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Phentex

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22. Try opening a Barbie package...

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 05:35 PM

Apr 2015

First, the package. Then a billion twist tie thingies all rolled in opposite directions. Then scissors needed to snip the plastic ties holding parts down.

But she is in pristine condition so there is that.

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Dear people who make and sell things: [View all] Aerows Apr 2015 OP

there was a short period KT2000 Apr 2015 #1

Holy shit, do they still sell CDs? giftedgirl77 Apr 2015 #3

Yes! For us techno-idiots KT2000 Apr 2015 #10

Lol, that's terrible. giftedgirl77 Apr 2015 #20

We have CDs, DVDs, and even VHS tapes still. Skidmore Apr 2015 #70

My 13yr old found an old Public Enemy cassette tape of mine giftedgirl77 Apr 2015 #74

Our five-year old found a cassette in the garage. Codeine Apr 2015 #75

My 13 yr old asked me what the phone jack in the house was for the other day... giftedgirl77 Apr 2015 #79

Oh man. I just realized Codeine Apr 2015 #81

Oh yeah, I tell them the horrors of my friend's actually having giftedgirl77 Apr 2015 #88

Or until your device dies pscot Apr 2015 #72

That's devastating, if I'm in my car my phone stays charging. giftedgirl77 Apr 2015 #77

MP3 is great when you're on the run... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #90

So true KT2000 Apr 2015 #92

Because Amazon refuses to offer music downloads in FLAC format, kentauros Apr 2015 #113

I dare you to open a package of small AAA batteries. StarzGuy Apr 2015 #42

Nooooooo shenmue Apr 2015 #69

Batteries not included Aerows Apr 2015 #73

You'll bleed to death. nt Nay Apr 2015 #103

You are going to have to post that in Chinese hifiguy Apr 2015 #2

LOL! Aerows Apr 2015 #5

I've long felt that my demise will be the result of a struggle between myself and a package. Luminous Animal Apr 2015 #4

I know! Aerows Apr 2015 #8

I stabbed myself once trying to open an umbrella I had just gotten which was in RKP5637 Apr 2015 #86

Let the cats at it. hifiguy Apr 2015 #15

I read that entirely... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #91

One of my big problems are the packaging on things you buy by mail. I realize that it is packaged jwirr Apr 2015 #6

Half the time Aerows Apr 2015 #12

Agreed. jwirr Apr 2015 #94

Good luck jberryhill Apr 2015 #7

Hello! Aerows Apr 2015 #9

Tin snips Warpy Apr 2015 #11

I'll hold them down for you! Aerows Apr 2015 #13

Dunno, mine didn't. Warpy Apr 2015 #16

Maybe there is hope Aerows Apr 2015 #95

+1. Or kitchen shears. MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #32

Don't get me started on changing the batteries on a Crest Spin-Brush LeftInTX Apr 2015 #14

I don't even have arthritis Aerows Apr 2015 #19

The last couple of thumb drives I bought ... lpbk2713 Apr 2015 #17

Yep! Aerows Apr 2015 #18

Holy fuckin' DAMN Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #21

Dear Lord 150 of them!? Aerows Apr 2015 #23

I don't know the proper word for it Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #37

That irritates the crap out of me Aerows Apr 2015 #38

...and what's up with those folded instruction papers anyway... StarzGuy Apr 2015 #45

I can read them Aerows Apr 2015 #99

Try opening a Barbie package... Phentex Apr 2015 #22

Those plastic ties Aerows Apr 2015 #24

I have to wonder how many things are ruined by Phentex Apr 2015 #25

Yup. Kids toys are ridiculous. JaneyVee Apr 2015 #33

And snipping all the tiny sections of hair from the cardboard without cutting her hair! Ahhhhhh! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #85

Packaging has become so absurd over the last several years... arcane1 Apr 2015 #26

Seriously Aerows Apr 2015 #29

I have a special tool for opening packages. Works great! BlueJazz Apr 2015 #27

LOL! Aerows Apr 2015 #28

You're not playing fair...YOU are supposed to BUY A PACKAGE OPENER HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #30

Well using a damn razor Aerows Apr 2015 #31

That hard plastic... Octafish Apr 2015 #34

If it is easier Aerows Apr 2015 #35

I've passes on products in that sharp plastic packaging crap LittleBlue Apr 2015 #36

