When it requires bringing out the toolbox in order to break into our medications, I think we've taken the child-proof packaging a little too far. It took a pair of scissors and an exacto-knife to open a new package of antihistamines this morning. Don't even get me started on the origami boxes they use for food packaging.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.They replaced my shoulder about 2 weeks ago, which means no use of my hand & arm for awhile...every single one of the 8 post-op meds were provided with child-proof lids.
i had to get the neighbor to remove them, and she didn't find it easy, either. WTF???!!!!
AnneWimsey
Level 9
Feb 26, 2023
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Anne, I went thru the same thing when I broke my wrist a few years ago. You have to specifically ask the drugstore not to put childproof lids on. At least some of them are reversible by flipping them upside down but not all. One day I was dying for peanut butter and I had to open a new jar . I tried everything but there was no way I could open it with a broken wrist so I went outside and walked down the street until I found a neighbor to open it for me
I agree. I use an exacto knife to open hard plastic packages. Dangerous.
I wish companies would stop using plastics. Plastic particles kill whales, turtles, fish, birds and many more animals.
Look at the acres of plastics floating in oceans. Hooray for volunteers working to clean it up!
Balloons are a scourge. Everything washes downhill into rivers, creeks, lakes and oceans.
LiterateHiker
Level 9
Feb 26, 2023
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They don't care, as long as their profits are up. It's disgusting how much waste there is
I agree. It took me an exacto knife, a pair of scissors, a few choice curse words, and a pair of pliers to open a package of nail clippers I bought. Total overkill!
Organist1
Level 8
Feb 26, 2023
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I assume it was the choice words that did the trick. Usually works for me 
I guess I scared it into submission!
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