I hate form-fitted plastic shell wrappings

Hi,

Nothing like wasting some more oil products!

yep!  I complain loudly every time I have to open one of those blasted thing!  they were invented as a deterent for theft.  man they're annoying!

ROR!

jhughs


My wife bought one of these a while back.
It's great.  I especially like the way the cutting blades are offset from the handle so you hand doesn't run into the package like with regular scissors.

http://www.enjoyzibra.com/Home/PM/home.html

So that's it. Its a big plot so we all have to now buy these special scissors. (They do look pretty nice though. Might have to buy one.)

I use a very sharp knife.... and you have to be careful because the plastic will slice you open too....

I like the snap together packages too.... easier to get into without special cutting tools.

You also must be careful when opening the blisterpacks not to cut into and or damage  your shiney new whatchamecallit.

These were designed so Walmart could employ fewer people, and pay them less.

These clamshell packages pretty much eliminate internal shrinkage - stealing by employees from the warehouse - and external shrinkage - stealing by customers from the floor. The clamshells can't easily be opened on the floor or at home or in the back warehouse, and the packaging is too big to slip past security.

We have made our choice in this country to pay each other less, and to employ fewer people, and to provide fewer benefits, to increase profit to the C-Level execs, board members, and shareholders. This is not political - this is economic. Our choice to buy clamshell wrapped chinese-made crap is this. Put up with the clamshells, or don't shop at places that use them.

They are part of the theft deterrent plan... there is a RFID tag on the outside for the dummies..... but there is another one hidden inside the  clam shell...... that will trip the theft sensors at the doors...

Irony.