Toy Packaging----An Adult-Proof Nightmare
Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
by Sandra E. Graham
My Books and Articles
If you have ever gone shopping (like we all didn’t spend millions just a few weeks ago doing just that) for kid’s toys, you can relate to my frustrations. We make our purchases and rush home all enthusiastic about the gleeful expression we are about to see exhibited on some child’s face---this is especially true if they are our grandchildren. If you are anything like me, this is an every day occurrence. I can’t pass a toy department anymore, even when I’m alone, without checking out the newest creations for the under twelve.
Most two-year olds can’t understand such time-consuming mechanics involved in the opening a child’s toy and most adults---of any age---can’t phantom the logic for such extreme measures encompassed in this type of packaging. I have often asked myself---no one else being around to ask---why? Is it because the theft rate is so outrageous for anything not tied down? Or the insurance so exorbitant for transporting loosely packed items? Are they a safety risk to the toes should an uncontained toy fall out of a box while being inspected by an unsuspecting customer???? I have my doubts about more people being injured by loose toys, than are hurt while trying to remove the toys from the box!
I knew a fellow once who tried to open one with a large firecracker; which worked but the toy that came out was useless. The child, however, enjoyed it immensely, shouting, “Do it again, Daddy!"
I’m sure there are a million and one very plausible reasons for making toy packaging adult-proof, but what are they? Now that I have said my piece, I think I’ll enlist the aid of “Mr. Google" just to see if there is a website that can answer my questions. Then if that fails, I think I’ll write my congressman---isn’t that what we pay him for?
Have a good day and watch out for snares in the toy department.
Sandra E. Graham, author---Amos Jakey---Published by American Book Publishing. Visit my website: http://www.sandragraham-articles-books.com to check out my books and articles. If you enjoy reading, you’ll like my books.
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