Don’t judge my dinner lol. It was a long day and I wanted something quick and easy. Defrosted the chops, got them ready to coat, and, what’s this? No bags? Surely this must be a manufacturing anomaly.

Nope. I go back into the pantry and grab the newer box, open it, and…also no bags.

Had to waste one of the good, gallon-size Ziplocs for this.

How many fractions of a penny did they save (and not pass on to me) by not including the shake bags? Ugh!

  • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
    68·
    2 days ago

    They’ll probably say that it’s for the environment and that you should use a reusable bag for it.

    Companies are good at doing things to benefit the environment when it also benefits their bottom line.

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
      15·
      1 day ago

      I’ve lived long enough where I definitely see this as the reason.

      It starts with one person saying “hey wait, if we do this thing we waste a little less!”. Good intentions and idea. It grows and catches on. Companies see that and see the triple hitter: they can

      • reduce overhead costs by not doing the wasteful thing
      • go on a PR blitz making it look like they’re doing amazing things, people clapping all the way
      • continue charging the same amount.

      Happens all the time. Tipping is the best example. You feel bad for the driver or server so you tip a little more. Companies see this and make it easier for you to tip, saying they really value their workers and want to let you tell them. Meanwhile they do nothing for actual pay, screwing you and the employees at the same time.

    • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      2 days ago

      I’d take no issue with it, but if it came to fucking over the environment to save cash, well then fuck the environment it is.