My wife and I both have arthritis in our hands and we have difficulty sometimes opening jars. I bought a battery operated device that opens tight jars. It was advertised for people with arthritis and poor hand strength. It was packaged tighter than a Barbie doll. I ended up using a Stanley knife to cut the damn thing out of the plastic. Reminds me of my arthritis medication originally coming with child proof caps. Why, SpongeBob, why?

I know your pain. Literally.

I can't open a plastic water bottle without a tool.

I wonder how many people are killed or seriously inured each year trying to open packaging.

Lots of injuries I’m sure, judging by the number of package opening tools.

Even with non arthritic hands, I’ve started modifying and buying stuff to make it easier.

Fiskars open handed shears and requesting or modifying the cap on child safe bottles.

https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/...hears-10-710160-1002

Do gooders, don't.

Just stop helping, already!

Thieves still gonna thieve.
Children still gonna stick it in their mouth.
The enviornment does not give a shit.

Give me the olde Bayer Aspirin bottle with the easy soft red rubber flip off top. (remember them?)

The best vacuum sealed jar opener I have ever used. Made in Denmark.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L...b_fed_asin_title_0_0

“But if it saves one child….”

Unfortunately, we just end up saving the morons.

I bought a Leatherman multi-tool once that came in packaging like that. I stared at the package wishing I had a Leatherman multi-tool to get it out.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
I bought a Leatherman multi-tool once that came in packaging like that. I stared at the package wishing I had a Leatherman multi-tool to get it out.

Something like that was my first thought when reading the thread title

+++ Fiskars! Mine are like a hand operated chain saw. Best shears I have ever bought.