Consumer Proof Packaging: A Rant

[Zeb_Carter]

I do that when I can, but when it's all a blister pack, that's not an option. And that's when I pull out my Black & Decker rechargeable electric scissors.

Most blister packs will have a cut out that you can pull that will tear open the pack. Otherwise, a box-cutter is the perfect tool.

http://cdn3.volusion.com/aurcx.dulqm/v/vspfiles/photos/2512-0205-2.jpg

I have this exact one. It great at opening those hard to open packages.

 

[NotWise]

I keep thinking there must be a plot bunny hiding somewhere in this thread, but I just can't find it.

Hmm, I have seen some women's clothing that would qualify as consumer-resistant packaging.

 

[oggbashan]

Hmm, I have seen some women's clothing that would qualify as consumer-resistant packaging.

Perhaps the Playtex 18 hour girdle is an example?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8qDxk4IJtA

The 1950s girdles were almost impenetrable and could be seen as chastity belts.

 

[Hypoxia]

Hmm, I have seen some women's clothing that would qualify as consumer-resistant packaging.

No box-cutters, please. Meanwhile, it's bunny time.

* Guy or gal finds their latest pack of condoms or tampons or whatever is tamper-proof and has great (hilarious?) difficulty accessing.

* Guy or gal gives themselves to (intended?) fuckmate, gift wrapped... in tamper-proof package. Same frustrated hilarity.

* Macabre SciFi-horror twist: entity (revealed to be ET alien) has difficulty opening tamper-proof packages (revealed to be vehicles containing humans).

* Funny SciFi-parody twist: person is born tamper-proof or undergoes TPing process. Anyone trying to tamper with them sexually is frustrated.

 

[NotWise]

Perhaps the Playtex 18 hour girdle is an example?

For the inexperienced even a bra can be an issue. I can remember fumbling with the hooks in the back so long that the girl stopped me and just took it off.

It goes both ways, too. I had a date once who seemed pretty familiar with how to get a guy out of blue jeans, but I was wearing dress slacks. That confounded her.

 

[TxRad]

For the inexperienced even a bra can be an issue. I can remember fumbling with the hooks in the back so long that the girl stopped me and just took it off.

It goes both ways, too. I had a date once who seemed pretty familiar with how to get a guy out of blue jeans, but I was wearing dress slacks. That confounded her.

And then there was the first time I ran into a front closure bra. Talk about confusion.

 

[GoldenCojones]

I always just tear the paper backing off.

From now on that will by one of my purchasing requirements. No paper backing, I'm not buying. I really don't understand wrapping one 97 cent pen in sixty cents worth of nearly indestructible plastic.

 

[LIVINRFANTASIES]

Child proof Bubble Wrap

This made us laugh. Sad but so true. I bought a second new electric razor because the last wasn't worth a crap, even though it cost as much as a good riding lawn mower....almost!
I placed the new razor, in the child proof bubble wrap, which neither my wife or I can open, next to my smalll garbage can near my desk, right on the living room floor.
I often stared at that damned bubble wrapped razer and tried to get to my new razor, off and on for weeks. We are not CHILDS!
Over a few weeks I tried everything short of my new chainsaw or dynamite. My wife was afraid dynamite might get her hardwood floors dirty!
Now comes the mystery. My wife has sometimes short term dementia. We came home from shopping. We live alone, the doors were locked, our 26 year old lives away and swears he was at work.
The damned new bubble wrapped razor walked off!
I keep thinking my wife put it away for safe keeping. It's been over a month and I have no new razor and haven't seen it or the bubble wrapped wrapper.

We've bought everything from ball point pens to car parts in hard bubble wrapped packaging. Some things get destroyed and others take longer to open than it takes to install the parts.
Something needs to be done. I know the reason. It's because too many dishonest people buy crap, use it, or swap with junk, then return it for a full refund. We pay for cheaters.
We need to march to Washington and protest bubble wrapped products.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

From now on that will by one of my purchasing requirements. No paper backing, I'm not buying. I really don't understand wrapping one 97 cent pen in sixty cents worth of nearly indestructible plastic.

