Tuesday, November 6, 2007

A Whole New Way to Protect Your Valuables

I have been waiting for a new calculator at work for a month. I was delighted to see my new HP graphing calculator arrive on my desk....no zippy case, but I won't even go into that.  I wanted to use my new calculating friend ASAP. Someone, somewhere, had a different plan. I had to cut, tear, and pull the damn packaging until I broke a sweat. WTF. What are they protecting the calculator from? Terrorists? Geez. After much a way too much effort, I finally managed to pry my toy out of the packaging. I got the disk, the manual and the USB cord. Damn. The batteries were safely nestled in the opposite end of the package. At this point, I really had to use my ninja skills. The sharp edges almost ripped my flesh off, but eventually I was able to get the damn things out. A mere 20 minutes after its arrival, I was able to turn it on and take it for a test run. WTF. It was like some stupid game. Even now, I am sure some A-hole that calls himself the Package Master is sitting around thinking how a little fun thing called Number 3 plastic can be used to give innocent victims near-strokes and temper tantrums. Just take a valuable object, use the #3, and devise some space age method of sealing it together and you have got yourself a frustration device. Can't they just use some freaking cardboard?!?

1 comment:

Faerylandmom said...

Wait until you have to get your kids' toys out of the way-too-terrorist-proof packaging.