i hate blister packs!

ok, a blister pack must be a sealed collectors dream, but if you actually want to open it without proper tools at hand its a nightmare!

its not just games they pack into blister packs by now, its almost anything.

a little ironic: i bought a swiss army knife, it came in a blister pack.
i opened it with my bare hands and cut myself a little on the sharp edges.

i know they pack it into blister packs to prevent it from shoplifting blahblah, now the shoplifters steal it sealed and the honest customers cut theirselves.
and the sealed collectors are jumping in joy.

 

Blister pack sealing is more advanced than it used to be though, with various peaks and troughs woven into the design. Back in the day they were simple creations that only required you to slice down the side, but now they are so tightly packed that you risk damaging the product inside that they were designed to protect.

Don't get me wrong, i'm a fan of the blister, and would like to see it applied to things such as Dvd box sets which come in cardboard slipcaes and suchlike, but yes, I feel your pain about never being able to get in the damn things. In most cases, they are designed so that you have to deface and discard the packaging - If you wanted to keep the packaging though, then it's much harder to get in them without destroying useful information or nice artwork etc.

 

ugh. i have seen some painful pictures of what "blister packs" have done to people. they're seriously dangerous if you're not careful. i can't wait until we have packaging we don't have to open with a saw.

 

who doesn't, except of its inventer probably?

 

Retailers, since they're easy to ship in bulk and don't consume a lot of space yet perfectly display the product. Just an example of course.

 

right you are there giel

 

I'm surprised someone hasn't sued the manufacturer of blister packs for injury.

I hate them, waste of plastic, waste of time, waste of blood.

 

Well amazon i think and a few others are now selling things in non blister pack editions.

I dont understand the need for a blister pack with companies who offer items via the web.

Take a memory stick as an example. You could just as easily sell it inside the plastic protector that comes with just about all memory sticks/sd cards/cf cards and so on. In a much smaller brow box along with the instruction sheet. (something amazon is doing. Shipping you the item along with the instructions.)

It would not only save space when shipping but also save costs in plastics and so on.

Links:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_7494472_3?ie=UTF8&docId=1000302261&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1FXNMPP7TKABK6TK9V36&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=461517501&pf_rd_i=1000276271

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=gw_cto_frustration?ie=UTF8&docId=1000276271

http://www.amazon.com/Packaging-Videos-Green/b/ref=amb_link_7494472_2?ie=UTF8&node=1234279011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1FXNMPP7TKABK6TK9V36&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=461517501&pf_rd_i=1000276271

 

I like the blister packs that are resealable (they usually have a square positive on one side and negative on the other that act as a clasp), but I agree that they are a waste.

From a retailer's point of view, they're OK if you have hangers, but they take up too much space and are usually an odd shape. When I worked in retail and we built PCs, you'd find that they'd take up a lot of space on the shelf / hanger, and were often an awkward shape to stack on either. When it came to building PCs, you found yourself having to cut carefully into these things or risk cutting yourself trying to pull it open. The ones fully sealed all the way round are the worst. Then you have to throw them out - you can't flat pack them like boxes, or crush them like cans, so they take up a lot of space in the bin.

From a collector's point of view, they are awkward and take up a lot of space, plus you have to be careful not to crush them.

Personally, I'd like to see a more environmentally friendly packing method used and blister packs used less.

 

And can cause injury. My cousin got a gash going across his palm trying to open up one of those things.

 

A gash on the hand? What a freak! :lol:

Sorry, you probably have to be British to understand that. Try Urban Dictionary ;-)

 

Only need one tool...butane torch lighter, but I usually end up using either a utility knife or my Spiderco tactical folding knife.

 

I usually just use a good pair of scissors and cut the edge off of the whole packaging. works pretty well for most blister packs, however there are a couple ive bought that were shaped oddly that made it tough to cut around.

 

I hate the bloody blister packs too.

The guy who invented them must be fuckin evil. :evil:

I usually use a huge pair of sharp scissors and cut my way through it, it works well 89% of the time.

 

Agreed, plastic packaging should in general be kept to a minimum. At Christmas with 3 kids, trying to break into all sorts of packing, remove all sorts of ties, clips and what-not is no fun! I actually did manage to cut myself and resorted to finding a Stanley knife in the end. My sons Dalek took forever to get out of its' box and you know how impatient 5 year olds can be.

Ban the bloody stuff is what I say! OH:

 

Up here, there's a home store that sells "blister pack openers" which ironically are sold in blister packs...lovely

 

I saw that yesterday at my local Wal-Mart. Whoever decided to pack those in blister pack is a moron...

 

Oh i hate damm blishet packs. Why do you get fair sized blister pack for such a small item like a MicroSD card, i cut my self twice on my index finger because i couldn't get the thing open just to get a damm MicroSD.

As a anti-theft device they are excelent but once you actual purchase the item thats in them and then try and open it thats when it gets frustrating and i tend to try use good old scissors if i can without damaging the item.