Do the manufactures of consumer goods deliberately make their packaging "open proof"?

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I have wondered if it’s me, but i guess not. I think manufacturers do what’s cheap and what is displayable. i know anything with a blister pack, meaning anything with that hard plastic front and back requires scissors to open, no way around it.

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