whimsical wdnesday

it's particularly preposterous packaging day for whimsical wednesday!  (for more information on PPPd, see the get ready post for monday, august 5th.)

reader suz sent a photo of the packaging for the inkjet cartridge she put in her printer:

often it's the least elaborate, seemingly simple packaging that drives me crazy!  that "just tear here" on a package of cheese that will open the package DOESN'T just tear here!!!!!  i usually have to resort to scissors to open it.  the package comes complete with one of those "zippers" that is supposed to make re-sealing the package simple.  simple!?!?!  i can never get the zipper to close and stay closed so i roll the package "closed"and secure with a rubber band!  or the bottle of over the counter medicine i opened this morning?  plastic seal around the lid that has a tear off here area.  for me, this results in the same action as with the just tear here on the cheese package: scissors!  unscrew the lid and there's a foam cover on the opening of the bottle.  that never just tears off for me so it's scissors time again.  get that off and look inside the bottle. it's stuffed with cotton!  for me that's particularly preposterous packaging!

a suggested activity for today was to wrap a gift for someone with particularly preposterous packaging! there's lots of packaging around here (the recycle bin in the garage).  throughout today i'll sift through the recycling and what's still in the house and, when inspired, add that to the day long gift wrapping session i'll be enjoying.  a photo will appear at some point here on the blog.