You’re supposed to use your thumb to lift that flap, as instructed, not try to punch a hole in it. Start at the side.
As instructed: ‘insert thumb’.
I don’t think I am the only one thinking inserting on a flat fragile surface means: “punch hole”.
If it had some cavity for your thumb to be inserted in it would make more sense.
“Grip corner and lift”?
I wonder what part of the image OP wants us to look at… I guess we’ll never know.
It doesn’t say ‘open with your thumb’. Open it with a knife or some other technique, then insert your thumb & lift.
I keep a knife handy just for the satisfaction of stabbing these annoying boxes. It’s rather cathartic.
Companies do a really bad job at product testing when it comes to opening stuff. The best ones are where you damage the product because it’s so hard to open. It’s like they never thought to actually try using the stupid little pull tab they give us to actually open their own product.
there is nothing more infuriating than buying a jar of salsa from the store, and then trying to open it only to have the jar fly out of your hands and break into tiny pieces that you now have to clean up along with salsa all over your floor.
If it’s a jar with a metal twist-to-open lid, you can get a butter knife or similar, and dent the edge of the lid with the back of the knife- doesn’t take a lot of force, but it makes opening the jar way easier.
I have done this before and it doesn’t always work. They just get them on there so good and tight. I honestly just always make sure to open them over the counter now.
I find most accidents always happen when you try to give that extra oomph of force only to go too far. That’s how I put my hand through a window once.
