ToyFarce News: Oops! All Plastic - Hasbro's New Packaging Change?

"If they want plastic, let them have plastic!". In 2019, Hasbro announced their plan to stop using plastic for all new product packaging, like their... plastic action figures, and other toys made of plastic (hmmm...). The initiative was met with controversy, and by April 2023, the company announced they would go back on their decision and reintroduce the coveted plastic bubbles that toy collectors had missed. ToyFarce received an anonymous tip about what could be the next step in the evolution of packaging: the ALL-PLASTIC packaging!

"When Hasbro decided to do something eco-friendly, to improve the sustainability of their products and packaging and pollute less, people clearly didn't want to hear any of that, and were nearly rioting for the return of plastic packaging." said our anonymous source (surely... let's say... a 'disgruntled employee'!). "The main issues people had with the windowless packaging was that they weren't able to see the figure inside, and they were scared someone would swap the content of the box to something else (**which is more of a crime problem than a packaging problem, but I digress**). So now, they have given up and let the collectors win. But they may have the last word very soon..."



"By introducing the ALL PLASTIC packaging, they're gonna do even more damage to the environment. Sure, people will be able to see the toy inside its packaging, but there will be less planet to enjoy it on, eventually. The figure will be in a plastic tray, as it were before, but that plastic tray will be held between 2 parts of a plastic clamshell. That clamshell will then be inserted inside a transparent rectangular plastic box. That's about 2 extra layers of plastic. Then, we can add a sticker with the name and brand of the figure, things like that."


Leaked pictures from the factory, or something like that

The ALL-PLASTIC packaging should be introduced in 2024, with hopes to eliminate all cardboard and other materials from the packaging by the end of 2026.

More news at 11:00... Life in plastic, it's fantastic!... ** while supplies last **
*ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!