Big companies are finally letting go those dreated clamshells!

Doesn’t ring a bell? What about those plastic containers you need to cut open, risking the life of yourself and your anticipating surroundings? You just bought something, got all excited to try that new CAT6 cable, but there you have it. Must-get-around-this-hard-plastic-wrapper-within-15-seconds. So you pull out your faithfull Haiku and start cutting away. Chances are high you’ll end up with damaging the newly bought goods ( or the dog who’s trying to get close to the new toys ). Your anticipating starts to diminish soon. People start to leave the room while you are left frustrated.

Always wondered why they were out there in the first place. I setteled on “must be to annoy shoplifters and to stress the owner”. Curious to see the next-gen packaging methods in stores soon.

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