What is the difference between standard and frustration-free packaging?
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.
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.
460728
Frustration free packaging is an easy to open design of shipping boxes. If I remember correctly you just pull a perforated strip of cardboard off on one side and the box is open.
1636375
I would say that the Frustration-Free Packing is supposed to be easier to open. The bucket with the blocks didn't come in a plastic bag, it was just in the box. Makes for very easy access. Hope this helps :)
690678
Frustration-Free packaging comes with everything except the annoying packaging, everything is already pre-cluttered. you still get the essentials like the cable and manuals with non of the hassle of excess plastic bags you usually get in packages.
705466
i wish i had read this earlier. it looks like the frustration-free packaging comes with two brush heads while the retail packaging only comes with one. i would have gotten the frustration-free packaging if i had known that.
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.
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.
2161214
"Frustration-Free Packaging is an Amazon initiative designed to alleviate "wrap rage" by featuring products in recyclable boxes that are easy to open and contain fewer excess materials." That's from Amazon's FAQ: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200404820I choose it when offered because the boxes really are easier to open, are eco-friendly, and don't have all the excess packing material inside so there's less waste. It is a marketing tool for sellers and a benefit for customers - at least I think so. "Frustration-Free Packaging is an Amazon initiative designed to alleviate "wrap rage" by featuring products in recyclable boxes that are easy to open and contain fewer excess materials." That's from Amazon's FAQ: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200404820I choose it when offered because the boxes really are easier to open, are eco-friendly, and don't have all the excess packing material inside so there's less waste. It is a marketing tool for sellers... » Read More "Frustration-Free Packaging is an Amazon initiative designed to alleviate "wrap rage" by featuring products in recyclable boxes that are easy to open and contain fewer excess materials." That's from Amazon's FAQ: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200404820I choose it when offered because the boxes really are easier to open, are eco-friendly, and don't have all the excess packing material inside so there's less waste. It is a marketing tool for sellers and a benefit for customers - at least I think so. « Show Less
381936
A,B,C,etc are just different packages with different amount of accessories. That is the ONLY different. Other than that the Control boxes on these packages are EXACTLY the same box.
2161213
"Frustration-Free Packaging is an Amazon initiative designed to alleviate "wrap rage" by featuring products in recyclable boxes that are easy to open and contain fewer excess materials." That's from Amazon's FAQ:
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.
798333
Frustration Free packing means the 20 pack are in a plain carboard carton box. The Standard packaging doesn't have a sealed cardboard top and instead has a heavy duty like plastic packing shrink wrapping so you can see the actual contents from the top.
891933
Usually it is cheaper, but the price might have gone up temporarily because they were running low on stock. They are actually the same package, but the one sold by Amazon is "frustration free" because they are able to inspect the packaging to determine if it meets their standard for easy opening. Even though it is the same package, they can't vouch for what is being sold by 3rd parties.
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.
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. : )
864725
There is no difference in addition to the packing.the Frustration-Free Packaging is more firmer than the other.