Here is an amazing example of excessive packaging that if accurate would take the cake for the most egregious example we've seen. An Australia-based user, on the popular site Notebookreview.com claims that HP delivered a power cord, complete with a wooden pallet.
Alpena, Arkansas. Alpena is a town in Boone and Carroll counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 392 at the 2010 census. The Boone County portion of Alpena is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area. Contents.
Alpena County Government. The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services.