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To think most plastic food packing is impossible to open now

32 replies

paddleboardingmum · 06/05/2026 16:25

Those corners that you pull which don't open, and then even if I use scissors I just get lots of stringy bits of plastic on packs of fruit etc. Why and when did this happen I wonder.

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igelkott2026 · 06/05/2026 18:18

Totally agree.

likelysuspect · 06/05/2026 18:16

Yep.

FeelingSadToday1 · 06/05/2026 18:13

100%!

paddleboardingmum · 06/05/2026 18:12

Yes all the strips end up falling in and making a mess. Yes milk cartons too! @Youtoldmeonce

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TalulahJP · 06/05/2026 17:04

i was just thinking that yesterday as i butchered the top of my tv dinner (dont judge) into strips of plastic as the dam thing just would not tear off. sooo annoying. meanwhile steam is burning my fingers. great. thanks.

PurpleLovecats · 06/05/2026 17:01

Yes. Half the resealable ones aren’t because you end up using a knife to open them!

Youtoldmeonce · 06/05/2026 16:31

I agree with you & pulling the tab off a milk carton 🤷‍♀️