Because the pen only cost hem 5 cents to make and the wrapping is another 10 cents. So they actually have a net profit of 82 cents. And the packaging is an expense so it's written off at tax time.

 

[Ewobbit]

No box-cutters, please. Meanwhile, it's bunny time.

* Guy or gal finds their latest pack of condoms or tampons or whatever is tamper-proof and has great (hilarious?) difficulty accessing.

* Guy or gal gives themselves to (intended?) fuckmate, gift wrapped... in tamper-proof package. Same frustrated hilarity.

* Macabre SciFi-horror twist: entity (revealed to be ET alien) has difficulty opening tamper-proof packages (revealed to be vehicles containing humans).

* Funny SciFi-parody twist: person is born tamper-proof or undergoes TPing process. Anyone trying to tamper with them sexually is frustrated.

Somehow, you are the only one I can see making a tamper proof hymen feasible. (and I really DON'T want to know what the tool that got in it looked like. wakizashi penis envy? )

 

[oggbashan]

This is bubblewrap:

http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/bubble-wrap.swf

Have fun popping it.

But shrink wrap and air sealed wrapping are different. The hard plastic heat sealed packaging can be a pain. I bought some foam insole for my ancient gardening shoes. Getting the insoles out of the wrapping was a pain.

 

[Serafina1210]

No box-cutters, please. Meanwhile, it's bunny time.

* Guy or gal finds their latest pack of condoms or tampons or whatever is tamper-proof and has great (hilarious?) difficulty accessing.

* Guy or gal gives themselves to (intended?) fuckmate, gift wrapped... in tamper-proof package. Same frustrated hilarity.

* Macabre SciFi-horror twist: entity (revealed to be ET alien) has difficulty opening tamper-proof packages (revealed to be vehicles containing humans).

* Funny SciFi-parody twist: person is born tamper-proof or undergoes TPing process. Anyone trying to tamper with them sexually is frustrated.

I like. Thanks for a good laugh. Now sit down and write at least one of these!

 

[NOIRTRASH]

I cant open child proof doors, and little kids always hafta let me outside. Little kids got no trouble with the plastic ring, but with me its like squeezing Pilots skull, nothng gets out or in.

 

[Carnal_Flower]

It's in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrap_rage

In a survey conducted at the Cox School of Business, almost 80 percent of households "expressed anger, frustration or outright rage" with plastic packaging.[11] Consumers also tend to use words such as "hate" and "difficult" when describing these products.[12]

Consumers sometimes use potentially unsafe tools such as razor blades, boxcutters, snips and ice picks [LOL] in their attempts to open packages

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Been driving an original Mini for 15 years now.

Getting most stuff out of the boot and not in the engine compartment was a favor Rover did us girlies.

Shiny red and white, even the neanderthals give a wave and.For a City commute , there is no better car for a female.

 

[BuckyDuckman]

Long ago whilst working in emergency services I acquired two West German-made 'rescue' scissors, the kind used to cut through seat belts and perform minor amputations, like fingers, toes, ears, etc. Those tools usually work on such packaging. Sometimes tin snips are needed. Yeah, those packages are tough little fuckers.

I'll vouch for this. As a former medic, I have a pair of shears like those. They can cut a penny in half, so they'll make short work of a blister pack. Kitchen shears will work, too. Many kitchen shears have a similar tooth design for cutting through gristle or bone.

Meanwhile, I expect to become quite wealthy once I receive the patent on my latest invention: A child-proof safety cap so easy to open, even a child can do it!

 

[J_R_Ashunwhy]

I keep thinking there must be a plot bunny hiding somewhere in this thread, but I just can't find it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by NotWise View Post
Hmm, I have seen some women's clothing that would qualify as consumer-resistant packaging.

