Olives My Roommate Bought”
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36. “This Aluminum Can Comes Wrapped In Plastic”
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37. “I Ordered 20 Books And All Arrived Individually Packaged. 3 Are Still Missing”
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38. “A Very Special Tomato I Guess”
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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”
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40. “Disposable Masks In Styrofoam And Plastic Wrap For $1 Only”
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