Design+Packages

__The Biscuit.__ Plastic Casing, in which biscuits sit.
 * Plastic covering around the case.

Why is it packaged like this?
 * To keep them fresh.
 * To protect the biscuits from being damaged.
 * For easy stacking when being transported.
 * To aesthetically please the customers/ consumers.

Alternative packaging ideas:
 * Biscuits are put in a cardboard box, for example like ‘Pringles’ are packaged.
 * Biscuits can be bought from a pick’n’mix system. A large plastic shelving system where consumers can select their own produce. They would pay for the products judging on the weight of it.

__The Packet of Gum.__
 * Each stick of gum is individually wrapped.
 * 12 sticks in one small cardboard case.
 * Cardboard case then wrapped in plastic.
 * 2 packs then put in a plastic packet.

Why is it packaged like this?
 * To aesthetically please the customers/ consumers.
 * To keep the gum fresh.
 * Easy storage, for example; can be carried in handbag.

Alternative packaging ideas:
 * A small cardboard box containing the sticks of gum, with a thin plastic wrapping.
 * A reusable gum dispenser.
 * Remove the over-excessive packaging.

__The Pack of Meat.__ Why is it packaged like this?
 * To keep the meat fresh.
 * For easy stacking and pack when being transported.
 * So that the consumer can freeze it.
 * Kept concleled and clean.

Alternative packaging ideas:
 * Meat is brought from a counter and given to consumer in a meats bag.
 * Meat is brought from a counter and is put in a reuseable container.

__The Pack of Soap.__

Why is it packaged like this?
 * The keep the soap fresh.
 * To keep all the packs together.
 * For easy usage.

Alternative packaging ideas:
 * First time you buy it, you receive a plastic, reuseable case for you bar of soap.
 * From then on you can buy refill packs, so that you never have to throw away your first case. The refill pack would have 3-6 bars and would be wrapped with only one layer of plastic, therefore saving more amounts