Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
It's not really practical anymore. When those products came in fabric bags people mostly cooked from scratch. Plus when those products came in fabric bags more people than not sewed.
You could also pkg. baking mixes. What if a cost comparison was done and it was the same price or less than a cardboard box? I don't think folks KNOW what a cardboard box costs to produce and print and dispose of. Plus, the graphics/ink involved. It's more than you'd think. IN a lot of pkg. , the cost you are paying is more than the contents. Perfect example? CEREAL!!!!!~
Not in the same category, but Coca Cola when it comes to pkg. and advertising...PENNIES is what it costs for the actual product. So much of what we buy goes for pkg and advtsg.
Well, I may travel in a small circle, but everywhere I go, folks would rather grow a cotton or bamboo plant, than cut down a tree. AND I"m NOT an enviromentalist. Also, everyone know of is a quilter , or has a quilter in their family these days or KNOWS one... It's BIG business!~The more I think about this, the more intrigued I become with the idea.
I go into a health food store and SEE what people pay for "soy ink and recycled boxes". The thing is, they have NO Idea what that actually COSTS!~
Sorry, I guess growing up in small business and have had my own for a very long time, I just look at things differently.