I think I might hold the record for excessive packaging.
I ordered a sturdy stainless steel strainer (for boiling chicken bones) which fits into an 18cm x 10cm stockpot, and it is even smaller than this.

It arrived in a 60cm square box filled with polystyrene.

I bought some hiking gear. It came in an oversized box that could house flatpack furniture, not to mention rolls and rolls of paper and polythene. It was only a walking pole, a folding backpack chair, and a Bento 2-level lunch box.

A clear duplication of the same post - with a desire to describe the contents!

Excessive packaging is part of life.

Sally Nice wrote:
A clear duplication of the same post - with a desire to describe the contents!

Excessive packaging is part of life.

Barney, if I was going to show off it would be about something a bit more flash than a sieve, for goodness sake!

Green Man wrote:
I bought some hiking gear. It came in an oversized box that could house flatpack furniture, not to mention rolls and rolls of paper and polythene. It was only a walking pole, a folding backpack chair, and a Bento 2-level lunch box.

Is the chair part of the backpack? That sounds handy, and comfier than a log.

Sally Nice wrote:
A clear duplication of the same post - with a desire to describe the contents!

Excessive packaging is part of life.

Again, you can't help replying to me.

I got my from Mountain Warehouse, it's better than sitting on a log or set up it when I want to look ANOB and other surroundings without having to sit on wet grass, as I eat my ox and kidney baguette. Don't knock it until you try it.

Green Man wrote:
I got my from Mountain Warehouse, it's better than sitting on a log or set up it when I want to look ANOB and other surroundings without having to sit on wet grass, as I eat my ox and kidney baguette. Don't knock it until you try it.

The whole world eats it, Greenman. They just refer to it as "pate".

Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
I got my from Mountain Warehouse, it's better than sitting on a log or set up it when I want to look ANOB and other surroundings without having to sit on wet grass, as I eat my ox and kidney baguette. Don't knock it until you try it.

The whole world eats it, Greenman. They just refer to it as "pate".


My late friend Tubs, got some eyes rolling and almost thrown got us thrown out a resturant, we were talking about pate for a starter. He said blurted out loud near a neighbouring table it's "Animal by-products".

The worst habit he had was using table clothes to wipe his hands or his chops and use the tablecloth as a bib. I didn't have the heart to tell him not to.


How is your brand new sieve, maybe you could host a kitchen essential party Honey?

I've had the opposite problem. I ordered a tardis lego model the size of a big shoe box for a young nephew and it was delivered in a box no bigger than a tiny matchbox.

I do not order anything online as I cannot bear he trip to the PO and standing in line forever.

Post Offices here do have locked boxes you can put as your address but if you don't collect within 24 hours it goes back to the sender

Green Man wrote:
Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
I got my from Mountain Warehouse, it's better than sitting on a log or set up it when I want to look ANOB and other surroundings without having to sit on wet grass, as I eat my ox and kidney baguette. Don't knock it until you try it.

The whole world eats it, Greenman. They just refer to it as "pate".


My late friend Tubs, got some eyes rolling and almost thrown got us thrown out a resturant, we were talking about pate for a starter. He said blurted out loud near a neighbouring table it's "Animal by-products".

The worst habit he had was using table clothes to wipe his hands or his chops and use the tablecloth as a bib. I didn't have the heart to tell him not to.


How is your brand new sieve, maybe you could host a kitchen essential party Honey?

I love it. It makes it easier when you can lift the bones out leaving the stock behind, rather than drain it into something else causing a kitchen tsunami.

hedda wrote:
I do not order anything online as I cannot bear he trip to the PO and standing in line forever.

Post Offices here do have locked boxes you can put as your address but if you don't collect within 24 hours it goes back to the sender

We have gone beyond that now, Hedda. With so many shops gone there is no choice but to buy online.
Even the department stores like John Lewis are glorified catalogues now.
You see something you want and they tell you they dont stock it but they can order it for you online. I can do that myself, thanks.

Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
I bought a Bento 2-level lunch box

A very dinky, trendy, and delicate item - for a rugged offal eater?

The posh silver knife and fork seems incongruous for an outdoor/cowboy man.


Most - when camping/exploring outdoors etc. - use Swiss Army knife type items.

Sadly, my SA knife was confiscated at Gatwick's airport security....


😟

Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
I got my from Mountain Warehouse, it's better than sitting on a log or set up it when I want to look ANOB and other surroundings without having to sit on wet grass, as I eat my ox and kidney baguette. Don't knock it until you try it.

The whole world eats it, Greenman. They just refer to it as "pate".


My late friend Tubs, got some eyes rolling and almost thrown got us thrown out a resturant, we were talking about pate for a starter. He said blurted out loud near a neighbouring table it's "Animal by-products".

The worst habit he had was using table clothes to wipe his hands or his chops and use the tablecloth as a bib. I didn't have the heart to tell him not to.


How is your brand new sieve, maybe you could host a kitchen essential party Honey?

I love it. It makes it easier when you can lift the bones out leaving the stock behind, rather than drain it into something else causing a kitchen tsunami.


You should have been the chickadee bird on Wheel of Fortune Honey. You could show off the kitchen prizes.

Honey wrote:
hedda wrote:
I do not order anything online as I cannot bear he trip to the PO and standing in line forever.

Post Offices here do have locked boxes you can put as your address but if you don't collect within 24 hours it goes back to the sender

We have gone beyond that now, Hedda. With so many shops gone there is no choice but to buy online.
Even the department stores like John Lewis are glorified catalogues now.
You see something you want and they tell you they dont stock it but they can order it for you online. I can do that myself, thanks.

