Many companies use packaging and plastic to make sure the product stays safe in stores, but sometimes they go a bit overboard. Whether it’s wrapping bananas in plastic wrap or shipping a USB in a giant box, these are some of the most wasteful fails ever found. Read on to see these unnecessary packagings…

A Card in a Box

This is a bit overkill, don’t you think? You know sending this in an envelope would be incredibly easier, right?

“Less Waste and No Fuss”

What a treat! I’ve been so annoyed with the packaging already on potatoes…you know…the potato itself?

Appalling Peeling

Wow. If only there were a wrapper already on bananas so that you wouldn’t have to use the inside so quickly. If only…

Wrap Star

Good thing they put bubble wrap in to protect this bubble wrap! We wouldn’t want the bubble wrap to shatter!

Tiny Tic Tacs

Who’s got the bright idea to put tic tacs into a box, and then put it into a larger tic tac box? Who’s that for?

Natural Packaging

You know you can buy these at the grocery store without the packaging, right? You really don’t need to cover garlic or shallots in plastic!

Leaf It Alone

This one is truly unbe-leaf-able. I’d like to talk to anyone who is going to the store to buy a leaf.

Pencil Me In

This singular mini pencil, most likely a golf-scoring pencil, is just an epic waste of plastic packaging. Why on earth were these tiny little pencils packaged individually?

Safe Chicken

Sure, you should take precautions with your chicken packaging, but this is going a little too far. There’s no reason for this.

Coke Can

I can’t even wrap my head around the reasoning for this one. Why would you ever need to wrap up a coke can?

Farm Fresh

You know, the best way to get fresh herbs is to actually buy your herbs fresh…or even grow them yourself!

Styrofoam Strawberry

God forbid if your strawberries touch each other at all, could you imagine the consequences?

Pen Pending

If you were ever worried about your pen breaking open inside a box, don’t worry anymore, clearly, it’s not an issue!

Avocado Halves

Admittedly, getting the pit out of an avocado is pretty annoying, but not as annoying as getting these peeled fruits out of this dumb packaging.

Perplexing Product

At least someone understands the absurdity of this kind of product. Sorry Sobeys, but I disagree.

I Can See Your Halos

Is there someone complaining that clementines are too easy to open? Who is making these decisions?

Box Cutter

I mean, there’s a possibility that this USB contains some very vital information, but it’s more likely that the packaging just went overboard.

Ring It In

It’s only 6 millimeters, but for some reason gets all this? It seems a bit excessive to me…

For That?

A box with a box inside, which contains a ton of brown filler paper that is hiding an envelope that holds the actual product? Too much.

Very Organic

Sure, organic eggs are probably good for the environment, but you know what’s better? Not covering them in excessive plastic!

One USB

The weirdest part of this one is that the packaging could be way smaller and still have the same effect, so why?

Coco-Nuts!

Coconuts are already incredibly difficult to open, why not just add on another layer of annoyance?

No Loose Tea

Sarah, I could not agree with you more. This tea packaging is definitely overkilled. No loose tea here!

More Mamba

It’s a mamba, in a mamba, in a mamba, in a mamba…that’s called extreme mamba-ception.

Tiny Chip

Amazon went a little bit overboard on this 8 GB computer chip, but hey, at least it’s in pristine condition!

Tomato Traitor

This is more than a bit ridiculous. You can go to any grocery store and get these completely free of plastic!

All For That?

If you purchase a simple rod, congrats! You’ll also get a box and about 8 miles worth of filler paper.

Not So Prime

All this was used to protect a simple USB. Does no one know how to transport these things?

Bracelet Box

As if the box and bubble wrap weren’t enough, the bracelet also comes in a tiny plastic bag. For what?

Orange You Mad?

Another classic case of putting a covering on food that already grows with a natural covering.

Festive Potatoes

As if it wasn’t weird enough to give someone a festive potato for the holidays, now you can do it with too much plastic!

Wedge Waste

Four lemon wedges might just equal a full lemon at this point. Or you could put them in one container?

Pointless Protection

Are the pills in pill bottles unsafe because they aren’t individually packaged? Of course not! So why this?

All For the Claritin

Relieve your allergies, but at the cost of all this excessive plastic. Very annoying!

Miles Of Plastic

This buyer got seven feet of plastic bubble wrap to protect his running socks. It’s a bit much…

Pre-Peeled

This company puts the emphasis on “fresh produce” but the freshness is contained in a plastic container!

Wrapping Wrap

A roll of bubble wrap was shipped to one person with a ton of filler paper. Do they not see the irony?

Very Nerdy

This tiny, tangy, crunchy, candy is already in a box. Why would they put it in a plastic egg?

Mango Madness

Mangoes have their own natural packaging called the mango skin. No need for all this!

Plastic Banana

This packaging is bananas! Bonus points to the water that comes with a plastic straw and cap.

100% Compostable

Sure, it’s great that the pods are compostable, but then it’s kind of dumb to have non-compostable covering!

Is This a Joke?

I can’t think of one good reason for this weird product to have this much covering.

One Bottle

It’s important to practice skincare, but this much boxing for one small bottle is a little bit overkill.

Torn Apart

As if it wasn’t bad enough to peel the clementines, but this company didn’t even leave the fruit together!

Shipping Pallets

Here’s an idea. Just…ship the pallet alone? You don’t need a special plastic pallet.

Can-Not Believe It

Sure, crab meat should be handled with care, but this is way too much. The plastic wrap is totally pointless.

Candy Chaos

Either get rid of the bag or the box, there’s no reason to have both.

Bread Box

You know, they sell sliced loaves by the bagful. You don’t need to put them in individual bags?

Carrot Casing

Most people just wash the carrot off and consider it ready to eat, but I guess this is one way of getting around that problem.

Nuts for Packing Peanuts

You might think there are other products in this box but you’d be wrong! Does just one jar need all these packing peanuts?

Costco Chaos

Apparently, no one has any good idea of how to sell tiny USBs. The only solution people have come up with selling them in huge packages.

Has This Bean Said?

No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Every jelly bean is individually packaged, for some reason. This makes no sense.

Tiny Knife

It’s good to protect yourself from a sharp new blade, but this might be too much plastic for such a tiny knife.

Banana Box

You can buy bunches of bananas, you know? Why would anyone buy them in plastic boxes?

No Disk Needed

If there’s no disk needed, why would you even make a space for a disk? What’s the purpose of this whole case? Ridiculous!

Bananas By the Pound

These bananas are being sold based on how much they weigh, but the craziest part is that they’re inside a plastic covering!

Not So Fresh

The freshest way to eat watermelon is to cut it open yourself, instead of cutting it from the plastic covering.

Special Strawberry

Such beauty, such decadence, such unnecessary packaging for one average-sized strawberry!

Extra, Extra!

The most extra thing about this extra packaging is the packaging! So extra, right? Very wasteful.

Gummy Cup

The option to just put the gummy bears inside the cup didn’t occur to anyone?