Reply To: We need a new inyan for Nittel Nacht

ZionGate: While very funny, you raise a point regarding packaging of foods, drugs, small hardware items that sadly is a real problem. There was a recent news story about a class action lawsuit brought against a number of large food, drug and chain stores on that exact issue. They had affidavits from a supermarket manager who said that about 10 percent of their returns were from elderly who couldn’t open items they purchased and an emergency room doctor who said they dealt with a large number of severe lacerations from ordinary people attempting to open packaging with knives, box cutters, razor blades etc. What began years ago as a legitimate effort to protect consumers against deliberate food and drug tampering (remember the Tylenol poisonings?) has morphed into a parallel effort to reduce shoplifting and overprotection of consumer safety.