to be annoyed that toys come with so much packaging

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And industrial strength wire ties
What exactly would go wrong if they weren't there??

oh I wanted to do that with ours for the DCs but apparently taking it out of the packaging is part of the fun

I usually take out the wires but didnt this year. I reckon it took over two hours to wade through it all. I had bought lots of Imaginext and each man seemed to have three wires, one on each leg and one round the middle grrrr

I piled all the boxing into DB's room and DS has now put all the boxes into the recycling bin... he is well trained

YANBU.

We didn't have too much packaging this year as DD is 8 so a bit past the toys with wire stage but I remember from previous years.
I particularly hated the stuff attached with screws. What is that all about?

I always unpacked before wrapping so it was ready to play with.

We to ohad the same problems - wire ties, screws and loads of sellotape.

Taken all the cardboard to the tip today - that made the present pile seem smaller!

Playmobil isn't too bad for the packaging - cardboard box with some plastic bags in. It's putting all the bits together that takes forever (particularly after a couple of gins).

I think it's to stop people taking stuff out of the boxes while it's still in the shop - either to steal it or to play with it.

golgi is right - it's to stop people taking it out in the shop .

I don't unwrap anything, even DS2's MP3 player was still in packaging when he unwrapped it - they just know they have to wait for charging/unwrapping before they can use it

We had the wire cutters handy although DS didnt have many toys that had the wires this year, the packaging and all the xmas paper is in a big box ready for recycling day.

Don't buy Chinese industrially-made toys

well that's a lovely idea Bonsoir, unfortunately if I didn't buy industrially made toys then my children would get sod all for Christmas

Not to mention all the toys they get from toher people!
We actually managed to keep the toys to a minimum this year from us and the grandparents as we already have toys coming out of our ears. Aunts / uncles / cousins howver, all bought toys, so I was glad we hadn't bought much of that stuff ourselves.
I'm glad DS is still at the age where Bob The Builder pyjamas and bath bubbles can entertain him!