Opening Plastic Container

J

Jim Benet

I just purchased Office Professional 2007. How do you open the plastic
container that houses the software?
 
B

Bill Sanderson

With the container upright (as in a paperback book with the spine to the
left and standing up on the bottom of the book, not the back) and the side
with the curve to your left, you will see looking at the top a curved crack
between the sections. Insert fingernail or tool of choice (some boxes
actually have a red plastic pull tab!) in the section nearest the "spine" of
the box and push to the right--the hinge is in the lower right corner of the
box--you can see it.
 
J

Jim Benet

Thanks, Bill.

I would add, "Be sure to break the tape seal on the top seam prior to
opening the container."

You would think Microsoft would provide those instructions on the outside of
the container. I performed a search on their website but I could find no
such instructions. Moreover, Microsoft does not allow you to submit an email
question to them without first supplying them with the product number. Of
course, you need to open the container first to find the product number.

Thanks again.
 
C

Charles W Davis

I am slowly coming to the standard practice, of asking the folks in the
retail outlet to open all purchases that come in the plastic packaging.
 
B

Bill Sanderson

I'd especially like to get them to remove any stick-on tags that are on the
actual thing I am purchasing. I have some lovely citrus-based 3M adhesive
remover now, but I've spent too much time removing stickers from stuff that
should look like new....

Charles W Davis said:
I am slowly coming to the standard practice, of asking the folks in the
retail outlet to open all purchases that come in the plastic packaging.
 
A

arboc77

You've GOT to be kidding. You need to have actual workaround instructions to
get the package open?

MS had to add a plastic pull tab because the finger grip molded into the
package is incorrectly engineered and actually LOCKS the case closed if you
grip it.

How about doing some simple market testing next time? How about if someone
in MS actually tries a sample to see if the thing even works?

Vista users are frusrated before the software even hits the PC. This
certainly can't be helping their reception of the new new OS...
 
C

Charles W Davis

Bill, Try WD-40 to remove sticky labels...
Bill Sanderson said:
I'd especially like to get them to remove any stick-on tags that are on
the actual thing I am purchasing. I have some lovely citrus-based 3M
adhesive remover now, but I've spent too much time removing stickers from
stuff that should look like new....
 

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