I like a bargain. Who doesn't? So, when I'm scouring the shelves of the local supermarket/shop and see a pack of four tins of beans bundled together for less than the cost of buying four individual tins of beans, well, I am sold!
However, I really really really really don't like the fact that the tins are bundled together this way. Yes, it's convenient to grab hold of, and saves a few seconds when packing the shopping, however, I despise the additional packaging. It is totally unnecessary. It would be better if we could just pick up 4/6/24 tins/cans/whatever and get the discount at the till. After all, shops have highly sophisticated tills these days. Surely they can tell that 4 tins of beans were scanned and apply a discount. Jeez, they can I've bought a sandwich, a packet of crisps and a bottle of pop for a meal deal. It's the same principal.
The same goes for the awful polythene ring packaging for multi-packs of cans of cola and beer.
Some manufacturers have been looking at alternative options like biodegradable rings or gluing cans/tins together. But I still think this is an unnecessary step. Yes, the main purpose is to encourage buying of multi-packs by making them convenient and cheaper, but I'm pretty sure the "cheaper" part is the winner when most people are concerned. And guess what? Reducing the packaging costs by not having stuff in multi-pack packaging makes it cheaper for the manufacturers. Can I get a "Win win"?
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