Kids toy packaging - why so complicated?

They used to say that people who didn't like kids became teachers but I know the truth now I'm a mommy - child haters make and pack new toys! lol!

It's the look on their little faces - they see the toy and then they can't play with it until dad's had a really good swear and half an hour later they can get their hands on it and the moments completely gone; the joy of special occasions eh?

Have a good christmas peeling all the sticky tape and ties off! lol

LOL yes I agree, I hate hate hate to get toys out of thier packages!!! The ONLY good thing I can say for all those stupid wire tie things is that my dad keeps allllll of them and uses them to tie his tags on his deer during hunting season..lmao I know its stupid but yeah thats the wonderful use that we have found for them...but it still doesnt make it any eaiser to open it!!

At least he found a use, however gruesome. I use them for tying bags of veg etc in the freezer and for holding electric wires in safer bundles.

I hate those little wire things they use 40 of to hold toy to package. I finally bought a wire cutter last year. I also hate the cars that you have UNSCREW form the bottom to get out of the package!

It just goes a bit too far, ok there are reasons but is there as many reasons as wire tags? I don't think so!

It's just a crazy waste of time, I spend hours before I give my boys their gifts just sorting out the packaging because it's unfair to make them wait while I do it.

yeah, it is so wasteful with the push all around us to reuse and conserve. tis such a shame.

Had some sealed plastic presents yesterday too, even the scissors struggle but at least the product is safe from harm until you try to break into it and rip it's head off with the carving knife.
We had a big truck and some cars from grandparents with screws last night - 15 minutes to undo, my son had given up on ever palying with it and had found something else to do.

It would be funny if it wasn't so sad, why do manufacturors feel they have to do it?
I'm smilingnow I don't ave to do it again for a couple of weeks.

Protection from thieves I can cope with, protection from use and enjoyment is a little harder to understand. I have a bin full of packaging from yesterdays birthday. You'd think theyd find some sort of minimal packaging policy.

You could cause injury with some of those ties and screws and the neccessary bin bag and scissors all over the lounge. My kids don't care about it looking nice in box just about getting their hands on the actual toy.
It never ceases to amaze me

Bless you, it's just sooo annoying. I know all the theft arguments, bugt I'm not a proffessional thief and even with tools cannot always crack the packaging.

When I was a kid the boxes were smaller so the item couldn't wobble around and when you opened the end the toys just slid or pulled out.
I think making things look good may be going a bit too far now.

we seem to be living in an increasingly strange and annoying world of consumerism whichallows products to be more expensive, less accessible and cause more waste.
It's all very well to make it look good but surely we should be able to get into the box?

You must be the worlds most patient person, or perhaps you don't have kids yet?