"If you are looking to buy something small, and this is especially true of cosmetics and other personal items at Costco, the packaging is often a large 10-inch by 11-inch card. This makes it easy to load and stack pallets with packages of that size. They fit uniformly so that, when the pallet is unwrapped at Costco and displayed for shoppers, employees don't need to waste time arranging a shelf display."
"Putting a tiny jar of face cream in a big plastic shell or a USB cable on a 10-inch by 11-inch plastic-covered card can save Costco employees time by allowing them to stack pallets and move on. However, it does make more work for you as a customer. Everyone has had to wrestle with that kind of packaging before. Afterward, you're left with a lot of waste to throw away."
Costco operates as a warehouse store that displays many items on 40-inch by 48-inch pallets and frequently packages small products on large cards or plastic shells. Oversized 10-inch by 11-inch cards are used for cosmetics, personal items, USB cables, and other small goods so packages fit uniformly on pallets and simplify loading, stacking, and in-store displays. This pallet-oriented packaging reduces employee time spent arranging shelves and lowers costs. The oversized packaging creates extra work for customers who must open bulky shells and generates substantial waste. Costco maintains packaging standards aimed at sustainability, including recyclable materials and right-sizing efforts.
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