"Meager Minds,
I just had to tell you about the enormous waste I've discovered in Hewlett Packard's shipping and packaging. We recently ordered four licenses from HP for some computer equipment.
When the licenses arrived in a box about 20 x 20 x 7 inches, we were confused. I opened the box and discovered some bubble wrap and four more boxes. These boxes were about 12 x 12 x 1 inches. Inside each was more bubble wrap an envelope and a packing list.
Inside each envelope was a piece of paper with license access numbers. These numbers were not the license keys, but allowed us to go online to obtain the keys.
So, with all this wasted packaging and the expense and wasted energy of shipping us 5 lbs. of junk, the process could all have been accomplished electronically with email and secure logins.
Now, I've got to recycle all this material, if possible, and more energy will be wasted in that process. Is it any wonder that we are in the middle of an energy crisis that has no end in sight?
Thanks,
Charlie
P.S. Here's a picture as evidence. What an incredible waste!"
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