what the fork

I just put the new "stainless flatware" into the dishwasher. It took me 5 minutes to liberate from oppressive packaging.

• 20 pieces (4 settings)
• 10 twist ties holding 1 setting in display bondage (worse than a Barbie doll package!)
• 15 individual fork/spoon/knife condoms preventing the remaining pieces from consorting in the back of the package
• 5 elastic bands confining individually wrapped forks into a fork club, knives into a knife club and spoons into a spoon club in cutlery segregation
  
• instructions (?!!)
  
• enough cardboard to choke an ox

All this for $19.99 which probably means it was also made by an underpaid worker at best.

Ugggg. Next time I will look for a used set at the thrift shop.

question: who decided all this is necessary?