To Plastic Package Makers

Fastest dressing woman magic show Automatic self-parking BMW Newsome.Org Apple – Trailers – TMNT – Large Neatorama » Blog Archive » Weird World Records. YouTube – Creature comforts To Plastic Package Makers ~ Chris Pirillo Hurricane Balls – Google Video Toothpick & the Microwave – Google Video Brainiac: Alkali Metals – Google Video

Fastest dressing woman magic show Automatic self-parking BMW Newsome.Org Apple – Trailers – TMNT – Large Neatorama » Blog Archive » Weird World Records. YouTube – Creature comforts To Plastic Package Makers ~ Chris Pirillo Hurricane Balls – Google Video Toothpick & the Microwave – Google Video Brainiac: Alkali Metals – Google Video

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

How bad was the damage?

I think they are in cahoots with those people that make Tin Snips… and that seems to be the only tool made that can really but through that crap without inflicting serious injury

Every time I have to open one of those Campbell soup easy open tops, I have the water running with a towel nearby in fear that the second I break the seal the top will flip back slicing my fingers.

LOL! I totally agree…

The slicing plastic is fine by me… It’s that darn unrecylclable foam peanuts that ThinkGeek uses for the case of Bawls that bothers me :(

Unfortunately until manufacturers can find a cheaper theft deterrant, the tough plastic is going to stick around for some more time.

Sorry but the main reason that they put those neat items in hard to
getinto plastic packages is shoplifters who go into the store and
try to remove the product from the box and steal it.

That’s one reason that they put those id tags on the cdrom paper jacket
as well as the outside of the box.

Just the price we pay for those darned shoplifters.

I agree! I just sliced my thumb trying to open a Logitech cordless mouse!! OUCH!!!

[...] To Plastic Package Makers ~ Chris Pirillo Chris says it almost as many times as I’ve uttered a similar but less polite phrase. (tags: humor plastic) [...]

Hello,

A couple of rules of thumb when removing an item from its plastic packaging:

If you think you might have to return the item at some point, neatly open the packaging around the edges in an “L” or “U” shape so that you can easily slide the item out. If you have to return or exchange the item, the store may give you less of a hassle if the packaging can be easily taped back together.

If the item is in a blister pack, just cut out the blister to remove it–usually a “U” shape is all you need.

As far as cutting tools go, have you tried using a utility knife with a snap-off blade for cutting plastic packaging? There are more exotic versions like the OpenX, but I haven’t found the latter much more useful than a regular disposable-blade type knife.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

David Pogue and 37signals are with you, man:

http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives2/david_pogue_stands_up_for_the_little_guy.php

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/02/technology/techspecial1/02pogue.html?ex=1288587600&en=5975c4bf4cb76c26&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Personally, I use a nice sharp Henckels kitchen knife, like so:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/penmachine/193616828/in/pool-ihr/

There are some secondry concerns with plastic bags also, like children might end up using them as masks while playing and accidently chocking or suffocating themselves.

Or they can chock the sewer systems if they end up their.

And if they finally make it to the sea, then sea turtles might eat them mistaking them as jelly fish and dying in the process.

Even when you burn them, they cause air pollution.

I say ban the Plastic bags.

BAN THEM, BAN THEM, BAN THEM, BAN THEM, BAN THEM, BAN THEM,

[...] A while back, Chris Pirillo posted a rant about plastic packages that put your extremities at risk. You know – the kind of welded plastic package that inevitably seems to cause loss of blood when you try to get it opened. A number of people chimed in about their unhappiness with these hazards including my Tablet PC buddy Warner Crocker. He mentioned a device that he saw on an infomercial that promised to open these packages safely and easily. [...]

[...] One of my more creative rants were picked up by Chris Pirillo and News.com [...]

[...] Shure E3C Package Opening Adventure To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser andinstall the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. _decorate(_ge(’photo_gne_button_zoom’), 193616828); _decorate(_ge(’photo_notes’), _ge(’photoImgDiv193616828′), 193616828, ‘http://static.flickr.com/68/193616828_ae93400cb2_t.jpg’, ‘1.5′); For a headphone roundup at Inside Home Recording. I hate this kind of killer super-sealed packaging that requires a sharp Henckels knife to open, and I’m far from alone in this sentiment. Great earphones, though.  [...]

[...] Shure E3C Package Opening Adventure To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser andinstall the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. _decorate(_ge(’photo_gne_button_zoom’), 193616828); _decorate(_ge(’photo_notes’), _ge(’photoImgDiv193616828′), 193616828, ‘http://static.flickr.com/68/193616828_ae93400cb2_t.jpg’, ‘1.5′); For a headphone roundup at Inside Home Recording. I hate this kind of killer super-sealed packaging that requires a sharp Henckels knife to open, and I’m far from alone in this sentiment. Great earphones, though.  [...]

[...] One of my more creative rants were picked up by Chris Pirillo and News.com [...]

I have found that Tin Snips seem to be the only tool made that can really get through that stuff without inflicting serious injury. At first I made this discovery out of exasperation but now I just go strait for the Tin Snips every time! It cuts like butter the blades of the tin snips are not really very sharp it is the extra leverage that the articulated handle pivot gives which does all the work. These packages should recommend that you use Tin Snips to open them.

Weve all been there ;) Horrid things!

[...] To Plastic Package Makers [...]