From mint.com via DadWagon friend Joel Y., a timely post-Christmas infographic, which breaks down exactly how much excess packaging came off of one American Idol Barbie.
They’ve got some of the same concerns in Europe, where the EU has already outlawed overpackaging but rarely enforces it. The Guardian had a forcefully worded look at how much packaging four families accrued in a month.
In the States, Amazon made a bit of a splash with its own Frustration Free packaging last year, but it didn’t seem to catch on at other retailers.
If the public is ever going to get education about overpackaging, though, we’re going to need Public Service Announcements. And when that day comes, I vote for just playing the clip below of Larry David descending into Wrap Rage in its entirety, without comment. It’ll make America wish that everything they buy came tied up in burlap sacks.