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A MUM who ordered a kitchen mop on Amazon was stunned when it arrived in a box big enough for a 50-in TV.

Alison Whitehead, 58, said the £15, 3ft metal floor cleaner was loose in the 5ft by 2ft 6in by 1ft cardboard container.A mum who ordered a kitchen mop on Amazon was stunned when it arrived in a box big enough for a 50-in TVAlison Whitehead, 58, said the £15, 3ft metal floor cleaner was loose in the 5ft by 2ft 6in by 1ft cardboard containerThe mum of two, who is married to brickie Michael, 55, in Bourne, Lincs, said: “Talk about sledgehammer to crack a nut.

"Initiatives like the Frustration-Free Packaging Programmes encourage manufacturers to package their products in an easy-to-open packaging that is 100% recyclable and ready to ship to customers without Amazon boxes. "To date, Amazon has reduced the weight of outbound packaging by 36% and eliminated more than 1 million tonnes of packaging material, the equivalent of more than 2 billion shipping boxes.”

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