> Thanks Sri G K, it was nice to read your post which was, as usual, > interesting and informative to read. > > There is a saying > " Package makes a Product". > We impulsively buy a product whose packaging is attractive, as with > people whose appearance is good - > What is inside both, God alone knows. > > There is another saying > " Appearances are Deceptive". > But many times we get carried away by these deceptive appearances. > > There is a saying in Tamizh > > "Minnuvathellam Ponnalla" > Meaning > All that glitters is not gold. > > We studied in our C A that when we examine the books we should remember > the words " Substabce over Form" but Forms or Appearances still influence > people a lot. > > Hence packaging, whether wrappers or covers, still influence us, at least > the first time we buy a product - before we know its worth. > > Recently I read an article which argued for less costly packaging which > will use less materials - to save the environment. > > Thanks. > > N Sekar > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_> > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 7:56 AM, 'gopala krishnan' via KeralaIyers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > *WRAPPER AND COVER* > > *DEAR FRIENDS,* > > *I made a lot of search in the Google to find the exact usage of words > wrapper and cover. In many occasions the word wrapper is used in place of > cover and finally I came to the one main difference - wrapper is tight > covering. Whatever it is my topic is about different types of cover/ > wrapper /container. Some nostalgic memories are there in this posting in > addition to some general information. * > > *Gopalakrishnan 12-11-2023.* > > *1. Wax paper covering.* > > *Many of the products today available in stores are having beautiful > covers today. Examples are biscuit covers and toilet soap covers. During > my boyhood days soaps like lifebuoy and Sunlight had very thin wrapper with > waxed paper and it was difficult to peel it out as a single piece. The > washing soaps too had such covers. Not much importance was given to beauty > of such covers. * > > *Earlier some biscuit packs had tight thin covering. And they were packed > in half/full tins and delivered to shops. These half tins were very much in > demand and purchased from shops and used in homes to keep rice/ sugar etc. * > > *Bar soaps had thin printed covering. When detergent bars appeared they > too had though beautifully printed thin waxed paper covering. Now too they > appear so. Use of detergent bar is still there in homes to remove tough > stains in collars before putting in washing machine or with those not able > to afford a washing machine. In villages the sales is more comparing to > cities and towns.* > > *Now ginger candy and groundnut candy comes in plastic transparent thin > foils wrapped around them. There must be some reason, especially for ginger > candy wrapping in that method. On search result I could get is it is tight > wrapping, not to get affected by weather conditions. However when I go to > purchase ginger candy, I ask the shop worker to give the latest arrival. In > supermarkets, they become hard sometimes even with air-conditioning. > Groundnut candy is also available as pieces loosely packed in plastic > covers. * > > *2. Attractive foil and thick paper covering.* > > *Now most biscuits come in attractive aluminium foil covering. Some > special biscuits, cream biscuits, have in addition special inside foil > packing. There is stiff competition in the biscuit production field, and > one of the few items we get at very low price is biscuits. With hard board > outer containers though the biscuit are tightly packed in cover, it is a > luck a person gets normal biscuits without breaking at least in the ends. > Those with inner foils breakage are slightly less. Wafers have inner foils > and outer cover and their prices are very high. I made a Google search for > the higher price of wafers-Wafers, unlike other biscuits, are produced from > a very fluid batter which is baked between heavy hot plates to produce thin > sheets. Wafer offers a unique textural eating experience. The crispness and > lightness blend admirably with soft cream or chocolate.* > > *Why are wafers so expensive? It's merely due to the amount of work, care, > and time needed to create them. Wafers have to be as perfect as possible > and reaching that involves a very complex and detailed process. * > > *Sweet shops.* > > *Invariably sweet shops pack them with thin foil paper, and place them in > carton/plastic box and deliver to us. This includes the sweet packs from > supermarkets also. * > > *I read elsewhere the sweets are weighed after placing them in foil and > carton/plastic shops, and making charges of them are very less comparing to > the weight of sweet of equivalent weight. * > > *Higher profit* > > *Recently I purchased insulin and other capsules from a nearby medical > shop. I requested them to place in a plastic bottle if available instead of > paper packs. With a smile the person put in an empty plastic bottle. Just > like that I looked at the bottle after reaching home. On top it was written > additional 32 items of the marked contents are there. These 32 items sold > gives additional profit to the medical shops. Always an addition is given > for breakages and spills to the distributer. Let it be milk or oil or solid > items. Now many medicines in capsule/ tablet form are packed in plastic > THIN bottles. * > > *Shops packing-a thing of the past?* > > *Now most items come in packs of different quantities. These packs are > very attractive. To avoid spilling liquid items quality plastic covers are > used. Days of weighing and giving by shop worker is limited to very few > items comes in large bottles/bags. Quality cashews, dry grapes, cloves etc. > are packed and given in shops. Bleaching powder irrespective of the > packing, again packed and given. * > > *Pouches* > > *Liquid detergents come in quality pouches with tight screwing > arrangement. After purchasing we can transfer to old containers. Milk comes > in pouches now in India. Curd comes in pouches. * > > *The same quality packing is there with Horlicks, Bonvitta etc. also in > cartons. A tight packing inside with foils and attractive cartons.* > > *Medical shops and packing* > > *Different medicines were packed in plastic covers earlier and now in > paper bags. Certain items like women’s pads are especially packed a 2nd > time and sold so that item will not be known to others.* > > *Fruits and Vegetables* > > *They are either supplied through thick bags or we can take in our bags. > No extra charging. But in super markets these thick bags are charged. Fruit > shops charge for the bags along with the price of such items. * > > > > -- > On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust > > We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join > > Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup > > Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust > > Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: > https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KeralaIyers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/266734324.1514805.1699842360383%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/266734324.1514805.1699842360383%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/436926911.2214107.1699848406542%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/436926911.2214107.1699848406542%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
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