Breaking the seal

[Jinto]

If you buy a figurine at a store then stop somewhere for food or whatever - will you open up your new transformer and have a look/play in public, or do do you keep it in the bag until you're somewhere nice and private?

I usually wait until I get back to my car then open 'em up.

[liegeprime]

I do when I get the chance. Usually in the food court or on the train. This applies to comics as well . In the preripheries of my vision I see people taking a look at me but meh I don't care. Im not hurting anyone nor am I doing anything shameful or illegal. It's not like Im smoking pot in a public area ( not that I smoke at all) or slowly undressing (reserve the puking bags now) in public.

[kristofferrer]

i open things on public transport if i know things won't fall out. Books and the sort - i can't help but read them straight away.

[1orion2many]

I'm a home body myself, normally socialising when I pick up something new so I just wait until I'm back home

[5FDP]

But aren't you worried you'll get food on it

[jena]

It depends on how excited I am. If it's something I've been super excited for, I'll totally open it up in the car, sitting in the carpark. Otherwise, I wait until I'm home. If it's something that has come in the mail, I'll attempt to open it up in the car at the post office but ususally the sticky tape beats me and I have to wait until I'm at home.

[UltraMarginal]

It really depends what it is, I tend to open toys at home simply to ensure I don't lose anything, but also because I don't want to wave my tape slashing bubble slicing pocket knife around in public more than necessary

If it's a book or comic, it might get cracked open if I'm not driving.

and if it's a package, I tend to pick it up on the way to work, so the box at least gets opened at some point during the day while I'm at work.

[Sharky]

as of late if i buy something it will get home and packed away.. most of my DOTM stuff is still sealed... and my Prime Figs are still sealed...

to be honest i cant be bothered openeing them... and then the move is just around the corner...

[i_amtrunks]

My missus is the opener, since I'm usually driving.
She'll often open a figure/book/whatever adn start fiddling before we've even left the carpark.

I tend to wait till I get home, which is a byproduct of the twist tie hell that opening TF used to be, and before that it was due to DBZ figurines being over-packaged and me wanting to keep my DBZ cards nice, clean and straight.

[GoktimusPrime]

Depends on whether or not I have a knife on me or not. If I go with the anticipation of getting a toy and I can't wait to go home, then I'll bring my Transformers Liberation Kit with me (as some of you seen and borrowed at meets ). If I don't, but I'm about to go home, then I'll wait till I get home. If I can't wait to get home and I don't have my TFLK on me, then I'll kindly ask a store attendant to borrow a box cutter.

So yeah, basically if I'm gonna go straight home then I'll wait, but if not I'll crack it open.