Posting OOSHIES

[bubblebooks2020]

Ooshies, those horrid plastic Woolworths things. My mum had a heap of them so I was looking at what they are selling for. People are selling the individual Ooshies for $4 or $5, up to $10 each with free postage. The only way they could make a profit on that is to send them as a large letter. I measured my Ooshies and the smallest is 25mm wide, up to 35mm, too big to send as a large letter. So 1 Ooshie would be a parcel. I imagine these sellers are sending their Ooshies in an envelope with 2 stamps. I bet Australia Post hate that, as things bigger than 2cm can get caught in their sorting machines. How do people get away with this? As a rule I don't send anything thicker than 18mm as a large letter. Anyone else selling Ooshies???

[collect247]

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@brulinsfarm wrote:

'Brulin is buying the Coles plastic pollution enhancers.'

Do you or anybody you know use disposable razors, or throw away your toothbrushes from time to time? Or do you collect them & sell them on ebay? I rest my case.

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That tractor is making more pollution on this thread lol.

[digital*ghost]

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@collect247 wrote:

Dave I for one thought that you would have done your homework on this lol.

It is recyclable plastic that they're made of lol

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I'm not judging anyone for their consumerism, but I do have to say that the material being recyclable doesn't neutralise their effect on the environment as it is often the production that is just as (if not more) damaging. (For example, cows are 100% recyclable, but raising cattle is one of the most destructive things to our environment due to the resources required to do so. I'm not vegetarian or vegan at this point in time, so again I'm not criticising consumers of meat products, but the effects are broader than what happens after something has been used / discarded, or otherwise becomes waste). 

[davewil1964]

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@brulinsfarm wrote:

'Brulin is buying the Coles plastic pollution enhancers.'

Do you or anybody you know use disposable razors, or throw away your toothbrushes from time to time? Or do you collect them & sell them on ebay? I rest my case.

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No. There is no point having a beard and using a razor.

Yes, but I put it to PRODUCTIVE use first.

You have to do better than that to have a case.

[brulinsfarm]

I would remove the tractor if I knew how! Have tried & failed in the past.

[imastawka]

It must be a signature if I can't see it.    I have them turned off.

Try going into My Settings, (that's your forum settings) 

then Preferences > Personal Information and then delete the signature.

Save changes.

[collect247]

Haha just leave it I like it

[countessalmirena]

I'm replying to your post, crow, because it's the last post... and also because I'm intrigued by the mention of recycling in connection with these plastic collectables.

Re recyclable plastic, hard plastic as a general rule is recyclable although it's costly and requires energy and (usually) added material to prevent the plastics from phase-separating. From what I've read, the Ooshies are made by TerraCycle and can be recycled by TerraCycle - which is so much better than their being made from polymer blends and then going to landfill. I still think of it as a waste, and I so wish that collectables of this sort were made of wood or metal instead of plastic!

(Wouldn't little collectable items have an extra worth if they were made of wood or metal?)

This thread has also mentioned disposable items that are made of plastic. It's a valid point. I faced the challenge of looking for items that are not disposable and are made of sustainable materials - things such as toothbrushes, razors, take-away coffee cups, straws, and so many more.

[collect247]

Now we need to go to the why not wood or metal,simple answer is it's cheaper to produce plastic.

And the worth of anything in this world is in the eye of the beholder.

[brerrabbit585]

You can buy bamboo toothbrushes but the bristles are still plastic. I've got one and can't stand having it in my mouth! It makes me shudder.

@ crow.  Re your comment about things and what they're worth, obviously a lot of people put no value on the future sustainability of human life on the planet.

[countessalmirena]

brerrabbit, I know. - I had a wild and wonderful exploration online for truly sustainable toothbrushes. I ended up deciding that the ones made with bone handles and boar bristles were the best option.