Packaging

One of the things I hate about ordering something on-line is the packaging. That actually goes with anything you get in the mail. They seem to have no rhyme nor reason as to why they package things the way they do. The UNITED STATES has one of the worst policies about recylcing packaging. Germany has one of the strictest. most of the European Union has some form of law that prevents wasteful packaging. Most of the packaging as well as the product in the box must be able to be returned or recylced. At least when it comes to major appliances, like TV's, refridgeratros, stoves, you get my drift. So from nike, I ordered the following, 2 shirts and 4 pairs of socks.

These are the items, rather thin little things, I think. Here are the two boxes that they came in. The picture doesn't do it justice. Just to see what would happen, I put EVERYTHING in the little box, including all the plastic that it was wrapped in, and the paperwork. It all fit rather well. There was even an inch or two on the top. So WHY did they have to back the blue shirt in the bigger box? That is my question! What a waste of resources! That huge box killed a couple hundred trees and for what?! ONE BLASTED shirt?!!! Give me a friggin' break people! This would be yet one more strike against Nike, in there already tarnished reputation. At least with me. Can't really stand anything they make. Anyway, I personally was able to reuse the box to pack away soem stuff that I needed to put in the attic, so the box didn't get wasted. But our town is famous for not recycling corrigated board (cardboard to all you non-recyclers). so that huge, UNNECESSARY box would have ended up in a landfill somewhere, if I hadn't reused it. Does anyone get this? jeez. maybe I should put this on my facebook page. who knows if a friend of a friend might see it, and be able to do something about it. hmm.