The people who design some packaging forget the oldies who have to open it.
Some are as you say darn right frustrating, even the open other end does not work for me sometimes accept a bottle of nice red wine, only one end.
99% of these clamshells come from China, therefore contributing to our landfill crisis, not recyclable and oversized for the often rubbish contents. Put an import tax on the packing and straighten up the importers morals.