Plastic Packaging

[Pew]

Retailers like them because they thwart shoplifters from opening and taking the stuff out.

Young me stole, back when CompUSA and circuit City was still around, for a little bit and the welded plastic clamshells were always passed up.

 

[KenshinHimura]

As long as they can cut through thick plastic card stock layers your good. My old snips don't really notice it unless it's a thick clamshell type with very strong card stock, then the compound leverage really helps. M18 battery Packaging is EVIL

Those go through plastic and card stock and thick plastic very well. I haven't had to get my Wolff scissors out yet.

 

[facility1]

a good pair in tin snips work good also, and wear leather gloves with a utility knife.

 

[4wd]

I have a heavy duty pair of Fiskars shears that make short work of plastic packaging.

Same - by owning these and all kinds of scissors - I will never reach for a utility knife first - unless something is made for just that. Example would be my recent Maytag delivery …

 

[4wd]

I know we have some offset (L shape) scissors made for clam shells - but I’m overseas and not finding them online …
(Moves fingers RH of sharp plastic) …
The other offset is where the handle angles upward …

 

[JunkdrawerDog]

I will never reach for a utility knife first - unless something is made for just that.

I was a model builder as a young boy. I cut myself with my X-acto knife so many times that my fingers and mind still bear the scars, lol! That's why I gravitate toward shears.