Badly designed CE game boxes

[ison]

Originally Posted by Dreamcazman

I'm interested to hear of others experiences of CE's they have bought that have been terribly designed. Not so much how they were received in the post, although that does play a part, but the actual box the CE came in.

For me, it happened today. I received my Hitman Absolution CE which I bought from Zavvi in their latest special. I know Zavvi aren't the best when it comes to packaging, but they did an ok job. It was in a box with the air pockets to stop it moving around.

The CE on the other hand is very badly designed IMO. For starters there is nothing holding the figurine in place and it was just moving around inside, secondly there's nothing really supporting the front of the box and it was easily crumpled and I'm not sure if the hard plastic window is supposed to be stuck to the box, but it was loose.

Thankfully everything inside is perfect and I'm not too fussed as I got it cheap. I don't think there was anyway it could be packed better to avoid the box creases and dents.

Originally Posted by Matt16

Mine was battered inside due to the crap design!! I sent it back and the new one was a different inside which makes me wonder if a lot of people sent them back and they changed it.

My Hitman and Songbird were mint but the X Blades Royal edition arrived yesterday and that is possibly the worst, most shitty, appalling, downright dog shot box I've ever had the misfortune of laying my unfortunate eyes on

This is a cursed thread lol

I got the x blades as well....now i am afraid what will i see upon arrival

Was it damaged?

[Matt16]

Originally Posted by ison

This is a cursed thread lol

I got the x blades as well....now i am afraid what will i see upon arrival

Was it damaged?

The outer box was fine, although it is very flimsy. The problem is inside, there is another small box which holds the art book, game, soundtrack etc. which has those daft card board things that hold everything in place. They are all ripped and battered; the art book doesn't even fit in the box so its in the lid and the base of the box (with the game and other bits) is slotted into the lid. All in all its just a horrendous design and I'll never know what the idiots were thinking when they came up with it!!