First World Problems...

Great glue!

Lousy packaging.

Why can't Big Glue design packaging that allows more than a few uses of their products before the top cracks from tightening, or the glue hardens inside the nozzle, or the tube itself ruptures from trying to squeeze some glue past the solidified glue in the top?

Oh.

Never mind.

Posted by: CBD at 01:57 PM

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1 1stish

Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 01:58 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Been waiting for toothpaste tubes to show up on this thread for awhile

Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Caulk tubes are same way, you never get to use the contents unless its a one big job.

Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Glue issue, brand permitting; Take top (nozzle) off, rinse it clear, take a piece of Sarah Ann Wrap and place it over the opening then screw the top nozzle part on. Viola and cellos too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:03 PM (51ygH)

5 That's why superglue is sold in itty bitty two packs.
2 uses.
I have used them a second time, but rarely.
We do a lot of our own engine work. Gasket maker is the same thing. I end up poking a hole in the tube side to get a second use out of it. Sometimes we have 3 or 4 holes all over that cheap sucker.
Costs more to go get more than to use it all up.

Posted by: MkY at October 25, 2026 02:05 PM (ik4bQ)

6 I'm surprised there is no warning on that tube for the "Tide Pod" generation telling them it's not for brushing their teeth.

Although, that would be funny....both seeing such a warning, or someone using it to brush their teeth. Equally entertaining.

Posted by: Orson at October 25, 2026 02:05 PM (dIske)

7 Yup. I buy that stuff and CA glue in the tiny, slightly more than single-use, packs. I realize that I'm paying 10X as much for the packaging as for the product but at least I usually have a usable tube when I need it.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 25, 2026 02:06 PM (jxozk)

8 caulk tubes, shove a nail into he tip, learned from a general contractor..i.e.: my brother.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 25, 2026 02:06 PM (NnhvP)

9 Preparation H isn't toothpaste? Who knew?

Posted by: Pawl at October 25, 2026 02:07 PM (1z+WB)

10 Yep. I keep 5-6 bottles of super glue in a drawer unopened because whatever one I open to do whatever minor task needs super-gluing will be useless by the time I need it again, so I keep spares.

Posted by: ballistic at October 25, 2026 02:07 PM (oqH4h)

11 Dang! U B Rite! Great product, packaging sucks …

Posted by: Dr_No at October 25, 2026 02:08 PM (ayRl+)

12 Super Glue is my main go to on my miniatures

Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:09 PM (Ia/+0)

13 Although, that would be funny....both seeing such a warning, or someone using it to brush their teeth. Equally entertaining.
Posted by: Orson at October 25, 2026 02:05 PM (dIske)

Remember Gorilla Glue Girl?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 25, 2026 02:09 PM (CSQvy)

14 3 Been waiting for toothpaste tubes to show up on this thread for awhile

Posted by: Skip
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When it gets down to it cut the top off with your pocket knife.
You'll get two more uses.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:10 PM (51ygH)

15 Caulk tubes are same way, you never get to use the contents unless its a one big job.
Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:01 PM

I always support Big Caulk!

Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at October 25, 2026 02:10 PM (DyLV2)

16 If you really wanna see non-re-usable packaging, visit an AutoZone or some such extablishmint and look at the 'glue' products they have on offer that y'use to re-attach the little metal 'button' to the windshield so you can put your rear-view mirror up again and be a Safe Driver … talk about pricey waste …

Posted by: Dr_No at October 25, 2026 02:10 PM (ayRl+)

17 I had to get a new can opener from Amazon. Even scrubbing with SOS pads couldn't clean what I had. I'll have to wash this one after every use.

And I took my car out of the garage so I could mow lawns. The battery died. Less than 80,000 miles.

Of course the car is 11 years old, that was the original battery and the car has only about 132,000 kms. So I guess that was a good run.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 25, 2026 02:11 PM (Sco7b)

18 Hahahahaha!

Posted by: Big Glue at October 25, 2026 02:11 PM (qKP++)

19 I stick a large nail down the tube nozzle so that the glue will not dry in the nozzle.

Works for me...

