The great thing is that you can send back the guff for an instant refund without leaving your armchair.
My main problem with quality panniers was the price. They look great and I'm sure they more than do the job, but I have to justify my purchases to the woman who is trying to teach our teenage kids about the value of money.
Destroying the planet, one package at a time.
I don’t see anything great about yet more delivery vans littering the roads to help in your armchair quest for the perfect cycling accessory.
Panniers are the accepted method of carrying stuff on bikes, along with porteur racks, top boxes, homemade willow baskets, rubberised tea tray, beer crates, local authority recycling boxes, ash splint baskets, net sacks, shellacked cardboard boxes, cordura bar bags, Berthoud leather satchels, klickenfix-enabled Wundersax etc etc ad inf
Your box idea probably suits you, so stick with it.
I’m not sure why you’re fat-shaming schoolchildren either? Sounds a little passive aggressive to me