Packaging continues to confuse me.
A few weeks ago, I was given new underwear. It was Christmas. It’s kind of a tradition. New underwear and socks, whether you need them or not. And you probably do need them anyway.
But the thing that got me was that the underwear came in a little plastic bag. And that plastic bag could be resealed. It had one of those plastic zipper things built right into it.
I like to make sure I have fresh underwear, but I think my definition of fresh may differ from what the company seemed to have in mind. At the time, I had a hard time trying top figure out why I would want to reseal my underwear. It could come in handy if you were in a flood, I guess. But I can’t think of too many situations where I would like to have my underwear sealed in a plastic bag.
You just want to make sure it is clean. In case you are in an accident. Because you know if you happen to be in an accident the first thing they will tell your mother is that you weren’t wearing clean underwear, ruining her reputation for all time. So clean is good. Sealed in plastic is a bit of overkill.
Anyway, it struck me as funny. Until this weekend. I opened a bag of chips while watching a football game. A chip bag does not come with any way to properly seal it up again. You are expected to eat the whole thing, I guess, no matter how large that bag might be. At one point in my life I may have given in and just finished them off, but I try not to get too carried away these days.
Sure, you can get clips to go on the top of the chip bag. Only I can never find one when I want it. And it certainly doesn’t come attached or built into the packaging.
So underwear, which has no need of being kept sealed in an airtight package, comes in a resealable, airtight package. But potato chips, which could benefit greatly from being able to be resealed, don’t.
There seems to be something wrong here. My chips may be stale, but at least I have fresh underwear.
