08 Sep 2004 | Jim said...

I'm currently living in Russia and this looks all too familiar. Be glad the guy packed it so well ... he did it for good reason :-)

08 Sep 2004 | beto said...

The first photo looks like a big tamale with rope and all. :D

08 Sep 2004 | Jake said...

Let's see the camera!

08 Sep 2004 | Jay said...

Yeah - what kind of camera is it?

09 Sep 2004 | sloan said...

Looks like how my grandfather wrapped packages until twine was outlawed on packages. Of course, I have to ask... "where's the duct tape"? Everyone knows a good packing job requires a roll of duct tape.

09 Sep 2004 | bongoman said...

In India, there are legions of people who make a living from wrapping parcels.

They sit outside the post offices armed with calico, needle & thread, sealing wax, glue and all sorts of other paraphernalia.

For a few rupees they will wrap your object in calico, immaculately stitch it up and then seal all the hems with wax to tamper-proof the parcel. It's then ready to face the rigors of the Indian Postal system.

09 Sep 2004 | Andrei said...

To be exact, it seems this packet comes from Ukraine, not Russia, because the city name written is Kiev.

09 Sep 2004 | Don Schenck said...

Ah ... "The Great Gate Of Kiev" ... my all-time favorite piece of music.

09 Sep 2004 | Chris said...

bongoman: that's excellent. It makes me want to buy any old tat just for something wrapped so well to go on the office shelf!

09 Sep 2004 | Stefan Seiz said...

Ever thought about this being done due to pure economical reasons not due to coolnes? In must countries around the world, a piece of sewing twine is just so much cheaper than any form of scotch tape or alike.
I love it how they for instance use leaves in indonesia to craft all kinds of packaging... doesn't cost them anything but time and is enviroment friendly.

09 Sep 2004 | JF said...

Ever thought about this being done due to pure economical reasons not due to coolnes?

Oh, I'm sure -- it was just cool to me.

13 Sep 2004 | Allan White said...

I'm betting it's a Lomo. What other camera from Russia (or Ukraine, for that matter) is worth the hassle?

15 Sep 2004 | Scott M. said...

"The Great Gate Of Kiev" ... my all-time favorite piece of music.

Mine too, Don. Mussorgsky is my fave of the Russian Five.

29 Sep 2004 | Scweel said...

I'm from Russia. You may laugh, but in most post offices we have special 'grandma', who stitches any big package. Why not tape? I don't know... Just nobody cares of it, I think.
It looks, like man had to show, what is inside of package in the post office. So, it's his foam, and grandma's stitches