with my kitchen scissors... damn over zealous packing companies...grr - Jennifer

Open-It (Bed Bath & Beyond has them) http://www.enjoyzibra.com/openit... - Shemp DeYoung

and how do you open them without cutting yourself... "Emo?" "-No, gadgets..." - Jemm

Zibra Open-It -- have used them for the last year and they are great to open all types of packaging - especially the super solid plastic - there's also a built in knife and screw driver tips. They're cheap too (got mine at Home Depot for around $20-ish) - http://preview.tinyurl.com/5kg7km - Wayne Schulz

With a box knife and then end up cutting your self because the knife slipped from the hard plastic. - Scott

I've invested in a good set of kitchen shears. They'll cut through just about anything. - Brent Newhall

i hate that packaging. - Chris Harris

You know my mom can't open it. http://icantopenit.blogspot.com/ - Steve Garfield from twhirl

C4. - Akiva Moskovitz

scissors and a prayer - Sarah Perez

teeth and lots of them - Nigel Cooke

I've thought for a while that the solution to our drug problems would be to legalize everything but require that they be sold in the plastic packaging you are referencing - I am pretty certain that illicit drug usage rates would plummet overnight - Marco(aureliusmaximus)

Avoid buying products that come in plastic shell packaging. If we all do that, manufacturers will switch to another method of packaging. - Morton Fox

Scissors...very carefully. BTW, this is the bane of retail packaging...absolutely hideous and totally NOT green ...augh! - Susan Beebe

I usually use a flame thrower - Outsanity

I use scissors (carefully) and a LOT of cursing... and a LOT of bad thoughts, also wondering why our world has come to this and is it worth all the injuries - Glenn Batuyong from twhirl

I use keys. - Jason Shultz from twhirl

@Glenn: it keeps people from stealing the merchandise or so i've been told. - Jason Shultz from twhirl

Being physically disabled and having spaz-hands I just pass it across to my carer and smile sweetly! - Timothy Griffin

@Marco, I just pictured some crackhead trying to open the plastic to get his next fix. haha - Bryan Clark

@bryan hehe - I'm telling you - we'd save BILLIONS - Marco(aureliusmaximus)

It really ticks me off. 1.Most of it is an unnecessary waste. 2. I've cut my fingers open on some of it before now. I'm never one for needless litigation, but I'm surprised no-one has sued for injury before now; if a woman can sue for tipping coffee over herself, I'm sure someone could for injury sustained opening some of these things! - Ian May