Posted by: Jackson K. at October 25, 2026 02:12 PM (ENxVw)

20 I have yet to find a glue that will permanently bond a rear view mirror to a windshield.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at October 25, 2026 02:13 PM (qKP++)

21 I guess crafters use a lot of that glue. I am not a crafter, so I learned to buy it in the packs with several small tubes.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:13 PM (uyuYG)

22 caulk tubes, shove a nail into he tip, learned from a general contractor..i.e.: my brother.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 25, 2026 02:06 PM (NnhvP)

Harbor Freight, and the big box stores sell caulking tube caps, made of a steel spike bonded to a stretchy orange plastic sleeve that seals air out of the tube. I have had good luck with them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:13 PM (1z+WB)

23 Ratcheting breaker bar attachments are used with battery powered drills to start small engines. Need it. Bought it. A tool to chuck it up in the drill with a ½” square drive is necessary. Bought it. It’s ready to go. Nope. All the ½” drives around this place are SAE and the stupit flywheel nut is metric, 24mm the caliper says. Bought that socket . Now I’m cookin’. Connected all the parts, chucked them up, put the socket on the nut, pulled the trigger and ...no go.
Nerk – you’re gonna’ need a bigger drill.

It’s going to take more than a day to find my old two handed Black and Decker.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:13 PM (51ygH)

24 I use the little tubes, too. But I can usually get several uses out of it.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at October 25, 2026 02:14 PM (DK5Sh)

25 Harry Nilsson woulda said "You put de nail / In de nozzle hole / Seal 'em bof' up … "

Posted by: Dr_No at October 25, 2026 02:14 PM (ayRl+)

26 Don't keep in on the same shelf as Prep-H.

Posted by: Eromero at October 25, 2026 02:14 PM (LHPAg)

27 Seriously though, by 'super glue' in the bottle, keep it in the fridge. Done and done.

Posted by: Eromero at October 25, 2026 02:16 PM (LHPAg)

28 And for those who followed my washing machine water inlet valve saga two weeks ago, I am proud to report that the second valve we ordered, the one that did not match the manufacturer's spec sheet but did match the QR code of the old valve, was indeed the correct valve and now my machine is fixed and thank you for listening to my TED talk.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:16 PM (uyuYG)

29 If you really wanna see non-re-usable packaging, visit an AutoZone or some such extablishmint and look at the 'glue' products they have on offer that y'use to re-attach the little metal 'button' to the windshield so you can put your rear-view mirror up again and be a Safe Driver … talk about pricey waste …
Posted by: Dr_No at October 25, 2026 02:10 PM (ayRl+)

1. the stuff works pretty well, if the glass and the fixture are both scrupulously cleaned

2. it's a lot cheaper than having an auto glass shop do it

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:16 PM (1z+WB)

30 @ 29 If you really wanna see non-re-usable packaging, visit an AutoZone or some such extablishmint and look at the 'glue' products they have on offer … Posted by: Dr_No at October 25, 2026 02:10 PM (ayRl+)
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2. it's a lot cheaper than having an auto glass shop do it

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:16 PM (1z+WB)
________________________

You are RIGHT!, Sir … !

Posted by: Dr_No at October 25, 2026 02:19 PM (ayRl+)

31 am proud to report that the second valve we ordered, the one that did not match the manufacturer's spec sheet but did match the QR code of the old valve, was indeed the correct valve and now my machine is fixed and thank you
Posted by: bluebell
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Hey, hey, feels good when a plan comes together.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:20 PM (51ygH)

32 I have a collection of half-used tubes of sundry adhesives, caulks, etc. Be prepared! I doubt that any of them are still viable. Even two-part epoxies age.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 25, 2026 02:20 PM (XeU6L)

33 SuperGlue... I buy several of those 2, 3 or 4 single use tiny tubes to have around when I only need a little dab of it. It can be a PITA if they're in the garage, in winter and they freeze solid.

Which has happened a couple times.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 25, 2026 02:20 PM (RORbl)

34 Even on big craft projects I've never made it through a whole tube. But it does work well at a reasonable price. If I don't let too many days go between it remains accessible. However the squeeze tube presents a mess problem, too. It sometimes just keeps oozing out. Yuck!

