Frustration Free packaing.... does it come in the box as shown in picture? or without a box,. I don't want it to get damaged during delivery process
2089123
If I remember correctly, it did come in a box and was packaged well. It is pretty durable since it's designed for small children, who drop things. I am very happy with the purchase.
1840967
Mark it as a gift if you are concerned. It should come packaged within another box when choosing this option. At least that is what I have noticed.
798338
Packing/shipping was perfect. It came as a box, within a box, within a box, surrounded by bubble wrap. I wouldn't worry about it being damaged. Amazon's CS is top notch, anyway, and would definitely help you out in the unlikely chance that something does happen.
1214805
There is a little teeny tiny itsy bitsy place to click on next to the ships and sold from Amazon.com that explains frustration free packaging. This was not a choice when I bought this product, but it was just the original box of the products inside a slightly bigger box, just so they could slap a shipping label on it. Just as easy for this product.
100143
Frustration free means it comes in a smaller box and you have to put all the pieces together. It's pretty easy with this toy. They snap together quite easily. Standard packaging is the traditional kind in the store where the toy is all assembled and you have to have scissors to cut all the ties on the packaging to get the toy out. There is a lot of throw-away with this type of packaging. Hope this helps.
640674
Yes, it came in the box shown. Bought it for my husband for a gift and it came ready to be wrapped. Hope this helps.
1619469
Frustration-free just means the dollhouse comes unwrapped, without the outer packaging you would find on it in the store. It comes assembled either way
2079938
I think mine was individually packaged in a box. I don't recall it being loose.
523756
Gosh Michael, I think it was a typical box with a picture on it, but you can certainly pick up a box at the dollar store and few re-wrap it! I replaced a broken one I had had for years and couldn't believe how hard they were to find, so I went on line! I am very happy with it and it looks very nice!!! You will be pleased!
664091
It came in a poster box, no stronger than any other cardboard box, long and skinny. Somewhere along the line, USPS personnel must have bent the box right in half and delivered it still bent, thus causing a terrible crease across the entire poster. If you're lucky enough that the package is in good, caring hands, it should be just fine. Good luck!
1216980
It comes in a box. Brand new. It's packaged so your item won't be scratched our dropped in the process of shipping
878374
No the packing issue was still present when I received mine..... The trucking company basically tossed it off the truck without even telling me.... Th cardboard was basically disintegrated and all that was left was the 2 nylon straps holding the pieces together... I opened what was left and put it together and partner I will tell you it is so worth it...no damage and a great sturdy table that I use constantly....the price is what intrigued me.....I am a chef and put it in my outdoor kitchen...just perfect....I would say take the chance...you know amazon will stand behind it if damaged
2192101
The frustration free packaging is a plain cardboard box and the standard packaging is the showcase packaging which is a sealed plastic container that you almost have to destroy to get at the Bluetooth device. I almost broke the device trying to get it out of the std packaging!
24605
mine came in a very nice box inside of a brown card-board one--the assembly was not so easy and I did have to go to a hardware store and buy little washer to keep it from falling apart!
87326
The standard packaging is the same thing you would find in the store. Frustration free packaging is where you can open everything up without needing a grenade, large hunting knife or nuclear explosive device. For some items, it is certainly worth it especially for things bound in blister packs which are either sealed with heat or crimped on the outside. For this item, I have not seen the normal packaging but the frustration free was super easy.
1120645
Webwizardry, I wondered, too, so I Googled it and discovered that in the months since you posted your question, additional online info explaining this kind of packaging has appeared. Turns out that Frustration Free Packaging is an Amazon.com invention that replaces the original packaging with a simple carton. Pros: Less fiddly. Cons: (1) Buyers lose the original artwork, etc. of the original packaging. (2) Buyers take the risk of pieces, instructions, or other items that were sealed in the original packaging getting lost in transit, as it were, during the move from the original packaging to Frustration Free Packaging. For more info -- and a side-by-side comparison -- check out Amazon's YouTube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXcoM1W5kJ4. (While you view, also check out the comments, which include contributions from Amazon customers who've tried both Frustration Free Packaging and standard packaging.) From what I saw at YouTube, Frustration Free Packaging might really come in handy if one is ordering an item for, say, an elderly relative, or someone who has physical or cognitive challenges or is just plain super-strapped for time. For my own part, however, I'd rather spend extra time unwrapping something than risk having the item I ordered arrive with pieces missing. This is doubly true in the case of an item that is made in China, as the "Pandemic Board Game" is. As thousands of Amazon.com reviews indicate, many of us have learned the hard way that items manufactured in China quite often ship with promised components -- e.g. batteries, essential screws, assembly wrenches, instruction sheets, etc. -- missing; I personally see no need to tempt fate by enabling a packaging transfer that offers an additional opportunity for things to go missing! At any rate, Webwizardry, I know that I'm posting this answer long after you posted your question, but I hope that the game shopping that you were doing when you posted your question last year went well. : )
843877
The frustration free packaging was just the box it was shipped in. A cardboard box. Inside that was the tools in plastic bags, with the drill in a cardboard holder. So no it was no suitable packaging for a gift.