Product Packaging
I struggled with taking the plastic off of a shrink wrapped blank VHS tape today. Seems to me that it used to be easier to do so. Finally went and got a utility knife to help. That brought up recent memories of buying a small part for my camera. You know those new harder plastic type packages? You almost need a saw to cut them open, or am I missing some obvious trick.
..and yet they STILL package delicate, fragile light bulbs in thin paper sleeves !
[GR responds: that's true; interesting]