Comments on: Plastic Surgery: Dissecting Barbie Packaging http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/plastic-surgery-dissecting-barbie-packaging/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: verizon http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/plastic-surgery-dissecting-barbie-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-44579 verizon Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:40:24 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7802#comment-44579 , there are videos where people open their iPhone packaging the wrong way and it drops and breaks. , there are videos where people open their iPhone packaging the wrong way and it drops and breaks. ]]> By: Plastic fan http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/plastic-surgery-dissecting-barbie-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-44107 Plastic fan Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:33:42 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7802#comment-44107 I agree it is silly how they package the goods but on the other hand what if it is packaged badly and something gets damaged along the path of being delivered to the consumer. Would you really be happy with that? I agree it is silly how they package the goods but on the other hand what if it is packaged badly and something gets damaged along the path of being delivered to the consumer. Would you really be happy with that? ]]> By: Bed Ridden http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/plastic-surgery-dissecting-barbie-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-43620 Bed Ridden Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:15:35 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7802#comment-43620 I thought this was an ad about a new barbie. Barbie Botched Lipo and Facelift edition! I thought this was an ad about a new barbie. Barbie Botched Lipo and Facelift edition! ]]> By: Jason Lankow http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/plastic-surgery-dissecting-barbie-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-43591 Jason Lankow Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:20:16 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7802#comment-43591 Consider the unfortunate case of one Larry David, who encountered one of these evil packages in one of the funniest episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm i've ever seen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2YjFYerEGI Consider the unfortunate case of one Larry David, who encountered one of these evil packages in one of the funniest episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm i’ve ever seen – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2YjFYerEGI ]]> By: Praveen Hansda http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/plastic-surgery-dissecting-barbie-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-43590 Praveen Hansda Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:30:15 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7802#comment-43590 It's really a bad fact to know that the Global Packaging Industry is larger than the Global Auto Manufacturing Industry itself. But then it can be seen, courtesy the need of packaging in each of the largest to the smallest of goods. But no more eco-friendly alternative is known. If anyone has some idea, pls publicise it. It’s really a bad fact to know that the Global Packaging Industry is larger than the Global Auto Manufacturing Industry itself. But then it can be seen, courtesy the need of packaging in each of the largest to the smallest of goods. But no more eco-friendly alternative is known. If anyone has some idea, pls publicise it. ]]> By: James http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/plastic-surgery-dissecting-barbie-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-43587 James Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:00:36 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7802#comment-43587 Agreed - but you know, as someone who worked ONE Christmas season in the toy department and wrote off hundreds of dollars worth of toys each day, I can see how it got to this point! Some parents actually "drop" their kids off in the store to "play" and then, years later those same parents wonder why it takes them so long to open their kids toys for Christmas. Agreed – but you know, as someone who worked ONE Christmas season in the toy department and wrote off hundreds of dollars worth of toys each day, I can see how it got to this point!

Some parents actually “drop” their kids off in the store to “play” and then, years later those same parents wonder why it takes them so long to open their kids toys for Christmas.

]]> By: Ben Armstrong http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/plastic-surgery-dissecting-barbie-packaging/comment-page-1/#comment-43573 Ben Armstrong Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:25:24 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7802#comment-43573 I agree - it's outrageous how they package goods these days. Surprised that another more viable solution hasn't yet emerged. I agree – it’s outrageous how they package goods these days. Surprised that another more viable solution hasn’t yet emerged. ]]>