Here yah go...

Plastic wrap:
http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/plastic-wrap-3576511.jpg

Bubble wrap:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e6/15/a0/e615a09b863fd01515392a7c6be41b90.jpg


...or you have the rediculous creations people make out of ducktape

 

[NOIRTRASH]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVq27glkY_A

Heres the plot bunny ^^^^^ Mothers little helper keeps the world turning for a long time but not forever. Sooner or later you just cant cut it.

 

[49greg]

The battery on my 05 Intrepid now resides in the trunk.

The Sunbird from around that time with the V-8 required you to unbolt and jack up the motor to change any of the plugs. I had an auto shop back then and solved that problem. Jack up the car, pull the front tires, cut two access panels in the inner fender well. Change the plugs and put rubber panels over the holes. A pain in the ass the first time but after that, easy.

All auto designers should have to work as a mechanic for six years before they can design anything.

I was looking for a new car back in the seventies and talked to a chevy sales guy about a Monza with a small block V8. I asked him if the stories about not being able to change plugs without taking out the engine were true. He immediately told me that was untrue. There was a special tool, he told me. It seems you had to remove the front ties and go at the plugs through the wheel well. I asked if there was sheet metal or anything between the wheel well and the engine compartment. He said he had to take a a phone call and left.

I got something else, from somewhere else.

 

[49greg]

I keep thinking there must be a plot bunny hiding somewhere in this thread, but I just can't find it.

Me too, the only one I can think of is of a housewife having trouble and the handsome neighbor doing it for her, she asks how she can repay him ....

Or if you want a LOT of hateful comments, a story where the guy can't open his blister pack and a strong independent woman pulls it apart with ease, or uses her superior brain to get it apart. He is grateful, she lets him show appreciation.

 

[Handley_Page]

Quote:
Originally Posted by NotWise View Post
Hmm, I have seen some women's clothing that would qualify as consumer-resistant packaging.

Here yah go...

Plastic wrap:
Bubble wrap:

...or you have the rediculous creations people make out of ducktape

No; the most difficult thing to remove (at least, back in the day), was a young lady who wore her Platex "18 hour" girdle (or similar).
In besieging one of those, a man risked everything from a broken fingernail to a broken heart.

 

[J_R_Ashunwhy]

No; the most difficult thing to remove (at least, back in the day), was a young lady who wore her Platex "18 hour" girdle (or similar).
In besieging one of those, a man risked everything from a broken fingernail to a broken heart.

That's cute. How many fingernails would yah lose?
Yes, the current generation is...special.

 

[Handley_Page]

Me too, the only one I can think of is of a housewife having trouble and the handsome neighbour doing it for her, she asks how she can repay him ....

Or if you want a LOT of hateful comments, a story where the guy can't open his blister pack and a strong independent woman pulls it apart with ease, or uses her superior brain to get it apart. He is grateful, she lets him show appreciation.

Or he cuts his hand and she fixes him up ?

 

[Hypoxia]

Or he cuts his hand and she fixes him up ?

That's mothering. Simple logic.

Pr.01: It's a child-proof package.
Pr.02: He cannot open it
Thus: He is clearly a child and requires mothering.

I sense a D/S relationship evolving.

 

[colddiesel]

Is there any modern car at all anywhere on which the timing belt/chain can be readily accessed/changed?

Rover 90's of the 1950's had the battery under the rear seat. On older models the steel which held it in place would eventually be corroded by battery acid, with the result that the battery could suddenly be sitting in the road. I know from experience.

On the other hand for other accessibility needs this big car was unbeatable. It had a front leather bench seat which shone and slipped like polished glass. The handbrake, was placed out of the way on the side of the seat next to the drivers door. And the gear lever was either column change (perfect) or a sort of cantilevered floor change which if you parked in first gear was almost perfect - in that it was well out of the way.

The Mama of a young lady I knew remarked caustically once, that it was like driving around in a bed. Happy days.