Packet Rage !

[Charles in Aus.]

I have had enough of super tight jar lids , welded on bottle caps and earthquake proof plastic packs .
Age , annoyance and arthritic hands aside I really do think that modern packaging , like taxation , is a measure to keep the general populace meek and contained .
Otherwise just what is the point of it all ?
This morning I had to resort to using a nut cracker as a pair of pliers in order to open the plastic milk bottle , the cap distorted and needed to be prised off in the end . Once off there was an internal seal to contend with , this took surgery with a pair of nail scissors to remove !
A lovely fine long shank drill bit ; still in the original packaging that my late father bought it in snapped when I tried to remove it !
As well as these insults to modern existence I cut my thumb almost to the bone opening the blister packet of an innocent coffee scroll ( an iced bun ) .
Theft and biosecurity considerations seem to have overtaken common sense , practicality and function .

 

[Steve in VA]

I have had enough of super tight jar lids , welded on bottle caps and earthquake proof plastic packs .
Age , annoyance and arthritic hands aside I really do think that modern packaging , like taxation , is a measure to keep the general populace meek and contained .
Otherwise just what is the point of it all ?
This morning I had to resort to using a nut cracker as a pair of pliers in order to open the plastic milk bottle , the cap distorted and needed to be prised off in the end . Once off there was an internal seal to contend with , this took surgery with a pair of nail scissors to remove !
A lovely fine long shank drill bit ; still in the original packaging that my late father bought it in snapped when I tried to remove it !
As well as these insults to modern existence I cut my thumb almost to the bone opening the blister packet of an innocent coffee scroll ( an iced bun ) .
Theft and biosecurity considerations seem to have overtaken common sense , practicality and function .

I feel your angst. If we packaged plutonium this way, there would be no leakage ever. My personal 'most hated' is rigid plastic packs that are heat sealed so ultimately get hacked to small chunks to release the contents.

 

[sms]

I feel your angst. If we packaged plutonium this way, there would be no leakage ever. My personal 'most hated' is rigid plastic packs that are heat sealed so ultimately get hacked to small chunks to release the contents.

I agree and cut my hand badly trying to remove the contents once. I hate them.

 

[GChief]

Some of it is kind of ridiculous.

Child proof = Old proof

Someone is wiping your butt at both sides of life

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

Years of carpal tunnel. My thumbs are weak and I have a hard time opening a water bottle and pulling the seal off a milk jug. My pharmacy now has pill bottle with a thumb tab, much better than the push-and-turn type. Those hard blister packs are the worst.

 

[M-MAN]

I think it's a conspiracy against old folks! Recently got a pill bottle it took 15 minutes to figure out how to open. Then got a blister pack of medicine that was super glued together. Had to take a pair of tweezers to poke around the pill and get it out.

 

[Wdj]

If only the product quality measured up to the packaging...

 

[Richard G.]

I feel your angst. If we packaged plutonium this way, there would be no leakage ever. My personal 'most hated' is rigid plastic packs that are heat sealed so ultimately get hacked to small chunks to release the

Packaging will be the death of me.
I hate it.
When I need a bar of soap to shower, I usually don't have a knife with me.

 

[caterpillar guy]

For the blister packs a knife or other sharp tool will open them pretty easy along with some of the other heat sealed items. I usually use a saw/knife for opening things with plastic anymore just easier than fighting with it to open. I use a knife for the seal on bottles like a Malt or Chocolate and such.

 

[SkipperII]

The better half bought me a tool that has a rotary blade, octagon shaped, battery operated. It will open those heavy plastic blister packs in seconds,

 

[Dingo3]

Most of the difficult to open packaging is to prevent theft. Make the package large enough so it won’t easily fit in a pocket is another trick. It does work to a certain extent.

 

[Stephen Newell]

A lot of it is anti-theft security. Some of it is to prevent prevent bottles from leaking their contents in stores making it un-sellable. I keep a pair of channel lock pliers in the house to open bottles. Some packaging I will take to the shop and cut open on a bandsaw. Utility knives also help a lot.

 

[Texasmark]

A lot of it is anti-theft security. Some of it is to prevent prevent bottles from leaking their contents in stores making it un-sellable. I keep a pair of channel lock pliers in the house to open bottles. Some packaging I will take to the shop and cut open on a bandsaw. Utility knives also help a lot.

Pliers in the kitchen primarily for Gator Aide

 

[MM-TX]

Ignoring conspiracies. A old person, able to be on their own, can think past their limitations imposed by age and not expect to power through like they used to (that didn't always work out well either). Bubble packs need scissors and keep your fingers out of the way. Like grandpa used to always say "cut away from you". Every kitchen needs 2 small clean channel lock pliers and put them back as soon as you are finished ...

 

[Janicholson]

I agree with the above comments I suffer as well. I don't think It is me, as some of the packaging resists sharp knives and pliers. then read the destroyed directions or dosage. But But But, I was at Menards getting some trailer parts. In the 5/16-16 nut bin all but one nut was gone, and that nut was loose in the small bin, the bin was overflowing with empty 2 nut packages. One more nut was found 8 feet down the counter (lonely). What is a mother to do. Jim

 

[38 Sears Roebuck]

A few years ago, Heinz changed their ketchup packet to a different design. What a PITA it is to try and get them open and let alone try to get all the ketchup out. What a waste of packaging and product.

 

[BobTx]

My wife would not be without Gilhoolie in the kitchen to open all sizes of jars and bottles. It can be found online at Amazon and Walmart.
BobTx

 

[Tony in SD]

I gave up wearing my hearing aids because the batteries are just too hard to get out of the packets without tools. If you think our house is safet because some young child will not choke on a hearing aid battery, you would be wrong. It is safer for other reasons. Mostly because there has not been a preschool child in our house for over a year. But there has been 2 frustrated seniors trying to open safety packaging everyday.

 

[Rich'sToys]

I gave up wearing my hearing aids because the batteries are just too hard to get out of the packets without tools.

I knew that would be a problem for me, so when I got mine I got rechargeable ones. So glad I did.

 

[MM-TX]

It’s not about batteries in your house it’s about pills in a child’s house. The battery packaging is to keep people from stealing them. Different deal. Use your scissors.