Pointless trash

I was in a gas station the other day. As I was browsing through the aisles something caught my eye. There are a bunch of candy products made for kids. What makes them stand out is the packaging. The candy is packaged in the shape of catroon characters. It's quite understandable why candy would be packaged this way. It sells. Children love candy and toys. So combining them together ensures the sale. What bothers me about products like this is the toy add on. As a former child myself I always remembered these products as "disposable toys." These toys were made of cheap plastic and quickly wore out their welcome, and because of this they ended up in the trash. And it really did feel like the only reason these toys were attatched to the candy was to sell it. Besides the candy always sucked, but since there was usually a plastic cartoon character tied in I would frequently get suckered into wanting them anyway. I always felt guilty about throwing these away because it always seemed like a waste. And it is. The thought of landfills filling up with pointless plastic toys scarred me a little bit. I can only hope that some of it gets recycled.