Clever Packaging

On my way back to my inter­rupted vaca­tion in Oax­aca I had the chance to upgrade my DFW to MEX flight to busi­ness class. I *love* busi­ness class. The only thing bet­ter than the leg room is the refuge from the “cheap as we can make it” ethos of coach. Includ­ing this lovely lit­tle bit of pack­ag­ing that arrived with my salad.

Sit­ting on the side of the (place mat cov­ered, of course) tray was this lit­tle gem.

a sweet lit­tle pack­age for salt and pepper

Pulling at the cutout in the top reveals:

slid­ing the inner pack­age out

Com­pletely dis­as­sem­bled the actual con­tainer is obvi­ously noth­ing spe­cial. It’s the sleeve that makes it more.

pack­age disassembled

Note that the man­u­fac­turer has also made it very easy to cre­ate these for any­one. Any name or logo can be printed on the sleeves. Some clever things could be done with the cutouts for the words and at the top as well.

Oh, and the other thing that rocks Amer­i­can Air­lines busi­ness class — hot roasted nuts.