Posted by: She Hobbit at October 25, 2026 02:20 PM (ftFVW)

35 Congrats, bluebell!

Posted by: RandomDave at October 25, 2026 02:20 PM (aJQbY)

36 It’s going to take more than a day to find my old two handed Black and Decker.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:13 PM (51ygH)

Get a death grip on that drill before pulling the trigger. Some engines may kick back, and tear the drill out of your grip.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:21 PM (1z+WB)

37 Caulk tubes are same way, you never get to use the contents unless its a one big job.

Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
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Works for me. Ali Express:

https://tinyurl.com/4z8ju5sw

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 25, 2026 02:21 PM (74zY1)

38 Pepto Bismol is now made in Mexico. Says so on the bottle.
At last. Something that makes sense.

Posted by: Case at October 25, 2026 02:21 PM (Dd7BU)

39 Seriously though, by 'super glue' in the bottle, keep it in the fridge. Done and done.

OK that's a new one on me. Does putting it in the fridge preserve it or just make it possible to find the next time you want to use it?

Posted by: Oddbob at October 25, 2026 02:22 PM (zVLs3)

40 I think most of the issues were addressed in the release of E7000.

Posted by: Weasel at October 25, 2026 02:22 PM (dvMey)

41 The fundamental problem with glues is that they're made to set, and you need them to set ... right after you use them, and not before. No chemicals you put into a tube are really going to behave that way, though. They have a short shelf life. Buy smaller tubes.

Posted by: Casper at October 25, 2026 02:22 PM (Bdsel)

42 Had to get a new battery for car, auto parts guy said 3 1/2 - 5 years for a battery life. Probably depends on location and winter severely

Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:23 PM (Ia/+0)

43 >>>>
Get a death grip on that drill before pulling the trigger. Some engines may kick back, and tear the drill out of your grip.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Bosch tried to break my wrist. I learned a lesson.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:24 PM (51ygH)

44 Seems like I have seen glue sold in plastic syringes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

45
Buy smaller tubes.
Posted by: Casper at October 25, 2026 02:22 PM (Bdsel)

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Never buy anything but the single-use size.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 25, 2026 02:24 PM (eRlcH)

46 I think most of the issues were addressed in the release of E7000.

No civilian needs that many Es.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 25, 2026 02:25 PM (zVLs3)

47 Does putting it in the fridge preserve it or just make it possible to find the next time you want to use it?
Posted by: Oddbob
From my very poorly remembered chem classes, every 10 degree F drop in temp cuts reaction speed in half.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 25, 2026 02:25 PM (NnhvP)

48 Had to get a new battery for car, auto parts guy said 3 1/2 - 5 years for a battery life. Probably depends on location and winter severely
Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:23 PM (Ia/+0)
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Really, Skip? I'm surprised. It's not even that cold where you live. I guess 5 years might be okay, but I would be really unhappy with 3.5.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:27 PM (uyuYG)

49 My FWP is that it is a beautiful fall day when I should be raking and pruning and bagging for trash day tomorrow, and instead I'm sitting on my ass and reading and commenting here.
Unresolveable.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 25, 2026 02:27 PM (sl73Y)

50 I think my FWP is that I did not properly assess my stocks when grocery shopping after church, so after I eat, I should head back to the store and get the one thing I forgot. Hopefully it won't turn into two or three things again.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 25, 2026 02:27 PM (aJQbY)

51 Will reprise my whine from last week (I think), as it was about packaging. Not glue, food. Cheese, deli meats, etc.

The re-sealable packaging, with the easy-open tear strips, are really one of the miniscule wonders of the modern world. Very convenient in many ways.

But in recent years, a weird trend. They don't work. Meaning you rarely can open them without a scissors, and they won't reseal without an inordinate amount of effort.

Varies by brand. Some haven't changed. Just wonder about those that have. Poor material? Poor manufacturing?

It's truly a First World Problem, but encounter it almost daily, so pretty annoying.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 02:27 PM (U/Byj)

52 They should just sell packs of multiple little tubes.

Posted by: Elmer's is my favorite flavor of glue at October 25, 2026 02:28 PM (5NDL0)

53 I've purchased little tubes of superglue that were already dried upon opening. My best experience has been with the tube that has a spring-loaded stopper that moved into the opening after each use. The limitation there is when working on something soft, like a sandal, and you can't exert sufficient downward force to move the stopper..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 25, 2026 02:28 PM (08OqX)

54 Gorilla Super Glue GEL is the best by far.

The gel form makes it much easier to control--you can drop a dab of it on a piece of paper and use a toothpick to apply it to even the tiniest places, or just use it from the applicator tip. Also, it keeps for months without the top clogging up.

