Packaging, continued

Not only do I have real issues with wasteful packaging, but I also can't handle packaging that makes it insanely difficult to actually access whatever said packaging contains. You know what I am talking about: electronics, mostly, that hang on hooks in stores, and are tightly enclosed in this very firm plastic. It's practically impossible to get a scissor in there, scary to approach with a knife, and then when you do manage to slice some part of it open, the edges are very sharp and totally hazardous.

I probably spent a good 15 minutes trying to open up a Tom Tom today. By the time I extracted the thing (with help from my stronger boyfriend in the end), I almost didn't even want it anymore. Granted, I have no expertise in packaging, but I'm completely stumped by what possible rationale would be behind sealing up a product so tightly that it's a complete hassle to open and use it. Who is behind all this hard plastic, and what is wrong with a good old cardboard box? I can't figure out why, if they are going to seal something up in plastic for, let's say, protecive purposes, they can't also include some sort of perforated situation so that you don't have to risk slicing yourself open to get inside the packaging. If someone has an answer to this mystery, I'd certainly love to hear it.