Talk:Packages being hard to open

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on 3 May 2007. The result of the discussion was keep.

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[edit] Credible sources

Sounds like “wrap rage” is a psychological condition. Since when is Consumer Reports a credible source in that field? --Rob Kennedy 01:41, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

No, it's the logical reaction to the increasing tendency of packaging engineers to overpackage products in response to product tampering scandals (like the notorious Tylenol scandal). That is, wrap rage is simply the symptom of an underlying problem, and Consumer Reports is obviously a credible source on consumer-producer relations. After all, Consumers Union is regularly sued by manufacturers who do not like its candid evaluations of their products. --Coolcaesar 02:19, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ring-pull cans??

Why would they cause wrap rage? Mdotley 20:43, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

I concur with your puzzlement. They might cause some kind of rage (particularly for women with long fingernails) but not wrap rage. In fact, they were an dramatic improvement over earlier can designs. --Coolcaesar 02:49, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Sometimes the rings break off, and the shape of the can often isn't conducive to opening with a conventional can opener.
I think that if an article was made named "Ring-pull can Rage", then it would eventually become merged with Wrap rage, since they're close enough. --Kevin 00:43, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Statement Sources

"Bleach-bottle tops, shrink-wrapped cheese, small electronics, milk cartons, child-proof bottles and ring-pull cans are common products that induce wrap rage." Should not need a citation, the claim is not that these are the most common source's of "wrap-rage," (a claim that would need a citation,) but that these are "common items" that can cause it.

I don't know about others, but I've not generally had problems with bleach bottles, cheese, milk cartons (except when I was a child, and even then, it was usually only the small ones that gave me trouble), or ring-pull cans. Should I then change the tag to [Dubious] ? Mdotley 02:28, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Why did the Talk page get moved, but not the main article? That doesn't make much sense to me. Mdotley 02:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)