Re:America Is Drowning in Packages
by galleywest200 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:06PM
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As well -- how about we just slap the shipping labels on the box the item comes in? Why do we need to put a box inside of a slightly larger box? This is wasteful in my opinion.
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Re:America Is Drowning in Packages
by hairofadog on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:08PM
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I always thought there was big efficiency to be gained from standardized shopping box sizes for packing into trucks, but I could be wrong about that.
"Display boxes" aren't shipping grade perhaps? Product boxes are usually notably far thinner unless they are already meant to bear a heavy load.
Manufacturers of direct to consumer goods seem to generally eshew "display boxes" anyway, at least in my experience. But it could imply retail packaging and package packing for others.