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To wonder who’s Ridiculous idea that stupid piece of Plastic was…

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RingsOfSaturnn · 02/09/2023 17:02

Yes you know the one I’m talking about. I don’t even have to mention the bane of my existence! Whenever you see anybody drinking from one of these, it’s awkward and unintuitive. What a ludicrous and quite frankly futile exercise in trying to save the planet.

I am of course talking about the piece of plastic on bottle lids for soft drinks, meaning you cannot easily drink out the bottle anymore without it snapping back in your face or grating over your skin. It’s like we are being guilted and shamed for this, plastic water bottles don’t contain it, just soft drink ones.

I personally can’t stand them! And don’t know anybody who sits and says they are a good idea…

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Simonjt · 03/09/2023 07:16

Canuck48 · 03/09/2023 07:01

You can get things that help with opening bottles. I am
brainfarting on the name right now but it will grip on the bottle top and gives you a handle for easier opening. Works well, I have used them
before due to wrist injuries.

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My husband has to use bottle openers, they don’t work at all on the attached lids.

Hollyppp · 03/09/2023 07:41

RingsOfSaturnn · 02/09/2023 17:18

Silly reply.

Youre assuming that millions of bottler owners unscrew the lifsband discard of those separately. Just not true! Most people screw the lid back on before disposal. They are trying to solve a problem that isn’t there. I now actually remove the lid and I’m not careful about screwing it back on anymore (because it’s so difficult!) so if anything they’re just increasing the amount of litter and micro plastics that are going into the ground or into the oceans.

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Solving a problem that isn’t there??

do you think they’d spend the money and effort to look for a solution to this problem if it didn’t exist. You only have to look at a local park in a dodgy area to see hundreds of bottle caps littering the park.

megletthesecond · 03/09/2023 08:12

Yanbu.
I've only had one bottle like this but it was incredibly annoying.
However, I am a litter picker and there isn't a plague of dropped lids in this country. Offenders just drop the whole bottle regardless. It doesn't make my life much easier.

Jakeking · 14/12/2023 03:06

No you are not, they are the most stupid invention ever made!!! Absolutely pointless, and more of a hindrance than a solution.

Awkward to drink drop and difficult to close.

Spilt coke over new carpet trying to close the stupid cap. Whoever made it is a complete idiot, and whoever sanctioned the invention is even more so of an imbecile!!

Rant over.

caringcarer · 14/12/2023 04:44

I just drink water so I don't have the issue.

Rickenbackergoodgrief · 14/12/2023 05:22

I just twist the lid off.

FuckinghellthatsUnbelievable · 14/12/2023 05:59

I think they’ve changed the plastic it was made out of so it’s now the same as the bottle. Which is why milk lids have become opaque. It was actually a real problem for recyclers separating screwed on lid plus security seal plus label as it’s better to deal with one type of plastic.

Im pretty sure it was the Glasgow cop which shifted responsibility into manufacturers to ensure products are readily recyclable.

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