I think the package designers should try to open their packages themselves. Arthritis has not one thing to do with it. There needs to be brainier designers.
There is a special level of Hell for designers of packages that take so much force to open that your can sprain both arms and fling the contents across the room trying to open with sharp implements. It’s a snack food container not a time capsule.
Do you also have these packages, where one has to lift a soft plastic wrap from one corner? often so small that one cannot get hold of it, and very hard to lift, ending like the Dani Rice cereal effect.
Vilyehm over 3 years ago
Which is a special pair in the kitchen drawer.
Baarorso over 3 years ago
Obviously the ones who design the packaging for modern products DO NOT take into account that some Pluggers have arthritis. :(
Grumpy Old Guy over 3 years ago
The one time I envy Edward Scissorhands….
UmmeMoosa over 3 years ago
Scissors are a wonderful invention, I keep them everywhere and lost count of how many there are, especially after You can Buy them at dollar store.
Gent over 3 years ago
Just use your teeth, Ursa.
Breadboard over 3 years ago
Nailed it with this one ! Thank You Julie Diffily :)
Fishenguy Premium Member over 3 years ago
I don’t even try anymore, I have a pair of scissors on the counter top just for that!
Liam Astle Premium Member over 3 years ago
That’s an everybody problem. Sometimes those things will tear off halfway through the tearing off of the package.
Olddog1 over 3 years ago
Also, with zip top bags the zip is stronger than the bag.
Gent over 3 years ago
If only you hadn’t been declawed.
JudyHendrickson over 3 years ago
I can relate to that!!!
Dani Rice over 3 years ago
I’ve often said that it the people who design packages also designed our prisons, we’d all be safer.
pheets over 3 years ago
Many bagged products have a narrower closure at the bottom…a little easier to open.
Ralph Newbill over 3 years ago
Yes!
david_42 over 3 years ago
Fred Meyers products – I don’t even try to open them by hand. And then there’s the “Open here” on mac’n’cheese boxes, does that ever work?
ctolson over 3 years ago
And the dotted /dashed line means cut 1/4 inch lower to get below the heat seal.
rickmac1937 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Got that right
ragsarooni Premium Member over 3 years ago
Amen to that!
oakie817 over 3 years ago
right?
syzygy47 over 3 years ago
I find they invariably need a starting nick with fingernail trimmers.
danholt over 3 years ago
I call it ‘childproof packaging…’
mokspr Premium Member over 3 years ago
Starting a few years back I’ve always had a mini multi-tool with small scissors. A proverbial life saver when you’re trying to open airline snack.
martynhappyone over 3 years ago
I hope that whoever invented the ‘Blister Pack’ dies a slow and horrible death. They have caused a huge number of visits to Emergency Rooms.
CynthiaLeigh over 3 years ago
Yesterday it took five minutes and a pair of scissors to open the package my animatronic Baby Yoda came in.
Impkins Premium Member over 3 years ago
Rick has her face just perfect! :)
Jan C over 3 years ago
yup!
kathleenhicks62 over 3 years ago
I think the package designers should try to open their packages themselves. Arthritis has not one thing to do with it. There needs to be brainier designers.
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
There is a special level of Hell for designers of packages that take so much force to open that your can sprain both arms and fling the contents across the room trying to open with sharp implements. It’s a snack food container not a time capsule.
StellaMaris over 3 years ago
Do you also have these packages, where one has to lift a soft plastic wrap from one corner? often so small that one cannot get hold of it, and very hard to lift, ending like the Dani Rice cereal effect.
Rose Madder Premium Member over 3 years ago
Yup, same kind of useless packaging.
meisterhans over 3 years ago
This is so me.
cwg over 3 years ago
Which is something that startles me is that I’ve always had a pair of scissors in my kitchen utensil drawer.