[OGTrilogy]

I really like the style of packaging that Hasbro is using for Marvel Legends and the Black Series. It's easy to open and doesn't have a bazillion twist ties. Neca clamshells are a pain in the butt to open and I'm always worried that I'm going to cut the figures or accessories and damage the paint. Marvel Select always have a ton of unnecessary twist ties that could damage the paint and leave impressions in the plastic. I used to be on the Matteycollector forums and we always clamored for more accessories and more new tooling. The standard response from Mattel was that they couldn't afford it, however they seemed to spend a lot on enormous packaging for figures when a simple box or a bubble on a card back would have been sufficient. They always said that posing the figures in the package was a big selling point and their packaging kept getting bigger and bigger. So I personally like Hasbro's packaging because it's simple, easy to open, takes up less room to store and seems like it's less expensive and causes less waste. My figures all get opened eventually anyway, so I would rather toys have modest packaging and see the rest of that money go towards better toys.