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
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! :)