Why is frustration-free packaging more expensive than standard?
891932
I think it's because there's labor for Amazon to open the package and make it easier for the customer to open. If you don't have any trouble with opening packages, get the cheaper one.
891933
Usually it is cheaper, but the price might have gone up temporarily because they were running low on stock. They are actually the same package, but the one sold by Amazon is "frustration free" because they are able to inspect the packaging to determine if it meets their standard for easy opening. Even though it is the same package, they can't vouch for what is being sold by 3rd parties.
891934
I think it's because there's labor for Amazon to open the package and make it easier for the customer to open.If you don't have any trouble with opening packages, get the cheaper one.
447254
Just the packaging as I understand it... Less frills in the package = lower price
234961
Amazon's packaging procedures are downright schizophrenic. Large, heavy or expensive items get virtually no wrap or protection at all. Yet my cat's Whiskas treats arrive once a month with the manufacturer's original box completely surrounded by those big sheets of bubble wrap, and the whole thing encased in a *much* larger outer box. Fifteen bucks worth of kitty treats get treated like royalty, but fragile, expensive hard drives basically get booted out the door to fend for themselves. Weird.
864725
There is no difference in addition to the packing.the Frustration-Free Packaging is more firmer than the other.
2036807
I noticed as of today, 6/7/14, that there are two prices listed--$12.54 for frustration free packaging and $25.99 for standard packaging. Don't know the difference in the packaging. That is quite strange in my opinion. I would definitely opt for the cheaper price instead of the doubled price. I had never seen that before when I ordered it.
1663546
Standard packaging is like you'd find at any store if you went to buy the product. Frustration-free packaging is meant to be simpler and easier to open. There are no twist-ties or zip-ties holding things to the packaging. Frustration-free packaging is also in basically just a plain brown cardboard box (in my experience).See this: http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node;=5521637011
1048064
I purchased a few items so they all came boxed together, so the size of that package would not be inidicitive of the size of the box if it were shipped alone. That said, Amazon does give multiple shipping options... one of them is called "Frustration Free Packaging" which comes without excess packaging materials and would generally be a less bulky shipment, perhaps even reducing the shipping box size as well in some instances. If it's an option for this product and you need smaller packaging, it may be helpful in that regard.
757714
Frustration free packaging means the product is not shipped in the normal package you would get off the shelf of the store. It is often easier to open/unpack and has less to throw out.
601867
Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging is a multi-year initiative designed to alleviate 'wrap rage'--the frustration of trying to free a product from a nearly impenetrable package. Using recyclable boxes that are easy to open and free of excess materials such as hard plastic clamshell cases, plastic bindings, and wire ties, Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging is designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging. The product is exactly the same--we've just changed the packaging. In addition to making packages easier to open, a major goal of the Frustration-Free Packaging initiative is to be more environmentally friendly by using less material. It will take many years, but our vision is to offer our entire catalog of products in Frustration-Free Packaging.
1404852
I think frustration free must refer to he outer box it comes in because the jug is the same as retail. Outer packaging is a box with a cut cardboard tube as a spacer/protection for the neck of the jug.
975019
Frustration-Free is just different packaging. Same bulb. Go w/ the cheapest, usually Frustration Free.
123320
most are packaged @42 so the 28count is less available and therefore more $$
1348300
It is going to be too expensive since the package is oversize. My guess will be more than $400.
1301284
If you mean frustration free packaging, that means they'll send you the actual product box, rather than the product box shipped inside a plain brown box, hence standard shipping (I believe).
1639280
Bulk doesn't come in fancy clamshell packaging. Just put in a small plastic bag inside a non descript box. Price difference was more tha $10 less when I purchased the bulk so I went with that. Same product, just different packaging. Think of the equivalent of amazons frustration free packaging. Product works great
2173831
Because Amazon doesn't do the math (not that they have to). They are provided a product from a seller for a certain price, and adjust their mark-ups accordingly I am sure. If the seller makes a base price with a package deal that is more expensive than buying the same amount individually, then that is their prerogative. Dumb, but at the same time they are likely to catch many un-savvy buyers in this product package making their packaging deal worth it to them. While it is unfortunate, it is the responsibility of the buyer to look at the different products and choose the best option for themselves. Hope this helps!
1254114
I have not received any packages in brown paper. My thought would be it allows protection for the product, and itcan conform tighter to the box than using a box that maybe too big and they would have to use packing to keep the product safe in shipping, which may increase the cost of shipping over time.