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A Bad "Wrap" For Packaging

   
Author: JoAnn Hines
 

< P > C o m i n g o f f t h e h o l i d a y s e a s o n , I f e e l l i k e p a c k a g i n g i s g e t t i n g a b a d w r a p . I h a v e b e e n i n u n d a t e d w i t h s t o r i e s a b o u t h o w p a c k a g i n g i s a b a d t h i n g : P e o p l e g e t t i n g c u t t r y i n g t o o p e n a p a c k a g e : a d u l t s s p e n d i n g t h e h o u r s w r e s t l i n g w i t h o p e n i n g a p a c k a g e , f a m i l i e s m e m b e r s h a u l i n g b a g a f t e r b a g o f n o n - r e c y c l a b l e p a c k a g i n g m a t e r i a l s t o t h e c u r b a n d s o o n . < / P > < P > I n t e r e s t i n g l y , I d i d a s e g m e n t f o r N B C T V a b o u t t o y p a c k a g i n g a n d i l l u s t r a t e d w h y t o y s a r e p a c k e d i n a p a r t i c u l a r m a n n e r . I t p r o v e d t o b e q u i t e f a s c i n a t i n g . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e p r o d u c e r w r a p p e d u p t h e s e g m e n t w i t h a n g r y c o n s u m e r s t r y i n g t o o p e n t o y p a c k a g e s . T h e c o n s u m e r s w e r e h a c k i n g , r i p p i n g a n d t e a r i n g a w a y a t w h a t t h e y d e e m e d w e r e o v e r p a c k a g e d p r o d u c t s . I f y o u h a d s e e n t h i s s e g m e n t o r h a v e r e a d s o m e o f t h e a r t i c l e s I h a v e s e e n s i n c e t h e h o l i d a y y o u w o u l d b e l i e v e t h a t p a c k a g i n g i s t h e s c o u r g e o f t h e m o d e r n w o r l d . C a n t h o s e w h o a r e n o t i n v o l v e d i n t h e i n d u s t r y b e g i n u n d e r s t a n d t h e r o l e o f p a c k a g i n g ? < / P > < P > D o n ' t g e t m e w r o n g . I k n o w t h e r e a r e e x a m p l e s o f e x c e s s a n d b a d p a c k a g i n g i n e v e r y c a t e g o r y , b u t t h e s e a r i n g q u e s t i o n i s w h e r e w o u l d w e b e w i t h o u t t h e p a c k a g e . T h e p a c k a g e i s e s s e n t i a l . G e t t i n g p r o d u c t f r o m p o i n t A t o p o i n t B i n g o o d c o n d i t i o n s o u n d s s i m p l e e n o u g h . B u t w h o t h i n k s a b o u t t h a t ? M o r e i m p o r t a n t l y w h y s h o u l d y o u c a r e ? < / P > < P > I k n o w I d o . S o m e t i m e s I g e t c a r r i e d a w a y a t t h e s t o r e . I h a v e b e e n k n o w n t o t u r n o v e r t h e b o x a n d s p i l l t h e c o n t e n t s t o s e e w h o m a d e i t o r o p e n t h e p a c k a g e a t t h e s t o r e t o s e e i f I c a n g e t i n t o i t . I ' m a n a v i d r e p o r t e r o f d a m a g e d g o o d s t o t h e s t o r e m a n a g e r . I f e e l i t s m y c i v i c d u t y t o r e p o r t w h e n I s e e t h a t a p a c k a g e d i s d a m a g e d a t t h e s t o r e . I a n x i o u s l y w a l k t h e s t o r e i s l e s h o p i n g I c a n f i n d a f a i l u r e . ( A p a c k a g e t h a t d i d n ' t d o i t s j o b . ) I u s e t h e s e a s e x a m p l e s w h e n I s p e a k a b o u t t h e r o l e o f p a c k a g i n g . I t s m u c h e a s i e r t o m a k e t h e p o i n t a b o u t t h e p a c k a g e w h e n y o u c a n s h o w t h a t s o m e t h i n g i s b r o k e n o r d a m a g e d . T h e n p e o p l e u n d e r s t a n d . < / P > < P > A n i n t e r v i e w f o r a n u p c o m i n g F o r b e s a r t i c l e a b o u t t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p a c k a g e i n n o v a t i o