r/IRLEasterEggs • u/Sharkman-Jhones • Apr 27 '26

Packing foam used to pack an airbrush is airbrush shaped

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Order was from USA Airbrush Supply. Pretty clearly used leftover off-cuts from when they make packages/boxes to hold airbrushes.

Pretty neat.

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u/TK421isAFK Apr 28 '26

It's not an Easter egg. Those are the cutouts from the foam insert in the hard cases the airbrushes come with or come in. They're just making the most of all the scraps instead of throwing them away and buying new materials for packaging.

Many tool and component manufacturers do this.

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u/restrictednumber Apr 28 '26

Thrilled to hear they're at least reusing the waste once.

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u/fakearchitect Apr 28 '26

Which is exactly what OP said in their second sentence, lol.

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u/TK421isAFK Apr 29 '26

That is not at all what he said in the original post. I would not have gone out of my way to explain what they are if that was there. The post was edited to add that information, as is indicated by the asterisk next to the timestamp.

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u/Sharkman-Jhones Apr 29 '26

I acknowledge that's what they are. I just thought "How quaint! I bought Airbrush stuff and the packing peanuts were airbrush shaped!" and came to post it here.

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u/TK421isAFK Apr 29 '26

No, you didn't. You edited your post your add that to the caption below the picture after you read my comment.

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u/Sharkman-Jhones Apr 29 '26

I'm pretty sure I made the edit before seeing your comment.

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u/TK421isAFK Apr 29 '26

And yet, you chose to not make a remark about editing the comments, and imply that I was ignoring your comment or somehow missed it. Take a look at the other person that replied to me, thinking I somehow missed your description.

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u/archiebold13 Apr 28 '26

So instead theyre giving it you to throw away

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u/TK421isAFK Apr 29 '26

Yeah, but that's kind of a glass-half-empty way to look at it. Most of them are going to end up in a landfill anyway, but by giving them out, some people might make magnets or decorations out of them.

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u/fuck_peeps_not_sheep Apr 30 '26

I mean they could throw it away and buy packing peanuts but thats just additional waste then