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Marjorie.... YUCK!! What a way to live - with the simplest products seemingly ganging up on us. <deep sigh> FLASHBACK TIME: :::::::poof:::::::: About 3 years ago I wrote to the folks at the Kretchemer company which made then (and may still make) a honey-roasted wheat germ bits which not only tastes delicious, and gives an extra "crunch" to a salad and other food dishes. It's ALSO very healthy for us to eat. I wrote the maker out of sheer frustration because I had used their product for years and had finally reached the point where either _ I _ had to STOP using it, or THEY had to change the "Hold-jar-firmly-and-press-down-in-middle-while-turning-lid-to-rig ht" lid opening instructions to something not requiring three hands working in conjunction in order to open their darn jar!! I kept my letter brief, but called to their attention how many others of their customers, living with movement disorders must have given up their product out of utter frustration as I was close to doing. The upshot of this all was that the company Fed-Ex'd me six large jars of their yummy honey-roasted wheat germ, not one of which I was able to open! There was also an enclosed letter from their Director if Community Relations explaining that they were PROUD of their vacuum-tight packaging as it not only kept their product fresh till it was open for consumption, AND it was ALSO an "Easy-open-jar," according to their product and packaging testing! They then suggested I PRACTICE opening their jars a few times and they KNEW if I did that, I wouldn't have any more problems with the getting the lid off their product. OBVIOUSLY they had nooooo idea what "movement disorder" MEANS! <GRRRRRR> Barb Mallut (FORMER user of Kretchmer honey-roasted wheat germ) [log in to unmask] ----Original Message----- From: Marjorie L. Moorefield <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, July 13, 2000 6:32 AM Subject: PD:Opening things >I must be in a bad mood this morning, but everything >I have touched needed to be opened. From a new box >of toothpaste, which was sealed so good I began to wonder >if it was worth opening or if I should just go mix some salt >and baking soda together!! >Then I wanted to take 3 Tylenol for my Osteoarthritis pain, >I felt like shooting the thing by the time I FINALLY got a >new package of it opened. To say nothing of lining up the >cap and pulling the top off!! > >I bought a new piece of MS software yesterday, and I can't even >get it out of the box. Then I'll have to fill out a card to get my $40 >rebate, >but I have them fooled there, I use an address label, and then make a copy >of the >sales slip--no problem, my Fax machine or scanner will do that, >but then I have to cut the bar code off the bottom of the box. >In order to do that, I have to be able to OPEN the package!!!! >I can get the top opened, but can't pull the contents out because >its in a very tight fitting inner box. > >The USA has really fixed it up so you can find handicapped parking, >generally right in front of the store, so you can go in and buy packages >you can't get opened. > >What is WRONG with this picture????? > >just me, >Marjorie