n s i n t h e l a s t 3 0 y e a r s g o t m e t h i n k i n g a b o u t a l l o f t h e p a c k a g i n g i n n o v a t i o n s w e t a k e f o r g r a n t e d . W h e r e w o u l d w e b e w i t h o u t t h e a l u m i n u m c a n , t h e P E T b o t t l e , t h e t o o t h p a s t e t u b e , t h e p i z z a b o x , t h e m i l k c a r t o n , t h e j u i c e b o x , t h e z i p l o c k b a g a n d s o o n ? T h e l i s t i s e n d l e s s . T h e s e p a c k a g i n g i n n o v a t i o n s i m p a c t t h e w a y w e s h o p a n d e a t e v e r y d a y . P a c k a g i n g d r i v e s 1 0 % o f e v e r y d o l l a r w e s p e n d a t r e t a i l . T h i s i s a h i d d e n b u t n e c e s s a r y c o s t t h a t w e n e v e r c o n s i d e r . < / P > < P > P a c k a g i n g i s s o c o m m o n p l a c e , i . e . , t h e c o r r u g a t e d b o x , t h a t p e o p l e t h i n k i t j u s t e x i s t s . M a y b e i t i s t h e f r u i t o f s o m e e x o t i c t r e e . L i t t l e d o t h e y k n o w h o w c o m p l i c a t e d t h e p r o c e s s i s t o g e t t h a t p r o d u c t f r o m t h e t r e e t o t h e f i n i s h e d r e s u l t . < / P > < P > T h i s p e n c i l a n a l o g y i s t h e b e s t e x a m p l e I c a n c o m e u p w i t h w h e n e x p l a i n i n g t o p e o p l e t h e i n t r i c a c i e s o f p a c k a g i n g . S i m p l e p e n c i l m a n u f a c t u r i n g i s v e r y c o m p l e x . S o m e o n e s h a p e s t h e w o o d , a n o t h e r o n e e x t r u d e s t h e l e a d , a n o t h e r o n e p r o v i d e s t h e e r a s e r a n d a n o t h e r o n e p r o v i d e s t h e w i r e t h i n g y t h a t a t t a c h e s t h e e r a s e r t o t h e p e n c i l . F i n a l l y , s o m e o n e a s s e m b l e s i t a l l . ( G e t t h e p o i n t ? ) < / P > < P > E v e r y d a y I s e e n e w a n d i n c r e d i b l y i n n o v a t i v e n e w p r o d u c t s ( m a n y o f w h i c h c o u l d n ' t e x i s t w i t h o u t t h e p a c k a g e ) . T a k e t h e f r e s h p r o d u c e c a t e g o r y f o r e x a m p l e . P r e - w a s h e d , r e a d y t o e a t c a r r o t s i n a b a g a r e n o t p r o d u c e d b y a s i m p l e p r o c e s s . P e o p l e a r e a s t o u n d e d w h e n I e x p l a i n t o t h e m e x a c t l y w h a t m a k e s t h i s p r o d u c t w o r k . K i d s e s p e c i a l l y j u s t t a k e i t f o r g r a n t e d . C a r r o t s p l u s b a g f o r t h e m , i t s a f a c t o f l i f e . T h i s e n t i r e c a t e g o r y d i d n ' t e x i s t 1 0 y e a r s a g o , n o w i t s o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t a n d p r o f i t a b l e s u p e r m a r k e t a r e a s . T h i s c a t e g o r y w o r k s b e c a u s e t h e p a c k a g e m a k e s i t h a p p e n . < / P > < P > W h e n s p e a k i n g a t a u n i v e r s i t y r e c e n t l y , I m e n t i o n e d t h e T y l e n o l p a c k a g e i n c i d e n t . G u e s s w h a t I g o t . I g o t b l a n k s t a r e s f r o m a g e n e r a t i o n o f s t u d e n t s t o o y o u n g t o r e m e m b e r p r e - t a m p e r e v i d e n t l i d s . T h e y d i d n o t r e a l i z e t h e T y l e n o l i n c i d e n t s p a w n e d a w h o l e n e w c a t e g o r y o f t a m p e r e v i d e n t m a t e r i a l s a n d p a c k a g i n g . A g a i n , s o m e t h i n g t h e a v e r a g e c o n s u m e r m i s c o n s t r u e s - - p r o d u c t s h a v e s e a l s a n d t a b s t o m a k e t h e m d i f f i c u l t