What is frustration free packaging?
2070985
It means they dont heat seal the package. So whatever they put it in can easily be opened, without the use of a chainsaw or blowtorch as it would normally require.
2070986
It comes in a plain brown box, not like picture on web page, and everything looks like it has been repackaged. It looks like it it may be refurbished, or returned and then repackaged. Why would you choose product reshrink wrapped, or placed in bag and then retaped. Had pics with review I wrote of product and they are not on review now. Seems odd... I returned the cardboard box/plastic bag repackaged product and ordered FRESH, SEALED, IN NEVER OPENED NEW PLASTIC PACKAGING.
1057134
No idea! I've never tried the "frustration free" - it may refer to a good package that it doesn't break?! :)...
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.
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. : )
201348
My sets came in the straight packing box with dividers instead of the fancy box in the packing box.Kind like bulk buying. I think that is what it means "frustration-free" packaging.
1978342
Black Tie Mercantile securely packs all of our Frustration-Free items in a sturdy box cushioned by biodegradable air pillows to minimize damage during shipping. Additionally, all elements of our packaging are recyclable (depending on your municipality). Each Frustration-Free item will be packed exactly as is shown in the additional photographs on the listing.Be aware that the standard packaging for many candy items will not include an over-box, meaning that the items will travel to and through Amazon Fulfillment Centers without any protection against damage. Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging team runs thorough tests on all qualifying items to ensure they will always arrive undamaged. Black Tie Mercantile securely packs all of our Frustration-Free items in a sturdy box cushioned by biodegradable air pillows to minimize damage during shipping. Additionally, all elements of our packaging are recyclable (depending on your municipality). Each Frustration-Free item will be packed exactly as is shown in the additional photographs on the listing.Be aware that the standard packaging for many candy items will not include an over-box, meaning that the items will travel to and through Amazon Fulfillment Centers without any protection against damage. Amazon's... » Read More Black Tie Mercantile securely packs all of our Frustration-Free items in a sturdy box cushioned by biodegradable air pillows to minimize damage during shipping. Additionally, all elements of our packaging are recyclable (depending on your municipality). Each Frustration-Free item will be packed exactly as is shown in the additional photographs on the listing.Be aware that the standard packaging for many candy items will not include an over-box, meaning that the items will travel to and through Amazon Fulfillment Centers without any protection against damage. Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging team runs thorough tests on all qualifying items to ensure they will always arrive undamaged. « Show Less
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!
1214802
Since I ordered "standard" packaging, I can't comment on the "frustration free", but I had absolutely no frustration with the standard packaging. I used a knife, but even without a knife I'm sure I wouldn't have had any difficulty. There were no foam peanuts or anything else that might require great recycling lengths.
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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.
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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.
201350
My sets came in the straight packing box with dividers instead of the fancy box in the packing box. Kind like bulk buying. I think that is what it means "frustration-free" packaging.
305353
Standard may be more difficult to open frustration -free is simple but protective
798332
i got frustration free shipping; the noodles came in a case that was wrapped in plastic inside of a box. I think the frustration free simply means that its inside of a box to mitigate any damages. Otherwise the shipping you get is just the case of noodles, shipping packages is not so box friendly and the noodles may be crushed without the frustration free shipping option.
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.
336905
Have you ever got a pack of D size batteries and they put them in that tough plastic packaging that is just brutal to get into? Well, Amazon will send you those batteries (or whatever you are ordering) in a plain thin cardboard box that is super easy to open and is "Frustration-free".
845124
FFP = Frustration Free Packaging. This just means that the battery comes in a simple cardboard box that is easy to open and the battery slides right out.
624897
I assume Frustration Free means it is the actual box of the item, it is not placed in a larger box, that's how mine was delivered.