| If you're ordering USB flash drives printed with a logo | | | | impact and would "lose" something in the giving. For the |
| on for a forthcoming event, show, press conference | | | | "pro-box" camp the argument is clear cut and they'll |
| or exhibition then one of the questions you'll need to | | | | always supply any branded USB flash drives they give |
| ask yourself is do you need to supply the USB flash | | | | out in presentation boxes and in some cases they |
| drives in a gift box or would you be better off handing | | | | might even go the extra mile and get the presentation |
| them out without any packaging? | | | | cases printed as well! |
| There are two clear schools of thought on this with | | | | The "anti-box" camp will conversely argue that there is |
| the "pro box" camp arguing that if you're going to give | | | | already too much packaging in the world today and |
| someone a "gift" then you should package and | | | | this packaging is just adding to the world's growing |
| present it just as you would any other gift. Consider if | | | | waste problem. So for them irrespective of the |
| you'd be just as happy if your partner gave you a gift | | | | benefits of supplying their USB flash drives in a simple |
| on your birthday but failed to put any thought into the | | | | cardboard gift box it's simply a non-starter and metal |
| way the gift was presented and given to you. It would | | | | tins or wooden boxes (even those from sustainable |
| look like he or she simply couldn't be bothered or didn't | | | | sources) are just a complete "no, no". |
| have the time to wrap up the gift and present it | | | | So the arguments are clear and come down to a |
| properly. | | | | trade off between how environmentally friendly and |
| Part of the enjoyment of being given a gift is seeing | | | | eco-conscious you want to be versus a weaker |
| how much thought has gone into it, how its been | | | | impact when the USB flash drives are handed out. |
| personalised for you and unwrapping or opening the | | | | Whether to order a gift box with your drives is a |
| gift to reveal the surprise. If the same gift were simply | | | | judgement call you'll have to make! |
| handed over in a plastic bag it wouldn't have the same | | | | |