It's clothes shopping now, they only have what's on the shop floor these days. Other sizes have to be ordered in-store or online, defeating the object of shopping.

Men's clothes are harder to get in stores unless it's fast-fashion or evening suits then Primark, Moss Bross, H&M, and River Island are pretty much all there is on the high streets or malls.

I have to try clothes on due to my build and what colours look good on the shelves don't always look against my skin complexion. My partner seems to buy my causal clothes from H&M but a variety would be nice. Primark clothes for men are pretty much for students and young teens.

What shirts I have bought in the past; my partner took back or took to charity shops, she said they made me look like a porn star or male escort and in some cases a dom.

Sending returns is easy but it's too much of a drag finding a Post Office or a Spar etc that do drop-offs, then wait about a week to get a refund.

I am getting very nice ties, waistcoats and blazers from charity shops but it's very far between, charity shops are not what I call cheap these days. They are now competing with eBay and Vinted.

They have now caught up with the vinyl revival.

Green Man wrote:
Honey wrote:
hedda wrote:
I do not order anything online as I cannot bear he trip to the PO and standing in line forever.

Post Offices here do have locked boxes you can put as your address but if you don't collect within 24 hours it goes back to the sender

We have gone beyond that now, Hedda. With so many shops gone there is no choice but to buy online.
Even the department stores like John Lewis are glorified catalogues now.
You see something you want and they tell you they dont stock it but they can order it for you online. I can do that myself, thanks.

It's clothes shopping now, they only have what's on the shop floor these days. Other sizes have to be ordered in-store or online, defeating the object of shopping.

Men's clothes are harder to get in stores unless it's fast-fashion or evening suits then Primark, Moss Bross, H&M, and River Island are pretty much all there is on the high streets or malls.

I have to try clothes on due to my build and what colours look good on the shelves don't always look against my skin complexion. My partner seems to buy my causal clothes from H&M but a variety would be nice. Primark clothes for men are pretty much for students and young teens.

What shirts I have bought in the past; my partner took back or took to charity shops, she said they made me look like a porn star or male escort and in some cases a dom.

Sending returns is easy but it's too much of a drag finding a Post Office or a Spar etc that do drop-offs, then wait about a week to get a refund.

I am getting very nice ties, waistcoats and blazers from charity shops but it's very far between, charity shops are not what I call cheap these days. They are now competing with eBay and Vinted.

They have now caught up with the vinyl revival.

What is a dom?

I noticed that Marks and Spencers had some plain voluminous house dresses in corduroy yesterday. Hooray.
There was none in store anywhere in porky sizes, so I was reluctantly prepared to buy online, but by the time I had eliminated the ones with patch pockets on the bust (who the hell wants that? ) and the ones made for seven foot tall women wearing Dave Hill's shoes, they were all sold out.

Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
Honey wrote:
hedda wrote:
I do not order anything online as I cannot bear he trip to the PO and standing in line forever.

Post Offices here do have locked boxes you can put as your address but if you don't collect within 24 hours it goes back to the sender

We have gone beyond that now, Hedda. With so many shops gone there is no choice but to buy online.
Even the department stores like John Lewis are glorified catalogues now.
You see something you want and they tell you they dont stock it but they can order it for you online. I can do that myself, thanks.

It's clothes shopping now, they only have what's on the shop floor these days. Other sizes have to be ordered in-store or online, defeating the object of shopping.

Men's clothes are harder to get in stores unless it's fast-fashion or evening suits then Primark, Moss Bross, H&M, and River Island are pretty much all there is on the high streets or malls.

I have to try clothes on due to my build and what colours look good on the shelves don't always look against my skin complexion. My partner seems to buy my causal clothes from H&M but a variety would be nice. Primark clothes for men are pretty much for students and young teens.

What shirts I have bought in the past; my partner took back or took to charity shops, she said they made me look like a porn star or male escort and in some cases a dom.

Sending returns is easy but it's too much of a drag finding a Post Office or a Spar etc that do drop-offs, then wait about a week to get a refund.

I am getting very nice ties, waistcoats and blazers from charity shops but it's very far between, charity shops are not what I call cheap these days. They are now competing with eBay and Vinted.

They have now caught up with the vinyl revival.

What is a dom?

I noticed that Marks and Spencers had some plain voluminous house dresses in corduroy yesterday. Hooray.
There was none in store anywhere in porky sizes, so I was reluctantly prepared to buy online, but by the time I had eliminated the ones with patch pockets on the bust (who the hell wants that? ) and the ones made for seven foot tall women wearing Dave Hill's shoes, they were all sold out.


Wyot will tell you what a Dom is, I'm not a corrupter of innocent minds.

My partner now gets house dresses in market stalls and kilo sales. She does have a good eye for ladies' fashion, but she does not believe in fast fashion and likes to support independent stores when she can.

She does like Moonsoon for evening wear and Ted Baker, due to the quality but most of their stores have closed.

Al Gershwin wrote:
Honey wrote:
Green Man wrote:
I bought a Bento 2-level lunch box

A very dinky, trendy, and delicate item - for a rugged offal eater?

The posh silver knife and fork seems incongruous for an outdoor/cowboy man.


Most - when camping/exploring outdoors etc. - use Swiss Army knife type items.

Sadly, my SA knife was confiscated at Gatwick's airport security....


😟

What are you on about Sally Nice?