Tagged: packaging

Health chopsticks cage

I think I would call this very useful, well-made thingy a plastic cutlery basket, not a health chopsticks cage. Health The word “health” is not typically used as an adjective, except to describe a...

Zero-inflection plurals do not include cucumber.

This package of Japanese Kyuri from Malaysia says: Rich in nutrients, Cucumber are excellent in salads, sandwiches, stir-fry and sushi. Here, the fact that the singular is being treated like a plural makes it...

A punny punnet

I see what you did there, Cold Storage. Green Seedless Grapes Carefully selected from the many varieties available for their good taste, they will definitely meet your “grape expectations”. Unlike the longan box, this...

Stackable jewelry box with lots of great feathers

If you thought AutoCorrect only affected text messages, think again. Whoever was responsible for inputting the marketing text that describes the features of this stackable jewelry box got as far as “feat—” and then...

Longing for longans

This is a box of longan fruit. The longan is a kind of fruit related to lychee and rambutan. The text on the box says: Fresh Longan Longing for longans… grab a handful of...

Up/down, left/right… lock/open?

This is the lid to a tower of blank CDs. I did a double take when I first opened the package because I would have thought ‘unlock’ would be the opposite of ‘lock’ and...

Salt Water Giant Arachnoid

Salt Water Giant Arachnoid

The front of the box says: Children may be awesome and scary to this direct but simple eight-feet reptile animal. After the fuel battery is activated by the salted water, the metal magnesium plate...