Archive for February 7th, 2011

Waste of Space

Consumer Reports has their “waste of packaging” award. In that spirit, I present to you the biggest waste of space we encountered over Christmas.

The Sea Monsters kit looks promising, especially to a 4- or 5-year-old boy.

picture of the outside of the Smithsonian Science Kit Sea Monsters

But an adult who opens the box is immediately unimpressed.

picture of the inside of the Smithsonian Science Kit Sea Monsters

At least the bags of chips have a plausible reason for their half-filled packaging – settling may occur and chips are fragile so a buffer is needed. For this box, there is no settling and the contents do not need a buffer.

One is so near to another That no air can come between them.

Job 41:16