I go through at least one bottle a month. It's spendy--about $6 or $7 for a tiny bottle, but it goes a long way without the waste of most other super glues.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 25, 2026 02:28 PM (3ImbR)

55 42 Had to get a new battery for car, auto parts guy said 3 1/2 - 5 years for a battery life. Probably depends on location and winter severely
Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:23 PM (Ia/+0)
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In the Texas heat, if you get 3 years out of a battery, you're ahead of the curve.

Posted by: ballistic at October 25, 2026 02:28 PM (oqH4h)

56 Speaking of caulk guns, there's a new kid in town:

https://tinyurl.com/3bcf49r2

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 25, 2026 02:28 PM (74zY1)

57 now my machine is fixed and thank you for listening to my TED talk.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:16 PM (uyuYG)

Bluebell's Plumbing And Pie Crust Service

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 25, 2026 02:28 PM (k5CNB)

58 I used 'super glue' to close two skin tears on my left hand yesterday. Working on a moron buddy's car and
EVERYTHING under the hood is designed to shred you.

Posted by: Eromero at October 25, 2026 02:29 PM (LHPAg)

59 Tangential to this issue, but in the spirit of:

If you have ever used POR15 paint, you know it works very well, is expensive, and is wont to harden in the can once opened. I have had great success preserving it by filling the airspace in the can with CO2 from the gas tank on my MIG welder. Put the lid on loosely, flip one side up, introduce the MIG nozzle, and let a stream of gas run for ten seconds or so. Displaces air the the can, getting rid of oxygen and moisture than can catalyze POR15 into hardening in the can. If you don't have a welding cylinder handy, one of those "air duster" aerosol cans might work, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:30 PM (1z+WB)

60 47 Does putting it in the fridge preserve it or ...
Posted by: Oddbob
From my very poorly remembered chem classes, every 10 degree F drop in temp cuts reaction speed in half.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
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Batteries. There's an argument around here about AA and AAA batteries. I say put them in the fridge. They say that the fridge damages new style batteries. Anyone have an opinion?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:31 PM (51ygH)

61 Bluebell's Plumbing And Pie Crust Service
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 25, 2026 02:28 PM (k5CNB)
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And Reupholsterer. Well, not really, but my next project is recovering some chair cushions for some old but solid chairs I have. I found some beautiful wool upholstery fabric in a thrift store that's perfect. 4 yards for $12 and I actually only need half that so I can recover them again in 10 years or so.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:32 PM (uyuYG)

62 48 Had to get a new battery for car, auto parts guy said 3 1/2 - 5 years for a battery life. Probably depends on location and winter severely
Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:23 PM (Ia/+0)
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Really, Skip? I'm surprised. It's not even that cold where you live. I guess 5 years might be okay, but I would be really unhappy with 3.5.
Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:27 PM (uyuYG)

My friend said it was the one that came with the car and I don't recall EVER changing it when Mom and Dad were alive. So 11 years I guess and I'll count myself lucky.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 25, 2026 02:33 PM (Sco7b)

63
There's an argument around here about AA and AAA batteries. I say put them in the fridge. They say that the fridge damages new style batteries. Anyone have an opinion?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

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You are making a dreadful mistake.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 25, 2026 02:33 PM (eRlcH)

64 Speaking of glue...
The back seat seatbelt release on my truck failed to release. Daughter #2 of Diogenes was trapped but finally was able to slip out. There is a little red plastic button you push to release the belt. Local Ford dealer charged my $130 just to tell me it would cost $930 to repair the seatbelt. WTF???
So I took it apart myself (with help of SnL). I glued the part back together then wrapped in heavy tape. Works like a charm.
I could have ordered a new seat belt assembly for about a hundred bucks but by now I was pissed.
Eff you Ford dealer.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 25, 2026 02:33 PM (2WIwB)

65 Original battery in my car lasted 4 years, so this is its 2nd battery

Posted by: Skip at October 25, 2026 02:33 PM (Ia/+0)

66 My friend said it was the one that came with the car and I don't recall EVER changing it when Mom and Dad were alive. So 11 years I guess and I'll count myself lucky.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 25, 2026 02:33 PM (Sco7b)
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Wow! That makes my thrifty heart happy.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:34 PM (uyuYG)

67 I had to replace the battery in my wife's Explorer. It has one of those Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) types.

Pricy. And it sits in a small box up by the passenger side windshield. Requires significant disassembly to remove.

