[StuartGreen2019]

I honestly don't see plastic-free packaging working out in the long run. Hasbro's intentions are noble, but this new packaging will likely work out better for online sales and will hurt stock and sales being sold in actual stores. Who's going to want to go to a store to buy a figure that they can't see, they don't know what the paint looks like, or even if the figures and accessories shown are actually inside? This also will turn off Mint-In-Box collectors who have been proudly keeping their figures sealed and displayed. I don't care how nice the packaging is, I want the figure to look nice and accurate. That said, it's also going to really hurt the Retro lines if that too goes plastic free. It's rumored Retro won't go plastic free, but it wouldn't surprise me at this rate if Hasbro did go that route.

Hasbro has to come up with a solution to this problem sooner than later. I'm not exactly going to be looking forward to future wish-listing if the figures I get aren't actually in their box.