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Mildly Infuriating

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

I’ve just had to return a printer and the company asked me to print out a returns label. 😳

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is due to a murder that happened at an IKEA a couple of years ago. The murderer used knives from the department store.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But...someone could still stab with these scissors, no?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Anything can be a weapon if you really want it to

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Well you'll need to buy another pair of scissors to open that pair. But then you'll need to buy another pair to open the pair you just bought. But then...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I also imagine these scissors getting progressively smaller until you have to buy tweesers to handle the scissors you use to open the scissors you bought to open...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Just one more scissor bro. It'll fix the whole problem bro I promise.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That won't help, you need scissors to open the packaging for knives from IKEA.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fire solves all. You can use the charred, denuded knife blade.

Here's how to make one with stuff from IKEA. (Invidious link)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Curb Your Enthusiasm did an episode on this...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I once bought a screwdriver that literally needed another screwdriver to open the packaging. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What kind of packaging requires a screwdriver to open? Either I've never seen that before or I've been opening things wrong....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was screwed into a hard plastic β€œcase” thats only purpose seemed to be to have a hook so it could be hung on the store’s shelf.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Huh, what a strange choice on their part

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

There are some kids toys where they hold the toy in place in the cardboard packaging by having a screw go through a little plastic plate, through the cardboard and then into the toy. I always found these really wastefull and anoying to open.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This post is reminding me how much Lemmy needs a "I'm done with this post, please don't show it on my feed anymore" option.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

User Settings Uncheck β€œShow read posts”

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Oh look at this image of a single pair of scissors. ;-)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

That's why you use a kitchen knife for everything πŸ˜‚

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just use a nail clipper, safer than using a knife.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That's a pretty good idea

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

LOL. thats when you put in a screwdriver and twist!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Put tip of one pair into the zip tie of the other pair and twist. Obviously open the second pair with the zip tie from the opened scissors.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

It's usually at about this point that I resort to tearing at things with the teeth of an (unimportant) key. Sometimes works.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That's what teeths are for.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

A finely serrated knife will work nicely.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

if you cant open those scissors you shouldn't be allowed to use them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

TIL people don't own knives.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Perfect application for teeth

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

or know the screwdriver twist technique.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

What if they had a knife allergy and had to use scissors instead?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Buying scissors because you don't have scissors is infuriating?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

They're strapped together at the handle. OP needs to cut the strap to use them...