Stupid design, but it is what it is.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 25, 2026 02:35 PM (RORbl)

68 But in recent years, a weird trend. They don't work. Meaning you rarely can open them without a scissors, and they won't reseal without an inordinate amount of effort.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 02:27 PM (U/Byj)
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I'm with you, rhomboid. Annoying. The easiest ones to open and close are those on Sargento Cheese slices.

And while we're at it, who designed the inner wrappers on graham crackers? You practically have to crush all the crackers to get it open.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 25, 2026 02:35 PM (3ImbR)

69 Remember that crazy lady who gorilla glued her hair?

I don't have a point. Just chuckling at the cerebrally impaired.

Posted by: Elmer's is my favorite flavor of glue at October 25, 2026 02:35 PM (5NDL0)

70 And while we're at it, who designed the inner wrappers on graham crackers? You practically have to crush all the crackers to get it open.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 25, 2026 02:35 PM (3ImbR)
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Hear, hear. Everything is like that. I keep multiple pairs of scissors all over the house because nothing is easy to open any more and I don't need stuff flying through the air.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:36 PM (uyuYG)

71 Nail glue is notorious for drying out long before you use it.

I finally found a brand that's in good packaging and easy application.

https://tinyurl.com/msky3ht3

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 25, 2026 02:37 PM (e1gAD)

72 My cars are old, so.I buy cheap batteries. Hard cold wet winters in RI, so I'm happy with anything over four years, and expect dead battery on cold winter days if over five.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 25, 2026 02:37 PM (sl73Y)

73 >>>I used 'super glue' to close two skin tears on my left hand yesterday. Working on a moron buddy's car ...
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Neurosurgeons use it to treat arteriovenous malformations in the brain.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 25, 2026 02:37 PM (3ImbR)

74 OK, since we are talking packaging.

You get something like say dog treats. You get the bigger size because you work out you save literally pennies on the dollar by buying the larger size. OK.

You get the resealable package one. The one where you tear open, but it has a built in zip lock closure.

And then, before you have distributed or consumed the contents, the ziploc closure separates from the inner wall of the container.

This has happened with numerous products I have gotten. Almost to the point that I have said fuck the original bag and just opened new, transferred to gallon zip loc, then thrown away original packaging.

We shouldn't have to live like this.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

75 69 Remember that crazy lady who gorilla glued her hair?

I don't have a point. Just chuckling at the cerebrally impaired.
Posted by: Elmer's is my favorite flavor of glue at October 25, 2026 02:35 PM (5NDL0)
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I think there actually is a brand of hair gel called (begging pardon in advance) Gorilla Snot. Maybe she got confused. Although who would buy something with that name anyway.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:38 PM (uyuYG)

76 Remember that crazy lady who gorilla glued her hair?

I don't have a point. Just chuckling at the cerebrally impaired.
Posted by: Elmer's is my favorite flavor of glue at October 25, 2026 02:35 PM (5NDL0)
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I read the Bell Curve when it first came out in the 90s.

She confirmed that book's premise.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 25, 2026 02:38 PM (e1gAD)

77 I read the Bell Curve when it first came out in the 90s.

She confirmed that book's premise.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 25, 2026 02:38 PM (e1gA
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Ha!

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:39 PM (uyuYG)

78 You are making a dreadful mistake.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 25, 2026 02:33 PM (eRlcH)

Alkaline batteries are routinely used in equipment that must be used outdoors in sub-zero weather. They work. Output will be reduced, because cold slows chemical reactions, but they will work. And once rewarmed, they return to their nominal capacity.

A fully-charged flooded lead-acid battery (your car) will survive any cold that North America can throw at it. But should it be exposed to sub-zero weather while discharged, it will freeze and split the case, guaranteed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:39 PM (1z+WB)

79 My dad always kept them in the fridge (electrical engineer.) But it may also have been so he knew where to find them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 02:40 PM (zZu0s)

80 Neurosurgeons use it to treat arteriovenous malformations in the brain.
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

Not that any Moron would experience a malformation in his brain.

Just saying.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 25, 2026 02:40 PM (4cqyH)

81 I think there actually is a brand of hair gel called (begging pardon in advance) Gorilla Snot. Maybe she got confused. Although who would buy something with that name anyway.
Posted by: bluebell
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Anything with the word 'snot' is not going in my hair.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 25, 2026 02:40 PM (e1gAD)

82 Hi bluebell! How's it going?

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 25, 2026 02:40 PM (3ImbR)

83 For some reason, girls look at you weird the first time they find batteries in the butter compartment. Strange creatures.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 02:41 PM (zZu0s)

84 FWIW, E6000 vs.E7000

https://stickyaide.com/e6000-vs-e7000/

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 25, 2026 02:41 PM (XeU6L)

85 Dealerships get rebates from the manufacturer re; warranty work but they charge the same after warranty. Never take your vehicle back to the dealer after warranty.