t o g e t i n t o . P r o d u c t i n t e g r i t y d r o v e t h e i n n o v a t i o n p a c k a g i n g t h a t m a k e s u p t h i s e n t i r e c a t e g o r y o f p a c k a g i n g m a t e r i a l s . < / P > < P > A s I t r a v e l t h e w o r l d , I a m r e m i n d e d t h a t m a n y o f t h e p a c k a g i n g i n n o v a t i o n s t h a t e x i s t i n t h e U . S . a r e n ' t a v a i l a b l e i n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s . I n f a c t t h e r e a r e m a n y c o u n t r i e s w h e r e t h e w h o l e f o o d s e r v i c e c a t e g o r y s i m p l y d o e s n ' t e x i s t . I m a g i n e , N o G r a b a n d G o , N o R e a d y t o E a t , N o R e a d y t o S e r v e , n o H M R - H o m e M e a l R e p l a c e m e n t . . . . W h e r e w o u l d w e b e w i t h o u t t h i s c a t e g o r y o f p a c k a g e d p r o d u c t s ? W e d s p e n d m u c h m o r e t i m e i n t h e k i t c h e n f o r s u r e , s o c o o k s s h o u l d t a k e n o t i c e . < / P > < P > W e e x p e c t t h i n g s p a c k a g e d t o b e P r e P a r e d . W h e n y o u e x a m i n e t h e s u p e r m a r k e t , t h i s c a t e g o r y i s e x p l o d i n g . P r e s e a s o n e d , p r e c o o k e d , p r e m e a s u r e d , t h e l i s t g o e s o n . P r e - s o m e t h i n g f o o d s h a v e s u r p a s s e d t h e p l a i n m e a t c a t e g o r y . O n c e a g a i n , i t s t h e p a c k a g i n g t h a t d o e s a l l t h e w o r k t o m a k e t h i s c a t e g o r y p o s s i b l e a n d s u c c e s s f u l . < / P > < P > N e x t t i m e y o u v i s i t a s u p e r m a r k e t , c o n s i d e r w h a t p r o d u c t s c o u l d n ' t e x i s t w i t h o u t a p a c k a g e . O n e o f m y f a v o r i t e t r i c k s w i t h s t u d e n t s i s t o s e n d a r o u n d a b a g o f s m a s h e d p o t a t o c h i p s o r a b r o k e n e g g . T h a t o p e n s a l o t o f e y e s . A s i m p l e e g g c a r t o n , m u l l o v e r h o w t h a t h a s e v o l v e d o v e r t h e y e a r s . T h e m a t e r i a l s , t h e s h a p e , t h e n u m b e r o f e g g s p e r c a r t o n h a v e a l l e v o l v e d . I t s a m a z i n g . E v e n t h e m o s t c o m m o n i t e m s r e q u i r e a p a c k a g e o f s o m e s o p h i s t i c a t i o n . < / P > < P > M a n y o f t h e l a t e s t p a c k a g i n g i n n o v a t i o n s h a v e b e e n d e v e l o p e d a s a r e s u l t o f a n e e d . T a m p e r e v i d e n t a n d a n t i - c o u n t e r f e i t a r e t w o e x a m p l e s t h a t c o m e t o m i n d . A l l t h o s e h o l o g r a p h i c s e a l s a n d p a c k a g e s y o u c a n ' t g e t i n t o e x i s t f o r a r e a s o n . T h a t ' s w h a t m o s t p e o p l e f a i l t o r e a l i z e . T h e i n h e r e n t p r o b l e m s i n o p e n i n g a p a c k a g e e x i s t f o r p r o t e c t i o n t h e p r o d u c t s o r o u r s . C o n s i d e r w h e r e w e w o u l d b e i n a n y d i s a s t e r r e l i e f e f f o r t w i t h o u t p a c k a g i n g , n o f o o d n o w a t e r n o m e d i c a l s u p p l i e s . A l l o f t h e s e i t e m s a r e t r a n s p o r t e d i n s o m e t y p e o f p a c k a g i n g . < / P > < P > S o t h e n e x t t i m e y o u w a n t t o g i v e p a c k a g i n g a b a d " w r a p t h i n k a b o u t h o w y o u w o u l d s h o p , e a t a n d j u s t p l a i n e x i s t w i t h o u t p a c k a g i n g . < / P >

 
 
 

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