
Amazon Takes Stand to Eliminate Wasteful and Hard-to-Open Gadget Packaging

Amazon has used their considerable marketing clout to question the necessity of the hard plastic containers that hold our favorite gadgets hostage. You know the kind. The "Spend four hours sawing at it with a steak knife" kind.
Beginning today, consumers can purchase from Amazon’s "Frustration-Free Packaging" section. Products sold in this section utilize streamlined packaging that often includes recyclable cardboard. 19 products are currently available in the new containers with many more to come in the near future. Amazon’s CEO purportedly has a vision of one day offering their entire catalog sans frustration.
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