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Excessive Tech Packaging?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it-should-be-a-crime-to-waste-all-that-plastic dept.

fraew wonders: "I just received a Microsoft Partner Program package in the usual MSDN sized box (34cm x 25cm x 11cm) that contained a single A5 piece of paper. Nothing more. Previously I've had RAM DIMMs and PCI cards double-boxed in boxes that approached the size of a computer case, so what is the worst example of excessive tech packaging you've received?"

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  1. Not really packaging as much as marketing... by boog3r · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about the P-P-P-Powerbook?

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    signatures are for fools with hands
  2. All boxed up. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "so what is the worst example of excessive tech packaging you've received?""

    The browser that slashdot came in.

  3. This guy has you ALL beat. by jgaynor · · Score: 5, Funny

    disclaimer: not my picture - found it on 4chan /G (probably nsfw) a while ago and saved it because it was so damn funny. Anyway here it is - an SD card and it's packaging (from newegg if I remember correctly).

  4. Re:Dell batteries by Gordonjcp · · Score: 5, Funny

    I got half-a-dozen lithium batteries with little wire leads for soldering into PCBs. Some helpful person had packed them into antistatic foam before shipping. Which is conductive. Think about it.