Amazon's New "Frustration-Free" Packaging

[Quiksilver]

Hate Clamshell packages?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

thats kinda cool

 

[mugs]

What blows my mind is that 6500 people a year end up in the emergency room due to injuries sustained while opening tamper-proof packages.

 

[xanis]

Parents are probably rejoicing at this news.

 

[nageov3t]

pretty awesome. I'd probably pay a couple bucks extra for it on some stuff, I've got like 3 cuts on my hands right now from opening up the package from new new headset last week.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Parents are probably rejoicing at this news.

They just have to explain to their kids that Santa's elves couldn't keep up with demand, so Santa started shopping at Amazon.com.

 

[SpanishFry]

this is awesome.

i just wish that Amazon would accomplish this by raping whoever decides to release their product in this packaging, rather than c"collaborating" with them.

 

[Newbian]

I don't see how much protection this is going to offer compared to regular packaging.

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: Newbian
I don't see how much protection this is going to offer compared to regular packaging.

Is my sarcasm meter broken or are you for real?

 

[Skeeedunt]

Originally posted by: mugs
What blows my mind is that 6500 people a year end up in the emergency room due to injuries sustained while opening tamper-proof packages.

What, you've never almost sliced half your hand off trying to open one of those things?

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: Newbian
I don't see how much protection this is going to offer compared to regular packaging.

Is my sarcasm meter broken or are you for real?

Look at the video they have and tell me if I am missing something if all they do is ship it in a box with a small piece of cardboard on top.

Compared to regular packaging where they use actual protection that is and all the parts are in a usual stiff container holding all the separate parts in a safe area.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Amazon is really innovating. A brown box? Wow.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt

Originally posted by: mugs
What blows my mind is that 6500 people a year end up in the emergency room due to injuries sustained while opening tamper-proof packages.

What, you've never almost sliced half your hand off trying to open one of those things?

Errr... scissors? I've never come close to injuring myself with packaging

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt

Originally posted by: mugs
What blows my mind is that 6500 people a year end up in the emergency room due to injuries sustained while opening tamper-proof packages.

What, you've never almost sliced half your hand off trying to open one of those things?

If a plastic package is being too much trouble, out comes the Dremel + cutting wheel.

I don't get why this should be a big deal. I remember a time when clamshell packages were easy to open, but then they started heat-sealing []ieverything[/i] for whatever reason.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt

Originally posted by: mugs
What blows my mind is that 6500 people a year end up in the emergency room due to injuries sustained while opening tamper-proof packages.

What, you've never almost sliced half your hand off trying to open one of those things?

Errr... scissors? I've never come close to injuring myself with packaging

I bought pruning shears just for those things. Some of them get pretty tough.

 

[JS80]

lol i swear i thought of this idea in college for a business class. i concluded then it was more of a value add than an actual revenue generating "invention."

i'm glad amazon has enough volume to demand this type of innovation. Kudos to them.

 

[ed21x]

what sorta worries me is that this isn't as tamper-evident as a heat sealed clamshell design, so what is to indicate to me that this product could potentially be a refurbished item that they repackaged using this method?

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Parents are probably rejoicing at this news.

 

[Modelworks]

I hate having to use an xacto knife on everything I buy !

I nearly broke a set of headphones trying to pry them from the package.

 

[musicman64]

I really don't see this taking off, forget buying one for a gift, yay brown box! It should lower costs, but of course it won't....

If you can't open a piece of plastic without slicing your hand off, perhaps you need to swing by the local elementary school and borrow a pair of safety scissors....

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: ed21x
what sorta worries me is that this isn't as tamper-evident as a heat sealed clamshell design, so what is to indicate to me that this product could potentially be a refurbished item that they repackaged using this method?

Some kind of break seal should do it.

 

[imported_weadjust]

Kids toys are the worst packaging ever. You need a knife, screwdriver, wire cutters, and cutting torch to get the damn thing out of the box.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: Newbian
I don't see how much protection this is going to offer compared to regular packaging.

Is my sarcasm meter broken or are you for real?

Look at the video they have and tell me if I am missing something if all they do is ship it in a box with a small piece of cardboard on top.

Compared to regular packaging where they use actual protection that is and all the parts are in a usual stiff container holding all the separate parts in a safe area.

My thoughts exactly. Amazon says it's just as good, but I'd like to see some testing.

 

[novasatori]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: Newbian
I don't see how much protection this is going to offer compared to regular packaging.

Is my sarcasm meter broken or are you for real?

Look at the video they have and tell me if I am missing something if all they do is ship it in a box with a small piece of cardboard on top.

Compared to regular packaging where they use actual protection that is and all the parts are in a usual stiff container holding all the separate parts in a safe area.

My thoughts exactly. Amazon says it's just as good, but I'd like to see some testing.

Since when do they ship boxes in just their packaging?

Don't get me wrong if they ship it in just the frustration free packaging, it obviously will be inferior, but I would hope it will still be packed properly in a shipping box. In which case I really don't see any difference in protection offered by either method.

 

[Colt45]

I'd greatly prefer things to come wrapped in wax paper or a plain box vs. goddamn blisterpack.