Ah yes, the old "turn up the volume to hear what they say, and then have your ears blown off at the next action scene."

And often the options they give don't match up with what you actually want to ask about. So you have to select something that you know is incorrect, and hope that the company will transfer you to the correct department.

The coffee I buy proudly says you don't need scissors! You can just lift the top and peel open! I have never, not once, not one single time, opened it without scissors. Damned dirty liars.

I've got this theory that headlamp bulbs are in short supply and people have been advised that the nearest substitute is a lighthouse bulb. Yes you ba57ard in the Peugeot van yesterday morning I do mean you!

Umm, what? 🫨Legitimately asking as a German (feeling incredibly spoiled by mandatory and full covering health insurance here).

Especially when it's a present for someone

Online apps that refuse to accept a non domestic (looking at you USA) zip/postcode for previous experience/education etc.

My daughter bought me some headphones the other day, it took all my might, scissors and a knife to open the package.

I used a knife to open one once - it slipped and I have a mouse with a severed cable and a wound needing three stitches.

We should thank thieves. They are why this whole mess started. Blister packs are a pain in the butt BECAUSE thieves were stealing products. This is a deterrent. Something else we are forced to deal with because people steal.

blisterpackaging is especially evil because it's too small for recyclers to bother and too strong to break down naturally. it disgusts me

The reason for the large blister packs (from what I remember) was to help deter shoplifting.

No more plastic!

Already commented on something like this! sO aNnOyInG

I keep a box cutter in the junk drawers for boxes and them things.

If it can help, it's to prevent stealing and a can openner often works very well to open.

...the most ironic part is when it is a pair of scissors that is wrapped like that, and in order to get into the package you would need.... a pair of scissors. It is like locking the key to open a padlock on the arch of a padlock.

Everyone needs a pair of first aid safety shears in their home. I didn't know how, but they will cut through just about ANYTHING with ease, but aren't super sharp to the tough. It has to have something to do with the angle of the blades and the metal they are made of

I'd rather they went through all 6first.

I did this with a pair of ear buds once.

And they will outlive the earth.

I hate these

I love the one where there are scissors inside and you need scissors to open the package...oh..the irony

The point is to defeat opportunistic burglary. The companies that use blisterpacks, assume you could find an adult to operate the scissors safely for you. In their defense, humans ARE almost everywhere nowadays.

I take the package to customer service desk and have them open it. If they can open it, I take it home. If they can't open it or damage the contents, I'm at the right place to return the item and get credit. Real time saver.

It is high time for all single use items, such as packaging, to be made from fully renewable, biodegradable, recyclable materials.

This is even more of a blast when you have bone-on-bone arthritis. The force it takes to cut through this type of packaging is extremely painful.

It's so F ing wasteful.

I found that a very sharp craft knife works well enough. You have to act as if you are performing surgery, cut slowly and with great intention, but it's less traumatic in the end for both your fingers and the item in the package.

I bought a tool that was specifically designed to open blister packaging. Guess what? Doesn’t do diddly. It’s back to the old scissors, box cutter, knife routine.

While these are absolutely awful and I fully agree, a tip to make them a little bit easier is to use a can opener.

This picture hurts

A tablesaw is effective at opening those packages.

my brother managed to stab himself in the hand while trying to open a package of headphones. granted, he did opt for a knife instead of scissors, so it was partially his fault. he was fine btw, wasn't that severe, just cleaned it up and wrapped some gauze on it and it healed fine.

Poor bloody mouse

Squeeze the package...pops right open.

POCKETS!!!!!! Hey ladies, what do we want? WE WANT POCKETS! When do we want them? WE WANT THEM NOW!!!!!!!

Arizona doesn't use DST, we tried it for one year and said F That and went back to permanent standard time and no one misses it or wants it.

A good browser like Brave eliminates most of that and the ads that overwhelm articles your trying to read.

It's ironic to me that something as tiny as a tag can cause such misery. And you often don't notice it until you're out and about and there's not much chance of fixing it without shredding your clothes. I admit that I then sometimes gets over-enthusiastic about removing the tag. I always have my sewing kit near at hand on the good chance that I'll "negatively impact" the seam.

Shouldn't be on the list. Attempted crime isn't an everyday "inconvenience" that can be "fixed"

Same when you start a new box of tissues.

In the long run, I don’t even have a problem with letting the government use my money for part of the year. But they know how much to refund me. At the end of every January they should just send out a statement saying this is what you owe or this is your refund. Check our math. You just check it. Make sure everything looks good. Then send it back and Get your refund or pay what you also owe. It really shouldn’t be left up to us to figure out how much we owe or get refunded. And if we’re wrong, we get audited and then fined with penalties.

I always thought it was just lousy paint. And why don't you have those little reflective thingies?

Cheap plastic clip. You can buy them in packs. Problem solved.

Ha! Just like when Steve Martin’s character looses it in the supermarket in Father of the Bride.

My glasses need a location button sometimes.

I sort the mail for my building and all junk mail goes straight into the recycling bin. It's so wasteful, no one wants to receive it and most people don't even read it.

My fan only oscillates by remote, which I lost. Luckily I can still control the power and strength otherwise I'd be S.O.L.

Just use a password manager. You only have to remember one password (or use biometric login, like I do), it can generate passwords for you (based on parameters you choose), and when you're logged into the manager it'll auto-populate or give you the option to have it enter your login and password for you. And you can have the same manager on multiple devices and it'll stay updated with your passwords across all devices. Obviously, like with literally everything, there is some risk having all your passwords located in one location but that's why you make sure you use safe practices and setup all the security you should have.

Actually the audio quality is quite good, they've hired Charlie Browns teacher to work the drive thru speaker. Waaa, wa waaaa waa wawa waaaaa.

Also the tipping culture that's getting out of hand

They're also too small

One guy solved the problem in his area, he'd spray paint a large penis around the pothole. It would be fixed in short order because the city doesn't like to look at that filthy stuff. 🤣