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Ami2301

I thought this might be a bit of fun and lighthearted to question the common sense behind some things, like...

Pringles - why are the tubes not big enough to fit your entire hand in

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leeCal

Why do they bother putting air bubbles in aeros?

And why are some jars and containers shaped in such a way that it’s impossible to scoop out the contents with a knife or spoon?

Ami2301

leeCal said:

Why do they bother putting air bubbles in aeros?

And why are some jars and containers shaped in such a way that it’s impossible to scoop out the contents with a knife or spoon?

I have to agree with both ?

poppy123456

@unless of course you're a child... or my daughter (adult) who has tiny hands lol.

While we're on this subject... polo's come to mind. Why is there a hold and why do we have to pay for a mint that's only half made?

More to the point, why don't they sell the hole haha...

OverlyAnxious

The bubbles in Aero do have a purpose. They make the chocolate less dense so it melts in your mouth more quickly, giving a larger surface area for more taste impact. Plus, as with the Polo's, they can charge you the full price of chocolate for a percentage of cheap Nitrogen...

Do they not sell Polo holes any more? They were everywhere in the 2000s! Came in a big plastic Polo shaped tin!

Polo Holes The Hole with The Mint 9g Amazonin Amazon Pantry

Polo Holes The Hole with The Mint 9g Amazonin Amazon Pantry

Ami2301

Bit of nostalgia there @OverlyAnxious! Remember my mum buying them from Woolworth's whenever we went in.

Speaking of... why did they have to close down Woolworth's?

janer1967

Why are there always more chocolates you dont like in a box of chocolates, find them a waste of money as half of them get thrown away

OverlyAnxious

Why are multipack crisps sold in 6's or 12's when there are 7 days in a week...

Ami2301

janer1967 said:

Why are there always more chocolates you dont like in a box of chocolates, find them a waste of money as half of them get thrown away

Definitely agree @janer1967 although I'm sure @poppy123456 would disagree ?

poppy123456

Ami2301 said:

janer1967 said:

Why are there always more chocolates you dont like in a box of chocolates, find them a waste of money as half of them get thrown away

Definitely agree @janer1967 although I'm sure @poppy123456 would disagree ?

Haha pmsl...

Ami2301

OverlyAnxious said:

Why are multipack crisps sold in 6's or 12's when there are 7 days in a week...

I'd never thought of it like that ?

poppy123456

@OverlyAnxious they really sold the holes?

wow, i don't remember that! Very rude of them to stop selling them.

As for the box chocolates, although i love chocolate and yes i have a very sweet tooth.. when i'm not following a healthy eating plan. I have to agree with @janer1967 why do they always put more coffee and orange ones in there than any others??? I usually give my daughter those ones

Ami2301

Life is like a box of chocolates.., except for the chocolate orange and coffee ones. Nobody wants them ?

leeCal

If there are seven days in a week and fifty two weeks in a year why are there 365 days in a year when 52x7 = 364? Crisps or no crisps.

janer1967

Add the Strawberry creams, and turkish delight to the list of unwanted ones

leeCal

@janer1967 I really like strawberry creams and Turkish delight! ?
i also like chocolate orange and coffee creams too @Ami2301
Not toffees though thank you ?

Ami2301

leeCal said:

If there are seven days in a week and fifty two weeks in a year why are there 365 days in a year when 52x7 = 364? Crisps or no crisps.

Mind blown!

janer1967

@leeCal We know where to send them now lol and maybe you are the reason why they put them in. My favourite is the hazelnut clusters

Tori_Scope

Some excellent observations here, other than coffee and orange being bad chocolate flavours. I love those ones! Send them my way if you ever have them left over

And I think everything has gone downhill since Woolies closed @Ami2301- it was the beginning of the end.

To add another: I find it very frustrating that the internet connectivity problem troubleshooter is often online.

66Mustang

Some great questions here that I’m sure no one has the answer to!!

Why do supermarkets sometimes place a large product on offer but not the small one, such that the large one ends up costing less?

For example, a small Cadbury Milk Tray for £6 or a large one for £5, reduced from £8.

Another one I came across was a litre of whisky for £16, reduced from £20, and next to it was a 70cl bottle for £17.

In both cases it would be cheaper to purchase the larger amount even if you threw some of it away!

I know what I’d do - I hate food waste as much as the next person, but I dislike money waste even more!

janer1967

@66Mustang the offers are all down to the manufacturers and what they want to promote they give supermarkets huge discounts if they promote their product

Also by making the bigger ones cheaper they hope they are more attractive to buy and then customers will keep in buying when they go back up and that's when the smaller size will sell