I am really starting to get annoyed with what seems like everything I buy comes in a hermetically sealed package; requiring a great deal of cutting and a lot of grief to get open. These are the hard plastic clamshell type of packages that are sealed up tighter than (insert your own metafore here.)
A few of my most recent experiences:
- I needed a utility knife for something in the house the other day. I couldn't find where I had placed them, but realized I had bought a nice utility knife last year on sale and hadn't used it. It was sealed competely, so once again I was on the hunt for something I could use to cut the package open so I could get at the cutting tool inside.
- I was driving through Saskatchewan when my MP3 player decided it was time to up and die. A moment of panic set in as I realized I also had almost no CDs in the car; but then I remembered I had my laptop with me. I could just use Windows Media player to play MP3s. I was also prepared as I had a small power inverter with me to power the laptop; it was still brand new in its package. I was missing something to cut the package open with, so I ended up spending 5 minutes with a screwdriver and a pair of plyers trying to open it.
- Today was the worst. Bought a new portable XM radio (and yes I hid is under the
seat when I stopped for lunch); brought it into work to read the instructions, see if it work work in my building etc. While trying to open the package with a pair of scissors, a sharp piece of plastic jammed into my finger making a nice deep slice- the mother of all paper cuts.
Can anybody explain to me why things need to be packaged so well that it is nearly impossible to open; at least not without using power tools?