▲ 163 ▼ Forever relics (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 days ago by GolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51384501
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago (3 children) Why, pray tell, does an Allen key need to be plastic wrapped? For freshness? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] med@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 child) To stave off water damage and rusting when shipping to humid areas. One dock strike or lost piece of paperwork and it could sit in an unair-conditioned container long enough for the cardboard to disintegrate. It is an awful waste of plastic, but I expect the return rate for rusted tools 'damaging' fasteners is high enough that financially it makes sense for the company permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago Fair point. So it is for freshness! :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago Because the bag adds bulk to the tool, helping avoid being lost in the box, and stapling it directly to the instructions didn't work permalink fedilink source parent [–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago This reminds me, I just bought a new clipper and it came fully wrapped in cardboard and paper. Not a single sliver of plastic. The brand was "babyliss" (reversed "name and shame" or you might call it free advertising) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] med@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 child) To stave off water damage and rusting when shipping to humid areas. One dock strike or lost piece of paperwork and it could sit in an unair-conditioned container long enough for the cardboard to disintegrate. It is an awful waste of plastic, but I expect the return rate for rusted tools 'damaging' fasteners is high enough that financially it makes sense for the company permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago Fair point. So it is for freshness! :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago Fair point. So it is for freshness! :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago Because the bag adds bulk to the tool, helping avoid being lost in the box, and stapling it directly to the instructions didn't work permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago This reminds me, I just bought a new clipper and it came fully wrapped in cardboard and paper. Not a single sliver of plastic. The brand was "babyliss" (reversed "name and shame" or you might call it free advertising) permalink fedilink source parent
