what does it mean frustration free packaging and standard packaging? it also shows 2 different items when choosen.
1249769
I believe, frustration free, means though extremely well wrapped (like double bubble wrap), it is easy enough to unpackage. Standard, means though well wrapped, there could be a remote possibility of damage. I have NEVER had any damage. luckily.
1249770
Here is the information on "Frustration-Free Packaging": http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200285450. It looks like they use less materials to ship the order. I chose the standard shipping, but the item looks like what the image appears for the carafe when you click the frustration-free option. The standard packaging was the option for Amazon Prime, and it arrived in a brown box with the air pillow and was in excellent condition. Hope this helps!
1249771
I don't know but the first set arrived broken and they immediately replaced them for us... I love them for water!
1249772
I do not recall having this option, but I ordered two and they arrived in a large box with one air pillow and one was shattered to pieces. I had to be refunded for the broken one and order an additional. I would get the better packaging :)
819565
It just means that it's not the packaging you'd see sitting in the store shelf. Mitt like what's in the back at a warehouse. The product is definitely new and will have all of the pieces.
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.
1663109
Nothing, it is the way the seller is describing the product. The contents are the same, depending on where your product was manufactured (you have no control over that). Hope that helps.
1856004
It means the boxes are marked not for resale in stores. I've been buying similarly marked boxes for years with no problems.
504172
When I bought it from Amazon about a year and half ago it had normal packaging. I've never seen this packaging. I would guess it is some sort of promotional packaging.
1057134
No idea! I've never tried the "frustration free" - it may refer to a good package that it doesn't break?! :)...
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. : )
1000739
No, it's just showing you the platter type and what it looks like inside. It's a perfectly fine working piece of equipment. It's not used, it's not refurbed or anything. This type of packaging just means that it was normally used in like OEM equipment, but they didn't need to use it, or that it was just overstock stuff. It's a brand new hard drive.
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.
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.
737964
Hi Susan The diffrence between the 80 frustration free packaging and the 85 count is. That the 80 frustration free packaging is that it will not be hard to unpackage when you recive the item.The 85 count will be a little harder to open. Frustration free packaging means it will not very hard to open
1243444
To me that means any packaging that is not the original manufacturer packaging. Like being in just a zip lock bag.
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.
819563
It means that it does not come in the fancy retail clear plastic case targeted for retail shelves. It's still new, and comes with all the same components. It comes in a box without fancy printing, just not a "collector's case" that you'd probably throw away shortly after you get it.
1277814
Frustration-Free packaging is an option for customers to have an easier un-packing/un-boxing experience. It eliminates materials like steel wire ties and hard plastic clamshells to ensure nothing gets between you and your product. Check this link to know more about it:
811342
There is a normal and frustration free packaging. Normal is its display box. Frustration free is a brown box which is easier to take the toy out of.