It really does. I ended up grabbing a bread knife, which was both effective and enjoyable after spending ten minutes trying to get the thing open. The whole thing reminded me of buying IKEA furniture.

Frustrating unboxing leaves me predisposed to dislike whatever it is I've just wrestled out of the case.

I think you mean to say that your experience was more like this... http://mlkshk.com/p/54DT

Honestly, it is not the packaging, it is the people...