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
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)
Why, pray tell, does an Allen key need to be plastic wrapped? For freshness?
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
Fair point. So it is for freshness! :)
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
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)