Why are Asian products so often wrapped in really thick plastics? (feddit.de)

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I live in Europe but sometimes shop at Asian supermarkets here. One of the things I notice with almost everything I buy there is that plastic packaging feels a lot thicker than that on European products. Is there a rational reason for this? Are plastics simply cheaper? Or do people worry more that products might spoil? Are these different types of plastics?

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[-] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 months ago

It can be a signal for caring and cleanliness. I know I've experienced restaurants in China where they deliver the dishes and cutlery you will be eating off of in shrinkwrap to signal they are clean, plus provide you a bowl to "rinse" the dishes in tea to make sure they are hygenic. Always thought that was really strange.

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