As far as we’re concerned, something like Natralock couldn’t come any sooner.

After spending a good 10 minutes this morning trying to remove a simple audio cable from a plastic clamshell package that refused to be opened by anything other than a chainsaw, we raise our glasses to toast this wonderful new security packaging concept which locks in the product but doesn’t lock out the customer.

Apparently standard kitchen scissors will safely open a Natralock package at home. And that’s just the beginning of the breakthrough news. It also reduces impact to the environment as it claims it is more recyclable than clamshells because its predominant component is the recyclable paperboard card.

And Costco agrees.