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Where have the houmous lids gone??

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SignatureShortdeads · 13/10/2025 15:28

Has anyone else noticed that some supermarkets have stopped including the plastic lid on houmous tubs, meaning that once you’ve removed the seal, it’s just footloose and fancy free if you don’t happen to finish it all in one go??

I take a tub in the car for DC to have with breadsticks on the way back from school or often include it in picnics. We usually don’t use it all in one sitting (and definitely not when it’s part of the aforementioned after school snack), but now there’s no way of nicely covering it back up so it stays fresh and doesn’t end up smeared all over my car’s upholstery

I noticed Sainsbury’s were first to let it go, and now Asda. Anyone else mildly irritated by this?!

YABU - it’s better this way
YANBU - bring back the houmous lid

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Neveranynamesleft · 13/10/2025 21:54

Annoying when u buy a tub of cream cheese / yoghurt or whatever and try your best to make sure it stays at the top of the bag of shopping but something else pierces the foil whilst you're not looking....

CriticalCritter · 13/10/2025 21:48

I have a set of reusable silicon lids for this situation. No drama.

EgregiouslyOverdressed · 13/10/2025 21:45

Ramona’s. Excellent hummus with a proper lid. The jalapeño one is brilliant.

FurForksSake · 13/10/2025 21:44

Scrape it in to a cleaned out gu pot and close it with a Pringle lid.

MiddleAgedDread · 13/10/2025 21:41

inamo · 13/10/2025 20:20

A lot of tubs of similar stuff (yogurt, coleslaw, hummus etc.) are similar size, so every time I get a tub with a lid, I save the lids for the pots without a lid. Did I make sense there? 😊

I hear you, i’m starting to think we could make a small fortune selling them on ebay ;)

BuildbyNumbere · 13/10/2025 21:39

Annoying but less plastic waste, buy some reusable silicon lids.

RedRiverShore5 · 13/10/2025 20:35

dropoutin · 13/10/2025 20:31

Waitrose still have lids.

Unfortunately not on my No. 1 custard

Zanatdy · 13/10/2025 20:34

Get a small Tupperware. It’s obviously to reduce plastic waste, which is fine, until you go on social media and see people in the US eating with disposable plastic plates and cutlery daily, and no suffering with paper straws like we do!

dropoutin · 13/10/2025 20:31

Waitrose still have lids.

inamo · 13/10/2025 20:20

A lot of tubs of similar stuff (yogurt, coleslaw, hummus etc.) are similar size, so every time I get a tub with a lid, I save the lids for the pots without a lid. Did I make sense there? 😊

melissasummerfield · 13/10/2025 20:18

Yes so annoying! and don't bother with those stretchy fucking lid things - I bought some for big pot yoghurts and just ended up with yoghurt all over my hands every morning!

ButterPiesAreGreat · 13/10/2025 20:08

Buy Sabra houmous. Different level houmous with both a proper lid and a seal

Smellseeker · 13/10/2025 20:00

Talipesmum · 13/10/2025 15:38

Clue’s in the name 😁

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I laughed when I read the title as I knew what this would be about but your comment on this is even funnier! I've had a really shitty day so a laugh was much needed.

Alpro seemed to have stopped their lids then restarted them again which was good as its difficult using them without the plastic lid. Probably most people use clingfilm which totally defeats the object.

Notyouthful · 13/10/2025 19:55

The pots of cream and big pots of yogurt have not had plastic lids for years. This is more detrimental than the hummus

Get stretchy silicon lids.

baroqueandblue · 13/10/2025 16:49

I voted YANBU but good luck finding hummus avec or sans lids in our local Sainsburys these days. Every time I go in there isn't any! Well, none of their own brand anyway (including the organic version, which is the one I like).

MiddleAgedDread · 13/10/2025 16:39

loads of products are missing the lids now. it's clearly to reduce the store's plastic waste and no doubt award someone quite high up with a large annual bonus as a result whilst meaning that everyone else is using a f*ckton more cling film! They're fairly universal sizing though so you keep them a reuse them on other pots.

churrios · 13/10/2025 16:35

I’ve changed to Ramona’s has a lid is delicious and uk made. Sabra’s owners support Israeli military so I’m not going there.

HannahHamptonsGloves · 13/10/2025 16:03

You've just inspired me to order some of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lids-Supermarket-Silicone-Guacamole-Dishwasher/dp/B0FD9VBJL7/

DominosForDinner · 13/10/2025 15:58

Do we expect shops to design packaging just in case someone happens to be having a picnic… surely that’s a small minority of purchases 😂

I remember when everyone moaned and moaned about being expected to take their own bags to the supermarket. And then … we all just got used to it.

WeNeedToTalkAboutIT · 13/10/2025 15:57

Don't you keep the cardboard sleeve? I just peel back but not off the film, and then that can go back over and slotted inside the cardboard sleeve, even if a corner of it broke. I actually thought it was a good idea to stop doing the lids, they used to break all the time anyway

DominosForDinner · 13/10/2025 15:54

Peridoteage · 13/10/2025 15:38

What annoys me is its because of plastic packaging tax. Its done by weight, so the stupid supermarkets are busy replacing sturdier recyclable plastic packaging (lids, plastic trays etc) with thinner non recyclable films.

So its actually not achieving what its supposed to...

If they can manage to sell ice cream in lidded cardboard tubs can't they manage it with hummous?

Actually in Morrisons the other day I saw a HUGE cardboard tub of hummus - it looked like a gallon of ice cream!

I was tempted.

secureyourbook · 13/10/2025 15:52

Same place as the yoghurt lids. It’s so annoying when you have a large pot that you’re not going to eat all at once.

zipadeedodah · 13/10/2025 15:52

Yeah it's really fucking annoying. I guess a lid is more expensive for the manufacturer than a bit of flimsy plastic covering.

Middlechild3 · 13/10/2025 15:47

SignatureShortdeads · 13/10/2025 15:28

Has anyone else noticed that some supermarkets have stopped including the plastic lid on houmous tubs, meaning that once you’ve removed the seal, it’s just footloose and fancy free if you don’t happen to finish it all in one go??

I take a tub in the car for DC to have with breadsticks on the way back from school or often include it in picnics. We usually don’t use it all in one sitting (and definitely not when it’s part of the aforementioned after school snack), but now there’s no way of nicely covering it back up so it stays fresh and doesn’t end up smeared all over my car’s upholstery

I noticed Sainsbury’s were first to let it go, and now Asda. Anyone else mildly irritated by this?!

YABU - it’s better this way
YANBU - bring back the houmous lid

Are there really people that don't eat it all in one go?! what's wrong with them!!!

SquigglePigs · 13/10/2025 15:46

Most big pot yogurts are the same now too. I have a fair few reusable lids now for that. Can see how it's annoying if you're out and about though.