r/mildlyinteresting • u/Peptalkguy • 2d ago

I recently bought hats and they sent them to me in a plastic pillow

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u/Mindful-O-Melancholy 2d ago

Wear it just like that

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u/ronnycordova 2d ago

Key & Peele would approve of this.

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u/neo_vino 2d ago

Such a great skit, the sowing lady lol

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u/LemonCollee 2d ago

Sewing

Sowing is planting seeds in a field

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u/neo_vino 2d ago

Woops, thanks, although it could have been the next step in the skit, Key wearing a cotton field on his head!

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u/LemonCollee 1d ago

Just FYI I wasn't trying to be a dick, I just thought you might not know

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u/neo_vino 1d ago

No worries

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u/Yuezmell 1d ago

Yall are so polite, I just wanted to join the thread

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u/AcornsAndPumpkins 2d ago

Into soil, you mean. You can sow a few seeds in a pot, or go even smaller like starter trays.

I only corrected you because you corrected them. I hope someone will correct me now, to keep the tradition going.

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u/JackBinimbul 1d ago

Actually, seeds don't always need to be planted in soil. Many plants can be sewn directly in water or other growing medium.

Keep the tradition alive!

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u/LemonCollee 1d ago

Well same thing if you think about it. Just more soil

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u/Fuckless_Douglas2023 2d ago

Their skit called "Duelling Hats".

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u/IKel-Mate 1d ago

Thats what I thought of too lmao

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u/SEA2COLA 2d ago

Brilliant. This is a hell of a lot better than a refrigerator-sized box filled with packing peanuts or 'air blisters'

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u/ked_man 2d ago

Or it came from sea level and OP is a mountaineering westerner that lives atop a high plateau where he ranches his cows. I mean with a hat like that, one has to assume.

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u/Dalek_Chaos 2d ago

You know what? I like this explanation, no other will suffice. I declare this as canon forever more!

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u/PurrsianGolf 2d ago

Plateaus are the highest form of flattery.

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u/Smart-Stupid666 2d ago

💙❤️😍😍😍💚💛

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u/Fun_Intention9846 1d ago

I also saw that post about ice cream.

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u/Sorry_Error3797 1d ago

Which this was probably inside of anyway.

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u/Defiant-Caramel1309 1d ago

The reason this does not work to protect items is that the item still bounces around inside of the bubble. The reason you surround items when packing them is to keep them secure in their position so they don't bang around. That being said, with this hat it might be fine since it is not fragile.

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u/295DVRKSS 2d ago

Is your name woody

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u/fuelvolts 2d ago

Howdy howdy howdy.

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u/Sundevil9205 2d ago

He has a snake in his boot!

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u/xylempl 1d ago

Let's stick to talking about Rampart.

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u/hotthrowawaywheels 1d ago

No, I think his name is AИDY.

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u/vexingcosmos 2d ago

I love when they do this! -someone who has received many many crushed hats in the mail

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u/Smart-Stupid666 2d ago

Happy cake day

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u/DelayedEmbarrassment 2d ago

Happy cake day!

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u/vexingcosmos 2d ago

Thanks!!! I have left a bunch of comments today but you are the first to say it :)

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u/Rainbowzebra864 2d ago

Happy cake day!

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u/Ripwind 2d ago

Did the guy at the store say you're the only guy he’s ever seen pull it off?

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u/SulkySideUp 2d ago

The neck flap bit is tucked up inside the hat in this photo

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u/bigmike2k3 1d ago

Have you ever heard of Dan Flash’s?

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u/ClydeinLimbo 2d ago

Love this

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u/stupititious_ascent 2d ago

sleep on it and become a midnight cowboy.

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u/HorseplayBouquet 2d ago

Is that a Stanzo?!

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u/KingofNJ22 2d ago

They’re nice.

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u/Charlie_Brodie 2d ago

They don't smell like shit or anything

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u/bigmike2k3 1d ago

It’s a perfect gift!

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u/shadowtheimpure 2d ago

Because it's cheaper than a hat box. It's just another way that manufacturers are cutting costs.

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u/TheMisterTango 2d ago edited 2d ago

In this case cutting costs doesn’t seem like a bad thing, the hat appears to be in perfect condition so the box apparently isn’t necessary for protection. Cutting costs in and of itself is not inherently bad, it’s only bad when they cut costs in the wrong places. Cutting costs by reducing employee pay and benefits, yeah that’s bad. Cutting costs by simplifying the packaging, sure, whatever, who cares.

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u/finn4life 2d ago

Ok OP.

Be honest...was the plastic pillow in a box? Coz I don't see a tracking label on that.

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u/Jacktheforkie 2d ago

I’d assume so

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u/Peptalkguy 2d ago edited 2d ago

Plastic pillow came in a plastic bag with the tracking and shipping info on it, actually!

Edit: it still looked like a pillow from the outside, I'm lucky I didn't pop the bag when I opened it

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u/JDBCool 2d ago

Sounds about right.

Like a bubble wrapped plastic bag for small shipping, right?

Ordered a coat once, and it was more or less sent exactly like that. In the manufacturer's plastic packaging. Then wrapped in one of those plastic "abuse resistant" plastic shipping bags. Like the ones Amazon uses for sending DVDs

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u/Peptalkguy 2d ago

Nope! It was just a simple thin plastic bag, like amazon might use for some packages. No bubble wrap, probably because it's IN the bubble, lol

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u/JDBCool 2d ago

Ha, true! Why pick the bubble wrap plastic bag when it IS the bubble.

