Dragging this topic up from the depths to open discussion based on the past couple days on social media. In case you missed it, the days of having plastic bubbles and plastic insert trays are numbered in Star Wars toy packaging. From Yak-Face/Jayson:
Burstin the Bubble of Star Wars Collectibles and CollectorsA reminder/history lesson on Hasbro's journey so far:
2013 - switched from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is recyclable in most communities in USA
2016 - switched from new PET to post-consumer recycled PET (rPET)
2019 - switched from rPET to plant-based bio-polyethylene terephthalate (bioPET)
2022 - Introduction of "Virtually Plastic Free*" (*not counting tape or glue) packaging
So, thoughts? Where are you on the Kübler-Ross five stages of grief model?
- Denial: Hasbro can't be dumb enough to do this, can they?!?
- Anger: WTF Hasbro? I'm done with collecting!
- Bargaining: Does the PET in bubbles really matter if the whole toy is plastic?!?
- Depression: ****, this sucks. Is collecting even worth it anymore?
- Acceptance: I can't fight it so I may as well prepare for it.
Are you pissed that carded collecting as you know it is over? Are you ambivalent since the packaging is just garbage anyway?