October 6, 2010

That's a Wrap

The Japanese are very neat and tidy. 
Everything gets wrapped up snug as a bug in a rug.

Grocery bags may appear like basic grocery bags, but look closely....



the top of the grocery bag is ALWAYS TAPED closed...
I never appreciated this, I found it to be annoying.


Osenbe Crackers, INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED


EGGS


Each egg has a STICKER, then they are SEALED in a carton with another STICKER,
and then put into a bag that gets knotted at the top...
these eggs aren't going anywhere!


Pumpkin Marshmellows, INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED

 Cookies, INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED



On rainy days, stores have cute little RAIN COVERS for all of your shopping bags
so your items don't get wet.

...and they never forget to TAPE the bag at the top!


Apples, INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED TWICE
first in bubble wrap, and then in a plastic container
(FYI this apple costs $2.00, thank you Bumble for modeling) 



Grapefruit INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED

And last, but not least, donuts INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED


These donuts are wrapped in wax paper and then INDIVIDUALLY BAGGED and CLOSED with TAPE.


And that's a WRAP!

2 comments:

Lisa Brown said...

Talk about non eco friendly! What a waste of plastic... but I guess being efficient is more important to them. Which they are. Hilarious post. You definitely captured the culture.

Megan said...

You are making me miss Japan with all of these posts! Darn you!