I read some feedback from a buyer who bought something from China. He/she said it took them more than an hour to clean up after opening the package.... A lot of Chinese sellers now pack their items in styrofoam and tape, that is all (my last 6 items from China were packed this way). Not the nice firm chunks of styrofoam we are used to in Canada/United States, but stuff that crumbles into little balls. It sticks to your hair, your face, your hands, your clothing... you get the idea. First package I got, I opened it within a plastic bag - I kept in mind the feedback I had read. Pieces still escaped. Next few packages, I opened them outside, still in another bag, but the pieces still get out. Just received a sizeable package from China, wouldn't fit in a bag. Went outside and opened it (the whole package is taped up solidly with yellow packaging tape). Sure, a few chunks of solid styrofoam and then the rest of the stuff was the kind that breaks apart. They must have some type of machine that blows the styrofoam around the initial package because it fits very tightly and a uniform fit and then it gets taped up - I have no idea. This stuff is compressed but falls apart easily. I looked like the abominable snowman. Even the front door of my house has many tiny tons of styrofoam balls stuck to it. Least this time I remembered to tie back my hair. Bad part is, a piece got in my eye. It is still stinging. So the Chinese save on boxes while we get a ton of styrofoam floating all over. I am expecting one more package from China. Where do I open it? Not the garage, my husband would kill me. Not inside, I would be vacumning and whiping walls for hours (stuff floats). Not outside because it definately is not enviromentaly good. So I take a shower with the $%% package? And yep, my eye is still stinging.
