The ‘King of All Stupidly Unnecessary Packaging Award’ Goes to AT&T

There’s unnecessary packaging, and then there is STUPIDLY unnecessary packaging. This lands firmly in the latter category.

Brett from TUAW was recently on the receiving end of a shipment from AT&T that stretches the imagination. His package from AT&T was shipped via DHL 2-day and came with a plastic bag and an invoice for “75011 MISC iPhone PPA BAG … $0.00.”

Was that box and bag packaged by robots? Are AT&T box packers so numb to their job that they don’t actually notice what they are working on? How did this dumbass trip up happen?

I’m gonna order me 30 or so of those MISC iPhone PPA Bags, they’ll come in handy the next time I have to move.

Eco Fail.

Link [TUAW] via [Gizmodo]

Green Packaging Fail: Like One Of Those Russian Doll Sets

The Fail Blog has a great example of a seriously over-packed package, looks like maybe a RAM chip.

Ouch!

Link [Fail Blog]

Eco-Fail! HGTV’s Green Home Giveaway and The Yukon Hybrid

Huh?

How did the people behind the Green Home Giveaway promotion for HGTV choose a Yukon Hybrid to put in the driveway? Someone screwed uuuuuuupp. That thing is a monster of a truck pulling a whopping 21/22 MPG (the regular Yukon gets 14/20).

Weeeeeak. Haven’t they heard of the Prius?
Link [Ecorazzi]