Mandarins

I am shaking my head.
Tonight's NHK news has spent a good 5 minutes, going on 10, discussing why mikan (mandarins) are declining in popularity. One of the main reasons given was that people think mandarins are 'troublesome' to peel, especially for women who get manicures, and that the white bits get under fingernails and create an unpleasant sensation....

NHK demonstrated how to peel a mandarin with a tissue so as not to have pith go under the fingernails....

Mandarins difficult to peel?????????????
Perhaps if you have no hands..

They are now selling mikan ready peeled in a plastic bag... which you obviously still have to take off....

I don't follow the logic....