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To hate the new attached bottle caps

134 replies

Hocuspoc · 19/03/2025 19:48

Honestly, it is a horrible design - the hanging cap makes it close to impossible to pour out a drink without it getting the liquid into the cap - meaning you need to wipe off the bottle after screwing it back on (if it's say milk or juice).
Also makes the flow more likely to go down the bottleneck too. Not to mention trying to drink out of the bottle with the cap still attached and getting in the way.
Pretty much you need both hands now for a simple task of pouring out or drinking out of a bottle !! One hand to keep the cap out of the way.
Just constantly annoying - I started cutting them off. I never lost a bottle cap in my life - who is this made for?

Apologies for the rant, but I am wondering what am I missing here.

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Sinkintotheswamp · 19/03/2025 19:57

I rip them off and twice I've cut my finger on the sharp leftover bit.

I'm a litter picker and never picked up that many lids. Cigarette litter is the real problem in this country. Billions of pieces of cigarette litter, that's rarely cracked down on.

yeesh · 19/03/2025 19:55

i hate them

NotTerfNorCis · 19/03/2025 19:54

I had one of those today. Didn't really think about it, but it did make the drink less enjoyable.

Offtobuttonmoontovisitmrspoon · 19/03/2025 19:52

Just rip or cut it off.

XenoBitch · 19/03/2025 19:52

I hate them too. I rip them off.

Hocuspoc · 19/03/2025 19:52

MinnieCoops · 19/03/2025 19:49

I thought it was for eco reasons?

Probably but doesn't make any sense. Responsible people recycled correctly anyway. Those who don't recycle - no attached cap will nudge them in the right direction. (No judgement passed)

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Fintoo · 19/03/2025 19:51

Are you pushing them right down? I only recently realised that you are supposed to do this, it does make it a lot easier to pour and drink if you do that.

MinnieCoops · 19/03/2025 19:49

I thought it was for eco reasons?

BurntBanana · 19/03/2025 19:49

Yeah I hate them too