On 19-Sep-2007, Goomba38 <Goomba38@comcast.net> wrote:

> I can't stand
> how in the US small items are sold in huge wasteful boxes. I'm sure it
> is so they'll stand out on a market shelf or look like more than there
> is for the price. It shames me to think how stupid some people are to
> fall for this. <sigh>

In most cases, the packaging is huge to reduce theft. Perhaps as more chips
are imbedded in packaging, the wasteful quantity can be reduced.
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