Occasionally, I go through spurts where I buy lots of stuff from eBay. That site is usually not my first choice as far as shopping outlets go, but every once in a while I start looking at different auctions and get hooked on the rush of finding great bargains over there.
Anyway, the last time I went on an eBay spree, I noticed that there was a definite improvement in the shipping materials used by sellers. For instance, gone were the bulky, oversized boxes filled with tons of packing peanuts or bubble wrap that cost an arm and a leg to ship. Instead, many sellers were using what appeared to be custom boxes that fit the product more snugly and that even had business logos and website addresses on them.
I’d been down on eBay for a while, so it was cool to see some of the changes over there. I know that the credit goes to the specific sellers that I used and certainly wasn’t a site-wide revolution, but still… I was happy with all my purchases. What a difference the shipping container can make!