It IS dangerous Aerows Apr 2015 #39

Bought some Bluetooth headphones the other day. DirkGently Apr 2015 #40

See, this is what I'm talking about! Aerows Apr 2015 #43

Yeah man. WTF????? StarzGuy Apr 2015 #41

If you need power tools Aerows Apr 2015 #44

A utility knife usually works rather well on that heavy plastic stuff. WillowTree Apr 2015 #46

I'll have to keep that in mind Aerows Apr 2015 #49

I hate that hard plastic! redwitch Apr 2015 #47

Either cut yourself on the plastic itself Aerows Apr 2015 #51

I believe the term you're looking for here is.... ClusterFreak Apr 2015 #48

If it is easier Aerows Apr 2015 #50

LOL, it might be worth it if there were gold in them thar hermetically sealed packages!! ClusterFreak Apr 2015 #54

SOCKS! Whatever you do do not buy ladies' SOCKS! applegrove Apr 2015 #52

Too late Aerows Apr 2015 #58

But did you get the socks with the plastic tie that holds the 2 pairs together? applegrove Apr 2015 #78

It's ridiculous Aerows Apr 2015 #80

Box of hand grenades "opening box may cause physical injury" NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #53

Pretty much! Aerows Apr 2015 #61

AFter 30minutes of trying without sharp object to open package, we resort to knife NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #62

for dvds and cds in their jackets i grab the indent on the long part of the cover and pull :) allan01 Apr 2015 #55

Ha ha ha! Aerows Apr 2015 #66

You need a Sawzall. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2015 #56

That looks Aerows Apr 2015 #68

makes perfect sense foo_bar Apr 2015 #104

Hmmm... MineralMan Apr 2015 #57

I have a few pocket knives Aerows Apr 2015 #63

It's all in how you do it and MineralMan Apr 2015 #71

I actually have quite a bit of experience with this Aerows Apr 2015 #76

Whatever. I have no problem with that type of package. MineralMan Apr 2015 #82

We agree on that one Aerows Apr 2015 #84

K & R, hugely Thespian2 Apr 2015 #59

Well, there will Aerows Apr 2015 #65

Absoooolutely!! Thespian2 Apr 2015 #67

Reading through all these comments, I have to wonder Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #60

No KIDDING! Aerows Apr 2015 #64

ROFL....I bet it is. nt Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #87

For better or worse, people buy things because people use things. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #97

There is a fine line Aerows Apr 2015 #98

No shit, i agree 100%. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #106

It works jmowreader Apr 2015 #107

ROFL. How did I know that! nt Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #112

LOL! Aerows Apr 2015 #115

Curb Your Enthusiasm... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #89

yes; this is EXACTLY how I behave Skittles Apr 2015 #100

I don't know if that video shows it awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #101

Zibra ZPCOPEN-OR Open It Universal Package Opener MicaelS Apr 2015 #93

Seriously. It's like you have to buy a utility knife to open the utilty knife packaging. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #96

Blood, Sweat and Tears. n/t Aerows Apr 2015 #124

I have bought items that had packaging that had to be more ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2015 #102

You know that there is an entire Aerows Apr 2015 #122

I've literally gone down to the garage and used my table saw to open those things. NBachers Apr 2015 #105

It's silly Aerows Apr 2015 #121

I rely on heavy shears and a liberal dose of profanity to open those finger traps. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #108

Heavy dose of profanity Aerows Apr 2015 #119

I consider myself bi-lingual when dealing with such things. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #123

my grandma & her sister hoarded many packaging of yore. a lot of it I AM gonna hoard cause it is pansypoo53219 Apr 2015 #109

It beats me, PansyPoo Aerows Apr 2015 #120

They do it for theft prevention Novara Apr 2015 #110

There you have it. Aerows Apr 2015 #118

+1 DanTex Apr 2015 #111

I'm back to this - Aerows Apr 2015 #117

+ about a trillion! And imagine the environmental impact of all that inpenetrable plastic! Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2015 #114

Why is it necessary Aerows Apr 2015 #116

Yeah. As I said--to make it hard to shoplift. But, again, mail order doesn't have that need. Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2015 #125

That's whacked out Aerows Apr 2015 #126