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| Cardboard box with staples |
California Bob reports:
"Things You Used to See And Forgot How Common They Were Until You Unexpectedly Encounter Them Again -- Cardboard Box Edition"I bought something from an individual on eBay and it came in this unusual box. In the e-commerce age, packaging costs have been optimized to noise level. It was surprising to see metal staples in a carton.Carton looks newish (not old), has no markings, and is otherwise light-duty and unremarkable.Possibly this is an old carton that someone had kicking around since the 70's?
I don't think I've seen a cardboard box with staples in quite a while. Can't say as I miss them, staples were always a pain to remove and I often cut myself on the dang things which made them doubly annoying.
I would highly recommend preplite.com, but I see their domain is for sale. Snaps on a 9 volt battery with 3 LEDs, 2 white and 1 red.
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing is 1"x 5/8" x 2 1/2" but puts out a shitload of light, enough to use for walking outdoors, and the 9 volt seems to last forever.
I see Pak-Lite makes one similar. https://9voltlight.com/our_story.
They say 1.5 oz, and the battery lasts up to 1200 hours so should be good for at least half of that.
I've got umteen flashlights of fancy designs and gimmicks but this is my go-to now, it even fits in a Tshirt pocket.
xoxoxoBruce