A dull knife? But give yourself plenty of time to hack through the tape? Or get the box soaking wet until the cardboard disintegrates. Shouldn’t take more than a week, right? Failing that, you’re on your own.
Lol. I guess you have to open it with a dull instrument, or steam off the tape, or soak the cardboard in the bathtub until it disintegrates. Good luck!
At least you could ignore the warning and just use the sharp instrument carefully. The worst are the ones that are so encased in packing tape that you almost need a chainsaw to liberate the contents. People seem to pack things either with a single piece of tape or an entire roll.
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A dull knife? But give yourself plenty of time to hack through the tape? Or get the box soaking wet until the cardboard disintegrates. Shouldn’t take more than a week, right? Failing that, you’re on your own.
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I was thinking teeth…
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Ah, yes, the old standby. By all means, have at it!
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Please rip, tear, spindle and mutilate? (The saying is possibly from well before your time, but what the he…ck.)
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(You’re right; I had to look it up. Once I did, I recognized the reference. It was used so many places!)
I think spindling might be exactly what this warning recommends…
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Scissors pushed in from the side?
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I like your way of thinking!
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☺️
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Where are the dull instruments when you need them?
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Like a fist? 😀
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Apparently blunt force trauma! 👊
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My thoughts precisely.
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First Laugh at it 🤣🤣🤣 then think who did it and laugh again 🤪.
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Good advice!
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You have lovely hands, Chel.
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😀 Thank you, Robbie.
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Pianos are not very sharp. Try one of those.
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Doesn’t that depend on the melody?
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You couldn’t use the sharp keys, obviously.
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We’d better transpose.
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I feel an International protest by the instruments of the world in the wind… Clarinets, pianos, drums, and guitars, UNITE!
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Ha ha! That’s right! The injustice!
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With a great deal of patience!
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I’ll admit to not having much in getting it open.
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I know. Drives me crazy…
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Did you use teeth, too?
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I live on the edge…dull scissors
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😀 Me, too. My teeth aren’t strong enough.
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💗
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Have you considered explosives?
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Yours is the best suggestion yet.
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Great! I hope I win a prize.
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An oboe is pretty dull.
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😀 It could annoy the box to open.
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There you go. 🤣
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Wow ? ! 🤔🙄😂
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Maybe they never want it open.
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Password coded. Just like everything these days.
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Aha!
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Lol. I guess you have to open it with a dull instrument, or steam off the tape, or soak the cardboard in the bathtub until it disintegrates. Good luck!
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The bathtub was my conclusion as well (although I actually cut really shallowly with tape. Don’t tell.).
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🙂
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Soak the box in water.
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Brilliant! And soggy.
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At least you could ignore the warning and just use the sharp instrument carefully. The worst are the ones that are so encased in packing tape that you almost need a chainsaw to liberate the contents. People seem to pack things either with a single piece of tape or an entire roll.
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Oh my gosh yes! One of the companies we use always wraps their box so there’s more yellow tape than box.
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Painstakingly peel off the tape. Or give it to the kids and let them problem solve. Cannot guarantee whatever’s inside will be in one piece.
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That’s pretty much how every package gets ‘processed.’ 🙂
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hahahah it might as well have said, “Do not remove tape when opening box!”
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“Eat your way through box”?
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