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Why do many manufacturers think packaging has to be a lot bigger than the product? We see it in our store, more and more items come on blister packaging, taking up a lot of space. I know it's partly to make theft difficult, but it's getting ridiculous. And they probably also do it make their product look bigger and better than the competitor's.
Earlier this year my sister and have gotten into playing the game Carcassonne when I'm staying at her place. I got the base game with the Rivers expansion set. I had already seen that there are various "Big Boxes" which come with the base game and various expansions. For our upcoming vacation I got Big Box 3, with eleven expansion sets. And it comes in a huge box. Filled mostly with air. My sister is driving us to our destination, her car isn't big. So yesterday I packaged all the various tile sets and other playing items in zip lock baggies, labelled them and put them, the score board and manual in a bigger zip lock bag. It's now a quarter of the size of the box and I can easily put it in a bag with other things.
Most likely another case of trying to impress people with the size of the box. But such a waste of space, not just for when your traveling, but also at home. I'm seriously considering splurging and ordering a handmade wooden box/case on Etsy for the game. It's bigger than my baggies, probably about as big as the box of the Big Box, but more practical to put away and take with me.
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