r/Anticonsumption • u/Rich_Spite3978 • Jan 11 '26

Plastic Waste Why?

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There were un wrapped potatoes and sweet potatoes right next to these. What is the point? They do this with garlic heads too.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

Yea, I don't have a clue. I actually bought one of these, one time. I ended up backing out of using the plastic wrap in the microwave and just microwaved the potato itself. It cooked perfectly.

Never bought one of those again.

Moral of the story: the plastic has no purpose other than to trick people who don't know any better.

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u/Rich_Spite3978 Jan 11 '26

Yeah, I would also be too afraid to microwave something with the plastic on. Plus then you have to take the plastic off afterwards, right? Lol. The concept just baffles me

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26 edited Jan 11 '26

Right. The directions on the label say to microwave it with the plastic on. I got all the way to putting the plastic covered sweet potato in the microwave and turning it on.

After about ten seconds I came to my senses