Posted: 1/28/2014 12:59:46 PM EDT
Whoever thought it was a good idea to package multi-tools and pocket knives in those impossible to open piece of shit plastic clamshell containers needs to get The Boats.  If I'm buying a multi-tool or a pocket knife it is quite possible I currently don't have one, which means even though I just paid for a multi-tool and pocket knife I still can't fucking use them until I acquire another one to open the fucking package. 
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Whoever thought it was a good idea to package multi-tools and pocket knives in those impossible to open piece of shit plastic clamshell containers needs to get The Boats. If I'm buying a multi-tool or a pocket knife it is quite possible I currently don't have one, which means even though I just paid for a multi-tool and pocket knife I still can't fucking use them until I acquire another one to open the fucking package. What happens if that comes the same way? 
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Whoever thought it was a good idea to package multi-tools and pocket knives in those impossible to open piece of shit plastic clamshell containers needs to get The Boats. If I'm buying a multi-tool or a pocket knife it is quite possible I currently don't have one, which means even though I just paid for a multi-tool and pocket knife I still can't fucking use them until I acquire another one to open the fucking package. You are a male with possible only one tool? Yikes! 
J/K. You know fire opens them really well too. 
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I have a really nice scar on my hand from trying to open the rest of my leatherman tool packaging with my brand new leatherman.
i had never heard of using a can opener, i'll try that next time, but i have had good success cutting the sealed "flange" of the packaging on three sides and opening it up that way. |
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Tin Snips work on those monstrosities. Old school can openers work also. http://handcannononline.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/oven-bitz/tin-snips.jpg http://www.enasco.com/prod/images/products/A2/AC108657l.jpg Tin snips FTW. It is ridiculously easy with these. |
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Go to Harbor Freight Tools and invest a couple of bucks into a pair of these: http://i.imgur.com/5XHmN3O.jpg THIS. They're super handy for all sorts of things. I probably have 5 pairs laying around the place. |
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We have devolved into a society of limp wristed simpletons. |
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You don't have a knife or scissors? I have always thought more people probably get injured trying to open those damn things than the number of thefts they prevent. Local news runs a story every Christmas about being careful opening them. Apparently lots of people go in for stitches after cutting themselves on those packages. |
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I have a really nice scar on my hand from trying to open the rest of my leatherman tool packaging with my brand new leatherman.
i had never heard of using a can opener, i'll try that next time, but i have had good success cutting the sealed "flange" of the packaging on three sides and opening it up that way. 8k people a year on average into the ER because of that packaging. |
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Quoted: 8k people a year on average into the ER because of that packaging. Quoted: Quoted: I have a really nice scar on my hand from trying to open the rest of my leatherman tool packaging with my brand new leatherman. i had never heard of using a can opener, i'll try that next time, but i have had good success cutting the sealed "flange" of the packaging on three sides and opening it up that way. 8k people a year on average into the ER because of that packaging. i would support an all out ban on clam packaging ...
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8k people a year on average into the ER because of that packaging. Quoted:
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I have a really nice scar on my hand from trying to open the rest of my leatherman tool packaging with my brand new leatherman.
i had never heard of using a can opener, i'll try that next time, but i have had good success cutting the sealed "flange" of the packaging on three sides and opening it up that way. 8k people a year on average into the ER because of that packaging. Remember kids, those 8000 idiots who are too stupid to open a plastic container without injuring themselves get to vote. |
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Quoted: wow... never heard anyone bitch about that before.  |
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Good thing it wasn't wrapped with gift paper and tape. He would have really been stuck. |
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Remember kids, those 8000 idiots who are too stupid to open a plastic container without injuring themselves get to vote. Quoted:
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I have a really nice scar on my hand from trying to open the rest of my leatherman tool packaging with my brand new leatherman.
i had never heard of using a can opener, i'll try that next time, but i have had good success cutting the sealed "flange" of the packaging on three sides and opening it up that way. 8k people a year on average into the ER because of that packaging. Remember kids, those 8000 idiots who are too stupid to open a plastic container without injuring themselves get to vote. in my defense, i wasn't old enough to vote then. i didn't cut myself on the packaging, as i recall, i had gotten the knife out and was trying to get the rest of the stuff out, and the knife folded up on me (this was before they were all-locking) and i stabbed my right hand right in the meat between thumb and pointer. |
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Hundreds of thousands of people bitch about that. Amazon has spent millions of dollars working with suppliers to eliminate that type of packaging whenever possible. I hate clamshell packaging, I understand its purpose, and how cheap it is, and why it will remain in use for regular retail vendors (it deters theft, they make the package just large enough to be harder to conceal, plus they can ad RFID tags to the packaging, and it is difficult to remove the product from the package quickly without being noticed). Quoted:
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wow... never heard anyone bitch about that before. Yep, most people pay extra for the frustration free packaging, too. |