Insane packaging…

A few days ago, my wife received a present through the mail; it was a big box (over one cubic foot in volume) that contained a 3.4 fl.oz. personal care bottle. I was stunned at the disproportion between the product and its shipping container. Could have it been smaller? Absolutely; the packing was 72 times larger than the content! This says a lot about how wasteful and senseless this country has become. Perhaps a really good financial crisis is in order…