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The Oyster Awards: CR's picks for America's hardest-to-open packages.
Too often, today's packages force consumers to fight tooth and nail to get at what's inside. Make no mistake, we're talking literally teeth, fingernails, knives, wire cutters, pliers, hacksaws, ice picks--whatever it takes to get the job done.
That's the message we received, and those were some of the implements cited, when we asked visitors to Consumer Reports.org about packaging that gives them fits. Clearly, we struck a nerve.
You need a delicate balance of force and finesse when opening some bags to avoid spraying the kitchen counter with fruity flakes, while playthings have become captives in their plastic shrouds, restrained by wires, bands, ...
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