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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Fuck whoever invented them indeed.

These are designed for the retailer's convenience, not yours. Brick-and-mortar retailers love clamshell packaging because it is designed to be both theft and return resistant. It's literally impossible to open without destroying, so retailers can always point to their "returned goods must be in original packaging condition" clause (rarely enforced, but always there) if they feel like denying a return for whatever spurious reason. And then, the packaging can be made unnecessarily bulky (albeit usually rather flat) which makes it tough to pocket, shoplifting sensor tags are often embedded in it, and opening it in the store to remove the product is pretty damn difficult.