I reckon its the way you take then out , try holding BOTH corners as you extract them, if you just hold one then it comes out of the container unevenly and creases up. i guess the reason why its only the first few is because the packet is full, and they are more tightly packed and get pressed up against the packet more, i hope this makes sense. So, try hold each end of the Rizla packet in the middle of each palm, facing upwards, then use the thumb and first finger of each hand to hold each corner and take it out evenly. or just pullthe first few out the packet and chuck em away. imp: