Buying items sealed in plastic cases

[Reckoner]

Could they possibly make these things any more annoying to open? You practically need a hacksaw to open the damn thing (Xbox 360 Plug/Play Kit in this example).

 

[brtspears2]

I just use my exacto knife and cut around the contents.

 

[IrocZman223]

Yea I just opened one of those the other day along with the very expensive wireless adapter.

 

[MoPHo]

My favorite is when you cut the thing w/ scissors and then slice you hand open because for some reason the plastic turns into a stabbing utensil once it has been opened.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: MoPHo
My favorite is when you cut the thing w/ scissors and then slice you hand open because for some reason the plastic turns into a stabbing utensil once it has been opened.

 

[dighn]

Everybody hates that ******. Difficult to open, sharp edges, and you end up with a unusable package.

it's probably very environmentally-unfriendly also

 

[AmdEmAll]

Thank people that steal sh1t for that!

 

[HamburgerBoy]

It's the worst when they do it with CPUs. You're trying to open the thing carefully, and all of the sudden it pops open and the CPU goes flying a few feet.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
It's the worst when they do it with CPUs. You're trying to open the thing carefully, and all of the sudden it pops open and the CPU goes flying a few feet.

hahahah had that happen once. i thought for sure my cpu was dead.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: AmdEmAll
Thank people that steal sh1t for that!

Yep

 

[Conky]

And people wonder why I carry a knife.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: AmdEmAll
Thank people that steal sh1t for that!

hmm and here i thought it was because it was cheaper to package then box's.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: waggy
hahahah had that happen once. i thought for sure my cpu was dead.

Same here, but luckily a few minutes of time under a microscope with a pair of tweezers fixed that problem.

 

[vegetation]

I'm surprised there haven't been lawsuits with blisterpacks. No matter how careful, I always get a touch injured opening them.