What is the difference between Frustration-Free Packaging and Standard Packaging?
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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 :)
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There is no difference in addition to the packing.the Frustration-Free Packaging is more firmer than the other.
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Frustration packaging means that the packaging doesn't require any cutting, the packaging has twist and turn devices to free your toy, no cutting required.
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Standard packaging is a pain to get open; usually plastic sealed around the edges, pieces difficult to get out of pkg. Frustration free packaging is easy open.
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Frustrating free packaging is when you don't need heavy duty scissors and tools to get the toy out of the box and you can play with immediately. Retail package is when it take twenty minutes to release the toy from the box that it came in due to all the screws, ties, straps etc. and strength.
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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.
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"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
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Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging is an initiative designed to alleviate "wrap rage" by featuring products in recyclable boxes that are easy to open and contain fewer excess materials. frustration-free packaging is: *Recyclable and does not include excess packaging materials, such as hard plastic clamshell casings, plastic bindings, and wire ties. *Designed to be opened without a box cutter or knife, while protecting products just as well as traditional packaging. Products can be shipped in their own boxes, without an additional shipping box.
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I believe the difference is only in packaging. Retail, boxed and wrapped in plastic with instructions vs. Minimal, aimed toward someone buying in bulk.
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Frustration free is just that, it us easy to open. With normal packaging you may need a knife or scissors, with this type it may be just tide with a string and simple knot that comes undone just by pulling the string.
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Bulk doesn't come in fancy clamshell packaging. Just put in a small plastic bag inside a non descript box. Price difference was more tha $10 less when I purchased the bulk so I went with that. Same product, just different packaging. Think of the equivalent of amazons frustration free packaging. Product works great
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If you order the 'hassle-free' packaging, it comes in a regular Amazon box. If you do the 'standard packaging' it comes in it's normal box IN an Amazon box. (For this purchase, there isn't a price difference but there might be on other items.. keep an eye out!)
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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. : )
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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:
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I just received my order and it came in a plain brown amazon box. It is a christmas gift and i'm not happy about a 2 year old opening the wrapping paper to find a box with no picture. Didn't realize it defaults to frustration free packaging. If it is a gift, make sure you select standard packaging.
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Frustration-Fee packaging contains less plastic blister packed items that are difficult to open. It is recycled material. All manufactured pieces are included. It's just easier to open and easier on the environment.
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There isn't a difference between the packages except the item count. I've also purchased it in a single count pack.