Does this item come in retail packaging or frustration free?
822876
Retail packaging. But it IS frustration free. Pretty much your basic teapot.
822877
It comes in original retail packaging. It's a simple low maintenance design.
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. : )
439059
Frustration Free, the drive just comes in a cardboard envelope. Regular packaging, the drive cones in the plastic packaging that is impossible to open.
275224
The one I purchased just came in the standard retail packaging. No extra cases or anything.
1826395
this link describes their "frustration free packaging" http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node;=5521637011&ref;=spks_0_0_1883747602&qid;=1447197646&pf;_rd_p=1883747602&pf;_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf;_rd_t=301&pf;_rd_s=desktop-auto-sparkle&pf;_rd_r=0AMG66EK04ETDPFX0WM3&pf;_rd_i=frustration+free+packaging
912900
Yes the headphones do come in retail packaging. The box is a really heavy duty little guy. These headphones really sound nice.
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.
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.
2200946
Mine came in retail box. Black top. It is a nice package and something you could wrap.
1228410
I ordered 2 of these and they both came fully assembled and in retail packaging.
1826393
It ships in a cardboard box that doesn't have all sorts of adds on it, but does say "frustration free packaging". This box is easy to wrap as a gift, doesn't communicate to the kids what exactly is inside, and is easy to open. The actual box that you see in the product picture is inside the cardboard box that says "frustration free packaging". I wish all children's gifts were so easy to wrap and open. Everything else that people have said about the pieces being easy to store in the original packaging is also true.
132262
I'm not sure what retail packaging is, but it had a Lowepro hang tag attached, maybe desiccant inside to protect against moisture. This is likely how it would be in a retail store.
843875
When I purchased this toy, I don't recall if it was "frustration free" packaging, but it was in a "normal" toy box from Fisher Price, not some generic cardboard. We gave it as a birthday gift to a 2-year old. She loved it!
831800
The one I bought from Amazon was retail packing in the original box. Bulk packing does not always mean the item is coming in its original packaging. Make sure uou are able to return it for a refund if you have issues.
1293684
i got one with my retail packaging. i would have gotten the frustration-free if i had known it came with two.
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.
189445
I don't understand what frustration free packaging means? I ordered two Optima Batteries from Amazon and I had to "jokeling open them up with a crow bar. The packaging was the best and most secure that I have ever seen. Isn't that the purpose? to get a quality item shipped without damage and not have FFD (frustration free damage) Great Product and Great Packaging. VERY HAPPY! PS: You buying the battery or the box it comes in?