Do I have incredibly weak thumbs, or does this instruction exist on boxes just to mess with us?

The_Helmet_Stays_On , 10 months ago

Skill issue

CaptObvious , 10 months ago

I keep a knife handy just for the satisfaction of stabbing these annoying boxes. It’s rather cathartic.

AcornCarnage OP , 10 months ago

Haha. Now that you mention it, I only reach for a knife when they really piss me off. Usually I just open it like a normal box.

hamster , 10 months ago

It's probably easier to make it from scratch than to open it there. Actually it's pretty much the same amount of work to make it from scratch vs a box.

dmention7 , 10 months ago

Good God, the number of products where someone spent the time and effort to design in “systems” for opening/using the package, which are utterly ineffectual is mind boggling.

Did a flimsy cardboard box ever need some special tear tab to begin with?? Hell no, just glue the flap shut and we will open it like every other food box on the planet.

Shit that is infuriating.

sin_free_for_00_days , 10 months ago

I have pretty strong thumbs and generally just end up tearing off most of the top and being pissed at the stupid design.

Dave , 10 months ago

I thought that’s how it was supposed to work?

theodewere , 10 months ago

no kidding the last box of mac'n'cheese i opened, that was the TOUGHEST spot on the box, i just ripped the lid off

bernieecclestoned , 10 months ago

What sort of lift are you inserting?

JustAManOnAToilet , 10 months ago

The ones Bernie put in his shoes before being seen in public. They clearly don’t help anyone.

garretble , 10 months ago

I got a different brand of Mac and cheese once and it opened right up using the same instructions.

I feel like the name brand is just messing with people.

Poot , 10 months ago

It’s not just you.