"Advances in Hazardous Packaging"
Nov 21, 2012 17:55:59 GMT
Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 21, 2012 17:55:59 GMT
I reecently was delighted to find Yellowtail Shiraz for sale at the Morelia Costco. The price was even reasonable. Little did I suspect the hazard that awaits the consumer.
It was hard to tell at first whether it was a cork stopper or screw top. With a wine tool, I began to peel away the unusually heavy metal "foil" capsule. The stuff was nasty, and sharp. I had to grasp it with a folded kitchen towel to peel it away without cutting myself.
Finally, it was off. It was a screw top. But wait! There's more: the screw top retained some very sharp edges from the remnant capsule shards. The wine is good, very good, but one shouldn't be exposed to such hazard of cuts to the hands and fingers.
Move to today. I had also purchase a variety pack of Daniele Italian Style deli meats. It's very attractive. The packaging is modern and "advanced".
Same thing, only my package was lableed in Spanish
Peeling away a zip-strip exposes a zip-loc which exposes a sealed membrane. It's unusually tough and when I was slitting it open with a paring knife, the knife slipped and I pricked my finger. Some blood escaped.
Further on into the Daniele packaging puzzle, it seemed that despite the advanced modern packaging, the only way to get at the product was the rip the fxcker open. I did that, to my ultimate satisfaction.
I am now finishing up an antipasto plate of the meats and other stuff.
Good products, both; lousy, frustrating and potentially hazardous packaging
It was hard to tell at first whether it was a cork stopper or screw top. With a wine tool, I began to peel away the unusually heavy metal "foil" capsule. The stuff was nasty, and sharp. I had to grasp it with a folded kitchen towel to peel it away without cutting myself.
Finally, it was off. It was a screw top. But wait! There's more: the screw top retained some very sharp edges from the remnant capsule shards. The wine is good, very good, but one shouldn't be exposed to such hazard of cuts to the hands and fingers.
Move to today. I had also purchase a variety pack of Daniele Italian Style deli meats. It's very attractive. The packaging is modern and "advanced".
Same thing, only my package was lableed in Spanish
Peeling away a zip-strip exposes a zip-loc which exposes a sealed membrane. It's unusually tough and when I was slitting it open with a paring knife, the knife slipped and I pricked my finger. Some blood escaped.
Further on into the Daniele packaging puzzle, it seemed that despite the advanced modern packaging, the only way to get at the product was the rip the fxcker open. I did that, to my ultimate satisfaction.
I am now finishing up an antipasto plate of the meats and other stuff.
Good products, both; lousy, frustrating and potentially hazardous packaging
