Amazon Turns A Little Less Wasteful, Exponentially Less Frustrating

Posted by jonnielaw , Nov, 2008 @ 1:33 pm

Beginning today, consumers who are tired of borrowing the fire department’s Jaws of Life to rescue their new USB drive can opt for products in Amazon’s “Frustration-Free Packaging,” which utilizes streamlined packaging that often includes recyclable cardboard. 19 products from the likes of Fisher-Price, Mattel, Microsoft and Transcend are currently available in the new containers, and the firm’s CEO has a vision of offering its “entire catalog of products in Frustration-Free Packaging” within a few years.

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