Are people reselling the products they buy? That would be the only reason I could see for someone caring if you can see the product or not. Once you have it who cares if all you are doing is using it.
I wouldn’t make packaging part of the purchase decision - I’m more interested in supporting a quality vendor. But given a choice I’d go paper. There’s too much plastic out there as it is. Every little bit helps.
A resealable plastic bag is best because parts are less likely to get lost and its easy to see if what you are searching for is in it. It can be reused many times. Think about it, a resealable plastic bag can be used for a long time. Is it more environmentally friendly to manufacture something one time that lasts, or to have to manufacture paper products over and over to replace them. How much ecological waste is produced during the manufacturing process and transport of raw and finished materials for "one time" use ......but biodegradable paper? I live on a somewhat rural road that intersects an even busier road. People constantly throw their trash out alongside the road. It doesn't biodegrade, it just lays there. Then the city comes by eventually and picks up the paper trash and puts it in large PLASTIC bags to be sent to the dump. A brick manufacturing company about a 1/2 mile away went out of business a few years ago. They have a gravel parking lot. It has turned into a weekend dumpsite for the neerdowells of the county. I'll guarantee that they dump more non-biologically friendly there every weekend than the total number of plastic bags you will ship in a lifetime. Then they spend money and clean it all up...........and dump it somewhere else.....I guess the city dump.........again. What we need is some genius biological chemist that can create a biodegradable plastic........or outlaw plastic cups at the fast food places. We had a guy that used to stop and get a large drink at some local gas and gulp every day. He would throw his empty cup out of his van every day at exactly the same spot. I saw him one day as I was going in the opposite direction. Never could catch him doing it after that, cause I was going to do something about it. Suddenly one day all the cups were gone and it never happened again. They need to set up cameras in high trash areas and catch the people........then sentence them to a year of picking up trash on the weekends.
Hey, Jon; Does the sealed plastic "container" actually prolong the life of the gaskets, rubber, viton/etc? I would think it would keep the air, moisture, & ozone out. Maybe not? I've noticed that older kits have shrunk gaskets, etc. Maybe just the materials used, IDK? If you know, I'd appreciate you sharing. TIA. Marcus...
It seems that as usual some don't quite understand the question. While I do like the small see through packages for small parts of a carb so I can lay them out on the bench so I can see them easily when I go to look for them and do like to save and reuse the zip lock style for other tiny parts having the little pieces in small manila envelopes isn't going to mess with my mind. I just want a fresh top quality kit that hasn't been collecting dust on a parts house warehouse shelf for ten years.
Marcus - I don't know. The gasket material we use is good indefinitely. 60 years ago, Carter and Rochester used gasket material that WOULD shrink over time; but that stuff has been gone almost forever. Holley used some cork gaskets that shrunk. The only material we use that might be effected are the neoprene modern accelerator pumps. On many kits, we offer the modern stuff to those who believe neoprene is better than leather (it isn't) or are simply to cheap to pay for the leather pumps. Other than that, I seriously doubt there would be deterioration, unless you have a flood. The sealed plastic would protect the kit from the flood. Oh, and Mr 48 Chevy - we NEVER charge for the dust! Jon.
UV light seems to deteriorate many materials, given enough time. That may be a plus for paper, it stops most of the light from reaching the contents.
Hey, Jon; Thank you for the info. I learned something today. Glad to hear you are offering leather for the pumps. I was thinking viton for orings & other seals, incl the float needle valve tip. Thanks again. Marcus... Btw, maybe you should advertise "any dust is free - *never* a charge..." ... .
Update - ran this poll on three different automotive forums. Folks on the forums voted about 75 percent paper, 25 percent plastic. But I asked the same question to those calling about or ordering rebuilding kits; and these folks voted approximately 85 percent plastic! The exceptions basically were repeat customers who were aware of our kits and customer service; the newbys wanted to see the parts. So I guess we will stick with plastic for the foreseeable future. THANKS to everyone who responded, and shared their opinions. Jon.
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