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The problem is, if you want to cheaply ship cheap stuff quickly, you need to reduce costs. So no time to have your packers pick from 20 sizes of boxes; just tos
by leokennis 9y ago
The problem is, if you want to cheaply ship cheap stuff quickly, you need to reduce costs. So no time to have your packers pick from 20 sizes of boxes; just toss everything in a huge box. No time to handle returns of broken shipments; just stuff those huge boxes with tons of air bags. No time to actually check what's in the boxes (towels or a vase) because you need to pack 200 boxes an hour to break even.
If "we" want to stop trashing the world, first we need to show we are willing to pay for that.
- r00fus 9y ago> If "we" want to stop trashing the world, first we need to show we are willing to pay for that. This is the typical supply-side dodge. Consumers have little to no power here. I can't dictate to Amazon or major shipping companies (I do buy AMZN's frustration-free when I can). What option is there? Do you propose I compete with the packaging with my own offering?
- abandonliberty 9y agoWouldn't this paraphrase as "I have no power, so I will continue financially supporting them." ? Consumers blame suppliers, suppliers blame consumers. No one has to do anything. Long live the status quo! :)
- r00fus 9y ago> suppliers blame consumers That's the dodge right there. Easy as a supplier to simply say "we provide what the consumer wants" to justify all business decisions. Courage, that is. This is normally where the government or watchdog organizations get involved - those have been gutted or defanged in the past few decades... by business interest group lobbying.
- pera 9y agoMaybe the boxes could be foldable, or easily and space-efficiently stackable.