Because if said toddler is like my two, they can get it open without that knife. It's the adults that must struggle to get it open. I caught my son using his teeth the other day with his sister holding the cord out of his way. I don't know wether to be scared our grateful that she appeared to be keeping him from chewing through the electrical cord.

Just tryin' to keep the iPod (and your sanity) down.

I used to pry at those when I was a kid until my fingernails were raw.

They were for my brother. Conveniently, my parents didn't have them back when I was a toddler and stuck my pinkie into the electrical outlet. I (surprisingly) have no memory of this.

i bet i waz suposet 2b smark.

They also didn't work the time that my brother jammed a screwdriver into one. Insulated handles = good. They kept him perfectly safe while the plastic around the socket blackened and cracked.

I just realised that this is not a good product endorsement of those damned things at all.

how did any of us, who are over the age of 30, survive with out all the child protective stuff?

dag

Because baby's have magical powers, and even when you use the added precaution of extra strong parcel tape over the top they still manage to get them off.

One also needs cd drive covers, vcr covers, keyhole covers and most importantly vent covers. Without these they become a magnet for cookies, plastic keys juice, socks... the list is endless.

Take these things into consideration when you decided to have children.

dag, 90% of the stuff i used to play with, play on, or play around would be impossible, illegal, or unimaginable today.

i think i like my childhood a little better than this new style.

try taking a childrens toy out of the box these days. i'm assuming that there was once an enormous fortune being won & lost over stolen, shitty, plastic, kids toys that i'm unaware of. surely that's the reason they strap every single piece of every single toy set onto the box with an elaborate twist ties and tape security system. if you succeed in breaking through that initial line of defense, you'll be met with either the price tag plastic things holding more sacred pieces of said toy to any of 7 different, hidden, more difficult to conceive pieces of cardboard... what an ass-kick.

seriously, why do they do that? the tyranny and bullshit has gone on long enough, people. it's not right. it took me 20 minutes to get a $10 doll and accessories out of it's box. are you f-ing kidding me? the toy-makers and/or the toy-thieves are ruining christmas, and i (for one) will not sit here and watch it happen. it pains and excites me to be the first to cast his vote.

no more toys.

no more toys.

I got to agree with Sean. My Twinsies ended up with 3 Elmo "Cell phones". The layers of Defense

1) Cardboard
2) Plastic Liner
3) Twist tie tying this all together.
4) Same twist tie Tying Phone to plastic Support
5) Same twist tie running through the phone

Thats right Boys and girls, the phone is designed now for the ties to got THROUGH it for additional safety.

Isn't all this childproofing and safety @#$% interferring with Darwin's Theories?????

No more Toys

No More Safety

BTW........3 %@#$% Elmo phones????

And we already had one.

death to elmo.