Would anyone buy christmas presents without the packaging?

Question

On boxing day after removing all the extra packaging that is used on girls toys (bratz dolls and associated extra's on this occasion) I wondered if I would able to buy the same item except it would be in a plain box and any additional material used to protect the goods would be fully recyclable. We have the facility provided by the local council to recycle cardboard and paper but even taking that into consideration there is a lot of the packaging from the toys that would ultimately end up in a landfill site.
Do you think if enough enough people made a fuss about it the manufacturers would provide the option to purchase the goods without the additional packaging? , possibly at a lower price.
The manufacturers would argue that is the item presentation that appeals to the prospective buyers. If that is the case the respective shops could have one of each on display with the full packaging but when you purchased the item you had the option to buy the "no frills - cardboard box" type.

Don't know if anything will happen from this but I have launched a forum to see if this idea can be taken further.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/voicesforchange/phpBB2/index.php

Answer 1

Yes I would because after all it is the item inside the box that you want, not the extra packaging.

Answer 2

This is an amazing question and well posed! You are, of course, absolutely right here and it is a problem that along with all other green issues, needs quality consideration. You are quite right when the manufacturers state that presentation and appeal are what packaging is all about ...... they simply paint an exciting picture on the box to make up for the lack of excitement in it! And even with local authority recycling of cardboard being available, it is a waste of resources and expensive to produce and dispose of ... so the answer must be to minimise it now. The trouble is that boxes sell don't they? And if boxes were banned, think how many 'box shifters' would be out of work ( apologies to all of those that work for Currys and Comet .... ). The problem extends well beyond presents of course .... food and other essentials come to mind ..... perhaps the government ought to seriously consider the problem and offer a charter mark to manufacturers who offer a sensible alternative? Or even levy a tax on those that don't ( OMG ... more money! ).
Joking apart ... you are quite right with this concern ..... an excellent question ...... the trouble is, we are a nation that changes very slowly in many ways .... and somehow, getting my MP3 Player as a Xmas present just won't look the same in a paper bag!

Answer 3

Sure, I'd buy what I wanted without all the needless extra packaging. I think it's a great idea, save the manufacurer money on the packaging, save me money on the item, save the landfills from extra trash. I know the presentation helps catch the consumers' eye, but it seems so wasteful. I'm with ya!

Answer 4

i do agree with your idea that you're putting foward as it would save alot of money and materials, but it is putting that across to manufacturers. I work in sports shop where most of the time people don't want the box to the trainers bcos of disposing it, but then unfortunately for them the item bcums nonrefundable without the box. It is a very good idea to start thinking about this as every little bit would help.

Answer 5

I agree to a certain extent but recently bought portable DVD player got it home couldn't get it to work took it back got another new one to find more packaging different from the first which told me first one had already been either on display or someone had returned before me so sometimes it works to have sealed packaging and the product hasn't been tampered with already .. and the packaging should be bio-degradable the technology is there

Answer 6

I will definitely, im not really concerned about the packaging but the gift inside. Its all a delusion to make buyers but what they do not want to buy... just because the packaging looks nice. And i think the packaging most times contributes to 'impulse buying syndrome' which brings more money to the manufacturer... hence loss to the buyer

Answer 7

I never buy toiletries in gift boxes as it is usually better value to buy them individually. I'm not tight but I would rather give a gift without ££££s being wasted on something that will go straight in the bin. I also never spend more than £1.00 on cards for people as that is an even bigger waste of money. I wish people would not send cards at christmas and then none of us would feel guilty about getting "sucked " into the idea that we are mean if we don't send cards to everyone we'd ever met at christmas!!!!!

Answer 8

The main objective of being attracted is the real present itself and not the packaging. The latter only comes after the present has been manufactured, but however, it isn't the shop owner(s) who manufacture the packaging but the manufacturers, so in a way it isn't fair to leave the packaging behind in the shop as we all have recyling bins to dump all this rubbish. Please, don't blame the sales people as they also need space in their shops.

Answer 9

it is fairly like the fruitcake that no-one ever eats yet people save giving each and every christmas. you ultimately finally end up with a closet full of fruitcakes which will are available in obtainable sooner or later in case you ever might desire to patch holes in concrete. So one 12 months somebody gave me a competent thought. each and every time somebody supplies me a fruitcake, wrap it back up in especially paper and a bow and then supply it back to them each and every week later as their present. in case you supply your dad a bottle of Glo physique spray he might desire to look at it and say "yet i do unlike Glo physique spray." then you definitely've the suited hazard to respond with "properly i do no longer like it the two!" Works extra beneficial with the fruitcake, even if if, you do no longer in all probability desire to harm dad's emotions. basically remember, it is the thought that counts!

Answer 10

getting kids toys out the boxes on xmas morning is the worst thing ever you need some patience things are tied in screwed in and god knows what a definate nightmare?