Why can't this be shipping standard!

Like yeah, I get that everyone already has vacuum sealers.... but imagine the eco friendly costs on cutting down on bubble wrap!

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u/Stormhunter6 2d ago

a platypus hat?

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u/EJDsfRichmond415 2d ago

Am I the only person from a superstitious Cajun family? No hats on the bed! It brings bad luck. Or something.

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u/Decorus_Somes 2d ago

I want to see a post where someone purchased plastic pillows and they were shipped in a hat now

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u/kitnel 2d ago

If someone was interested in purchasing a similar hat, where do you recommend?

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u/papabearshirokuma 2d ago

Hmm.. a round box is more trusty, and filled with bubble wrap

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u/karienta 2d ago

This wrinkled my brain for a second

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u/Dr_Zorkles 2d ago

Looks like the hat George wore in Seinfeld

r/seinfeld

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u/Silent_Lie6399 2d ago

Should definitely leave a good review for sending it with such care

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u/LazyDog_Margin 2d ago

Get something you put on your head in something you put under your head.

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u/TrueCuriosity 2d ago

Thats weird, because my pillow came shrink wrapped like a hat…

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u/Ok-Operation261 2d ago

Omg have you seen OPs hat? I think he keeps dice in his pocket.

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u/reditthiscomment 1d ago

sir... are you the guy from TF2? bc thats the hat of the guy from TF2

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u/NY1_S33 17h ago

That’s actually a good idea so the hat doesn’t get fucked up during transit too much. It would have to be some thick plastic. What company?

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u/Peptalkguy 17h ago

Bought it off of etsy! Here's the link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1402911043/womens-fedora-mens-wide-brim-trilby-hats?ref=cart

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u/NY1_S33 17h ago

Peptalkguy! Can you give me a free peptalk? The stupidity of other Redditors has got me down.. I didn’t realize some people could be so stupid, it’s rather horrifying. lol

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u/Peptalkguy 17h ago

Hey bud!

Don't worry, I know sometimes, it feels like you're scrolling through social media and it just feels like the pit gets deeper and deeper. But just remember! What you're seeing is just the worst of it. The hole isn't getting wider, just deeper. A vast majority of people are not that stupid, and many you see are just trolling. Whenever you read a comment that makes you lose just a little more faith in humanity, remember: trolls exist. Bait is real. Nobody's as stupid as they put out on the internet.

You can push through this. You will overcome this obstacle. No wall can hold you back!

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u/NY1_S33 17h ago

Thanks that really sorted me out a little bit.

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u/LuigiMPLS 2d ago

Does there happen to be a snake in your boot?

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u/JimmehROTMG 2d ago

air pressure difference?

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u/Kitakitakita 2d ago

poke a small hole in it and suck the air out so you can breathe in all that delightful chinese sweatshop oxygen.

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u/TheHaydo 2d ago

Time to circumsize that hat

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u/Ragamuffin5 2d ago

It’s cheep and makes the least amount of waste

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u/anal_opera 2d ago

I bought a fishing reel and they sent it to me in most of a box. Same with a high powered pellet gun.

FedEx will give a crackhead a dollar and an address and tell them to just get it there.

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u/ScreamThyLastScream 2d ago

This is just how things come when you live in high elevation.

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u/Nullvoid99 2d ago

Sleep on it

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u/Clash_of_clans_freak 2d ago

It looks like it got botulism

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u/DrNinnuxx 2d ago

Cosmo Kramer approves

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u/AcrolloPeed 2d ago

I fw this

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u/laggyx400 2d ago

It would stay in there forever.

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u/dandanthebaconman 2d ago

Woody cosplay?

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u/stuugie 2d ago

I would keep it as a pillow hahaha

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u/wildwackyride 2d ago

Reminds me of a conversation I had on here about a month ago…

https://www.reddit.com/r/ATBGE/s/MyezwxiRtJ

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u/munistadium 2d ago

Looks like one Rebecca wore in Ted Lasso.

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u/dc010 1d ago

Now throw a ladder at it.

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u/KunkerVII 1d ago

keep the plastic bag and wear the hat like that

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u/DamnableNook 1d ago

M’lady tips hat at anime wall scroll

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u/UpsetPhrase5334 1d ago

You going out dancing to save our streets there Shabba Doo?

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u/Physical-List294 1d ago

special hat

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u/HeatherJMD 1d ago

Genius! Why doesn’t everyone do this?

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u/MDF87 1d ago

That's fucking genius. Every hat I've ever bought online has arrived completely flat and fucked.

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u/Dramatic_Buddy4732 1d ago

You are going to look amazing in that hat

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u/FlowerPower_MidWest 1d ago

It's bad luck to have a hat on a bed...

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u/Peptalkguy 1d ago

I've never heard of this, where does that come from?

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u/FlowerPower_MidWest 1d ago

Drugstore Cowboy. It's a great movie

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u/ScoobyD00BIEdoo 1d ago

Do you have a snake in your boot?

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u/GHBoyette 2d ago

Yea... It protects the hat

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u/speedy_19 ​ 2d ago

I’m guessing it is used to protect the hats in shipping

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u/the_moosey_fate 2d ago

I’m guessing it’s used to suffocate the hat enroute, ensuring the new owner won’t be fatally attacked on arrival.

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u/swankyfish 2d ago

That doesn’t sound right, but I don’t know enough about hats to dispute it.