Pet peeve: Wasteful packaging

Why is it so many companies use huge boxes to display and ship tiny products? Such wastefulness has bothered me for a long time. Recently, I received an order that was just so ridiculous I had to share.

I ordered a tiny HDMI adapter from a popular online store.  A few days later, I received a large box. I was confused at first, since I knew I hadn't ordered anything so large.  Then I opened the box:

Crazy, eh?