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I'm 100% certain I'm not alone when I say I hate gadget packaging—specifically the armored transparent stuff that they clamshell-wrap electronic gizmos in nowadays. But an unexpected guardian angel has arrived to ease our packing woes: Amazon has just launched its "Frustration-Free ...
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Amazon Frustration-Free™ Packaging relieve wrap rage with Amazon
Frustration-Free Packaging Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, a multi-year initiative designed...
to alleviate "wrap rage," features recyclable boxes that are easy to open and free of ...
(more)
Products with Frustration-Free Packaging
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Amazon opens "Frustration-Free Packaging" store
Core77 —
... them do it.
Unveiled Monday, the "Frustration-Free Packaging" initiative consists of a handful of top-selling toys and electronics that Amazon has gotten the manufacturers to re-package in a more streamlined fashion. The online shop where these wares reside also features a gallery of user-submitted photos, depicting the aftermath of opening bad packaging, just in case you didn't get above (see artifacty photo of destroyed clamshell, above).
Via Gizmodo and Lifehacker.(more...)
“Frustration-Free Packaging” Coming From Amazon
The UberReview —
After slicing and dicing my fingers on bulletproof blister packs more times than I can count, I have to say that it is high time that a big retailer took the initiative and did something about the over-packaging that is victimizing us all. The worst offender in my book (of late) has been Razer. So far there is a handful of products that is being sold at the online store, it’s a start. Let’s hope that this is something that really takes off. [Amazon via Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Core77]
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