Openings

Why is everything so hard to open these days? I don't know if you've bought any small electronic devices lately but the ones they have hanging on the racks of Best Buy or CompUSA, (Target, Wal-Mart, etc..) tend to come in impenetrable vaccuum sealed packages. Apparently this applies to monkey fetuses too...I found this pic to be hilarious and slightly disturbing.

Now, I understand the need for security but after you buy it you should be able to open the damn thing! I propose a key the cashier carries at the register that will "unlock" these things. Mainly because I don't feel like needing a tourniquet every time I'm trying to pry open one of these packages. I find that the method of opening these things requires brute strength and a sharp object. Even when you saw through the layer of reinforced plastic, as you pull it apart, it makes the plastic nice and sharp. There should be a way to open these things without blood loss.

Also have you tried to open a CD lately? I know, I know, CD's are outdated. But I actually purchase music sometimes (SOMETIMES), and I'm starting to favor the mp3 download revolution. Not due to the ease of my comp, but to the lack of having to open a friggin' CD. There's a fine coat of plastic wrapping it, which unless you have a razor is hard to peel off. THEN, in addition there is a super-sticky sticker seal on both sides which you have to peel off carefully lest it rip. By the time you get it open you've changed musical tastes.

I also recently noticed that Subway switched to plastic wrappers on their straws. Very important move...rather than a biodegradable easy to open straw wrappers, coat them with an annoying plastic wrap. I suppose this is better if they get wet, so I won't harp on this too much, but still, it's worth complaining about. haha.

I believe it was comedian Steven Wright who said, "I think they should put the wrapper of a straw on the inside because that is the part you don't want to get dirty." I concur!

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