The packaging is grief. My husband used to buy me a pair, as a Christmas stocking stuffer, but those that appeal to him are too large for me. I'm guessing the packaging helps prevent theft but the long handled pruners and most other tools can be handled yet not a simple hand pruner. Maddening!
I should get them all out and take a photo. Some were not worth a dime. Springs break, blades get dull, but that really cheap plastic lives on forever!