Showing posts with label Packaging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Packaging. Show all posts
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December 26, 2022
Peace Tea
June 26, 2022
This Seems Useful
November 9, 2021
Colorful Drinking
October 20, 2021
Politically Incorrect Ointment
Didn't think any legitimate product would actually be named "Butt Paste."
Can you imagine going up to the pharmacist and asking:
Do you have any butt paste?
Pharmacist:
Oh yes, it's in Aisle 7. Do you want me to show you where it is?
Now, we're really going down a rabbit's hole! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
July 21, 2021
Flowers On Perfume
July 16, 2021
Starbucks Face-Branded Packaging
When they line up like this, they look especially friendly and cute.
Also, looks like some happy customers, indeed.
Starbucks may not have the world's absolutely best coffee, but their branding is really awesome! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
April 6, 2021
Gorilla Glass For Smartphones
May 4, 2020
Matzo Ball Soup For The Soul
Our moms for centuries have preached chicken soup whenever you didn't feel well or felt like you may be coming down with something.
Hmm...I wonder if it even works on Coronavirus. Heck, I'd try it for sure. LOL
From an alternative medicine perspective, like it says on the package:
It's penicillin in a pot.
Anyway, I thought this package kit of matzo ball soup was pretty cute.
With the old lady that looks like she's about to fall in the soup saying:
Good. Not as good as mine. But good.
Hey, I guess there is no package matzo ball soup that is going to be as good as homemade.
Especially as I was taught that the magic ingredient is not chicken, but love! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
November 21, 2019
Not WHO They Seem
But they are not all the same.
It's NOT a matter of race, religion, color, sexual orientation, etc. that is important.
But rather it's what is inside people's hearts.
Some hearts are pure in intent (even if not in every deed).
Others are sullied with hate and abuse of others just because they can.
But why hurt others when you can help them?
People are not all the same.
Inside they are different.
Luckily G-d looks at the inside; the outside is just the packaging. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
August 1, 2017
Beautiful Summer Fruit
Saw this at Balducci's (classy store).
Watermelon, cantalope, pineapple, and mango.
Sliced and all nicely packaged up together ready to eat.
Looks yum!
Amazing what G-d creates.
And he bestows on man the ability to put the finishing touches.
Thank you Oh L-rd, who gives us the delicious and beautiful fruit of the tree.
Yes, it's an unusual blog for Tisha B'Av--maybe I'm craving the food. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
February 1, 2017
Sushi Socks Dating
Roll them up and package them like a sushi roll.
Socks are the colors and textures of various fish.
Not sure why anyone would want socks that mimic sushi...
Unless of course, you feet stink like raw fish!
My wife knows this true story about this one girl that I dated before I met her, and she came over to my parents house and was waiting for me.
When I got there, she was sitting on the couch and her shoes were off.
It was after a long day at work apparently, and her feet smelled worse than any fish I could imagine.
Literally, I think I could've passed out right there on the floor.
Date was over and quick, and I never forget those sushi feet. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
July 8, 2016
I'm Telling You They're Really New
I went online and ordered a brand NEW pair.
A few days later, the fins arrive in an envelope (no box).
Already sort of terrified at what I will find in this strange bag, I slowly open it up, and find a completely disgusting dirty, scuffed, USED pair of fins with no tags or packaging.
Ew...I am so grossed out and contact the vendor right away to return these, but instead of customer service, I got a boat load of b.s. and chutzpah.
They made a million excuses, tried to make me feel bad, and basically refused to provide for a return, saying that the product is not really used, that it just got dirty in the mail and on the trucks and all, and I just have to clean them off a little!
When I question them about why there was no box or packaging, they say, "Oh that, well we take it out of the box, so we can ship it more cheaply for you!
I said, "What right do you have to take it out of the packaging when I ordered it new--maybe I want the packaging or need to give the item as a gift?"
Then they go on to give me an ear-full about about the high cost of shipping and that I should thank them for removing the packaging to the keep costs down (but the problem is that they were trying to keep costs down in more ways than one here).
They continue to berate me as well about how I should be more understanding as to the dirt and scuff marks, since it's no big deal, because when I put it in the pool, the water and the chlorine will wash it off and kill all the germs anyway!
After patiently taking this abuse for a while, I went online and saw that others had the same experience with this merchant--getting sent used goods in the mail that had been advertised and paid for as new.
Now I had had it up to HERE, and I promptly did my duty and went online to give them an appropriate customer review to help others from getting cheated like this in the future.
Guess what happens next?
They email me to tell me that they took note of my feedback and not that they are sorry about what happened and want to fix it, but that "We will never ship to you again."
My wife explodes laughing...mwahahahahaha--like who would ever want to go back and do more business with these crooks.
People are absolutely crazy out there.
Caveat emptor (buyer beware) a million times. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
February 2, 2015
Design Is Cool
It is from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in NYC (and if I am ever back in town there, I'd like to go there).
I like this logo a lot...everything from DE*SIGN to all the descriptions of design and why it's so important to us.
- "Design is art people use." (Design is artisitic and creative)
- "Design is communication." (A picture is worth a thousand words)
- "Design is the stuff around us." (It's practical and functional)
- "Design is a verb." (Design is something we do from coming up with the concept to creating the end product)
- "Design is systems." (Design is how we format and package and is integral to making the content easy to use and come alive)
- "Design is a way of thinking." (Design is big-picture thinking that connects the dots)
- "Design is problem-solving." (Design uses visualization to understand and think through process and problems).
A good designer is invaluable and design is absolutely cool. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
August 2, 2014
Fruit Juice Want Some
It is of these Good 2 Grow juice bottles for kids with cartoon sip tops.
Everyone from Ninja Turtles to Scooby Doo is here on the shelf.
And peeping out in the middle from the back is none other than SpongeBob SquarePants.
I guess if I were still a kid holding hands with my mom coming down the aisle, I would stop right here and start yelling and jumping up and down for these.
Juice Smuice...I just like these fun, happy cartoon characters. ;-)
July 27, 2014
The Calorie Count Cookie
And at the end of the meal, of course there were fortune cookies to be had.
As someone opened the cookie, and was about to plop it in her mouth, she said, "Ah, there goes another 100 calories!"
Then I thought for a moment, and said, "wouldn't it be great (for those of us watching our weight), if every food had an edible embedded chip and display that would flash the calorie count as you picked it up and were about to put it in your mouth.
Rather than those esoteric calorie counts on the side of packages for G-d knows what serving sizes, you get a play-by-play count every time you reach, pick up, and are about to ingest the next big gulp.
I think having calorie counts tied to real portions and having these in your face in real time as you are eating could have a huge impact on portion size and weight control.
It may not be sexy to see the calories in your face as you eat, but boy could it be healthy. ;-)
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(Source Photo: Me)
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