I just got a video card from an online company.  The shipping box measures 16.x8.5.x12.  The box inside the shipping box measures 8.5X2X11.5.  There was a ton of paper on top of that box but nothing under it or around it.  The video card measures about 4X7X.75.

Every time I get something like this it's way over packaged.  It's kind of disappointing, I look at the box thinking wow and then open it and go, humph. 

Bigger thing is, why do they waste so much?  I'm not exactly an ecological greeny but my German heritage believes in using everything and not wasting.

I'm not exactly an ecological greeny but my German heritage believes in using
everything and not wasting.

You think maybe they have purchased  a supply that fits most of their shipments and bought a bunch of them because the more you buy the cheaper they are. Then they fill the void so that the package cant roll around and teat the shipping box. Just wondering.