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09-30-2012, 05:29 AM
Google Gaffes: Nexus 7 **** #1 - the packaging review!
I was excited to receive my shiny new Google / Asus Nexus 7 (http://www.google.com/nexus/#/), which most people will k**w by **w is a high spec and great value 7" tablet using the open source Android (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)) operating system.
But I will admit, I had to get a strong 5' 7" tall friend to help push the inner box out of the sleeve. It was such a tight fit, I just couldn't do it by myself! I'm only 5' 2", and **t the strongest of females. I didn't get wrap rage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrap_rage), but only because I managed to get help with the unpackaging.
The earlier stages of the unboxing weren't easy either. Luckily, I keep a trusty Stanley knife (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_knife) within easy reach of both kitchen and living room. I never unbox without it! But it couldn't help with the part where I had to somehow slide the inner box out of the sleeve. Thank goodness for strong friends!
I felt a little bit better when I saw that I wasn't the only customer who struggled - eg this Atlantic Wire article (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/tech**logy/2012/07/google-doesnt-get-importance-gadget-packaging/54638/) linked to from Slashdot (http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/07/19/143227/apple-gets-the-importance-of-packaging-why-doesnt-google). (And montage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32DD4DF7Qpo) of unboxing troubles, embedded below!)
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I was excited to receive my shiny new Google / Asus Nexus 7 (http://www.google.com/nexus/#/), which most people will k**w by **w is a high spec and great value 7" tablet using the open source Android (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)) operating system.
But I will admit, I had to get a strong 5' 7" tall friend to help push the inner box out of the sleeve. It was such a tight fit, I just couldn't do it by myself! I'm only 5' 2", and **t the strongest of females. I didn't get wrap rage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrap_rage), but only because I managed to get help with the unpackaging.
The earlier stages of the unboxing weren't easy either. Luckily, I keep a trusty Stanley knife (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_knife) within easy reach of both kitchen and living room. I never unbox without it! But it couldn't help with the part where I had to somehow slide the inner box out of the sleeve. Thank goodness for strong friends!
I felt a little bit better when I saw that I wasn't the only customer who struggled - eg this Atlantic Wire article (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/tech**logy/2012/07/google-doesnt-get-importance-gadget-packaging/54638/) linked to from Slashdot (http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/07/19/143227/apple-gets-the-importance-of-packaging-why-doesnt-google). (And montage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32DD4DF7Qpo) of unboxing troubles, embedded below!)
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8849059-475708224345540206?l=www.consumingexperience.com
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