For some reason, children's toys are particularly prone to over-packaging. In addition to the thermosealed plastic shell, there are often many screws and wires that fasten the toys to some sort of hard inner structure.

In a lot of cases, it is difficult to determine where the toy ends and the packaging begins--and, because the packaging is not infrequently stronger and more durable than the toy itself. great effort has to be expended in removing the packaging without damaging the contents.