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HP goes over the top in packaging

The folks over at The Register posted story about an amazing excess of packaging from HP. Apparently in an effort to send some licensing certificates, each set of two certificates was wrapped in a piece of foam, packed into a small box, and then the 16 small boxes were packed into one big box - which from the photo looks almost like two smaller boxes taped together. It's really stunning the amount of packaging for 32 sheets of paper.

Has HP not heard of envelopes? Or better yet, email? Next time you feel the need for bubble wrap, go virtual for your popping with this online bubble wrap popping flash tool and package things a little less.

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All the fun without the mess with virtual bubble wrap - Time Waster

virtual bubble wrap

When we were kids, the best thing about getting a package in the mail was the bubble wrap that came in the box. Now that we're a bit older, and we can appreciate everything else that comes along with the bubble wrap, it doesn't mean we don't still get a kick out of finding every last little bubble to pop. Now, if you want to get your hands on some bubble wrap, you don't have to wait until your next package arrives. Any time you feel the itch to pop, just go here.

Pop the virtual bubbles at the click of a mouse, or go into Manic Mode, and just have at it, swinging your mouse all over the screen. We do feel we ought to warn you though, when you click the "Fresh Sheet" button, watch out for the recording. You'll want to keep your volume turned down because it doesn't sound like it has anything to do with an innocent sheet of bubble wrap. You'll see what we mean.

We know the novelty of this will probably wear off pretty quickly, so it might not qualify for more than 5 minutes worth of wasting time, but it definitely deserves a mention.

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