Savage Toothbrush Packaging

Today my wife bought me a new toothbrush.

It took me a full five minutes to get it out of it's packet!

I kid you not.

The packaging at the front was that hard plastic.

Bullet proof plastic I think.

I couldn't budge it.

The packaging at the back was hard cardboard with a 'cut here' type perforated line.

I couldn't budge that either.

I considered using a scissors to open the damned thing - but I wouldn't be defeated and continued 'by hand'.

After a full five minutes of wriggling, twisting, turning, pulling and squeezing the bloody thing, I finally got into it.

WHY???

Why the insane Fort Knox packaging on a friggin toothbrush!?

Why can't they just sell them loose?

How would an elderly person open such a thing? (Scissors - I know).

There really is no need, so much packaging and wrapping in the world - no wonder the landfill sites are bursting at the seams!

PS, ever tried opening a shrink wrapped DVD lately?

I've got one I had last Christmas that I tried to open Christmas day, gave up and it's still shrink wrapped now!