Seatbelt/window breaker combo knives are inexpensive.
There are two in the center console, one for the driver and
one for the passenger.

A friend died because she couldn't loosen her seat belt.
I have a thing about it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:42 PM (51ygH)

86 We shouldn't have to live like this.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

My favorite has been the few times when the zipper was *above* the tear line. Tear doesn't work, must cut with scissors, and ALAS! the zipper is gone. It just doesn't seem like a complicated thing to design or fabricate.

Posted by: She Hobbit at October 25, 2026 02:42 PM (ftFVW)

87 Thanks Aetius, IrishEi, bluebell for confirming I'm not imagining these food packaging problems.

Again, I find them mysterious. The very excellent designs that worked for years now ...... just don't work. Has to be quality of materials or QC of manufacture, logically speaking?

And ditto Irish and bluebell about the wrapping on many comparatively fragile items like cookies or crackers. Some are still great - open with your hands, they peel apart and you can easily transfer contents to airtight containers. Others? Need a scissors. And that's not the end of the problems. They don't naturally tear apart even after opening.

Gotta think packaging goes through evaluation and QC for design and manufacturing, same as the contents. WTF, America?

Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 02:42 PM (U/Byj)

88 Not that any Moron would experience a malformation in his brain.

Just saying.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 25, 2026 02:40 PM (4cqyH)
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I was thinking more along the lines of "I hope no Morons are going to try to do brain surgery with superglue."

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:43 PM (uyuYG)

89 My dad always kept them in the fridge (electrical engineer.) But it may also have been so he knew where to find them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 02:40 PM (zZu0s)

Got my batteries in the garage fridge.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 25, 2026 02:43 PM (r2Icn)

90 Will reprise my whine from last week (I think), as it was about packaging. Not glue, food. Cheese, deli meats, etc.

They don't work. Meaning you rarely can open them without a scissors, and they won't reseal without an inordinate amount of effort.

Varies by brand. Some haven't changed. Just wonder about those that have. Poor material? Poor manufacturing?

It's truly a First World Problem, but encounter it almost daily, so pretty annoying.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 02:27 PM (U/Byj)

My similar complaint is meat that is packed in a plastic tray sealed with a plastic top that is form-fitted to the meat. I see it most often when I get lamb chops. Slicing through the plastic requires a box cutter, or a very sharp paring knife, which you will need to resharpen after opening two or three of those infernal packages..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 25, 2026 02:44 PM (08OqX)

91 I think there actually is a brand of hair gel called (begging pardon in advance) Gorilla Snot. Maybe she got confused. Although who would buy something with that name anyway.
Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:38 PM (uyuYG)

In the auto mechanic trade, Gorilla Snot is the nickname for 3M Yellow Super Weatherstrip Adhesive, which is often used to stick troublesome gaskets to one part to make them easier to install, thermostat gaskets being a prime example. I always keep a tube on hand. Sometimes, it even gets used for its intended purpose!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:44 PM (1z+WB)

92 Hello, IrishEi! I'm doing well, thank you! And you?

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:44 PM (uyuYG)

93 Neurosurgeons use it to treat arteriovenous malformations in the brain.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 25,

What size bottle, and how many surgeries do they get per bottle?

Posted by: From about That Time at October 25, 2026 02:44 PM (sl73Y)

94 My favorite has been the few times when the zipper was *above* the tear line. Tear doesn't work, must cut with scissors, and ALAS! the zipper is gone. It just doesn't seem like a complicated thing to design or fabricate.
Posted by: She Hobbit at October 25, 2026 02:42 PM (ftFVW)

Thats because the bags are made as a sleeve of rolled plastic. They got the indexing wrong for the zipper enclosure there and it was in the wrong spot. Shitty qc. Id usually write them up for not doing their checks on time and containing the bad lots.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 02:45 PM (zZu0s)

95 Wherever stuff starts going downhill (thinking of the packaging problems, for instance), I always assume it's due to cost-cutting measures. For the manufacturers, not for us.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:46 PM (uyuYG)

96 Neurosurgeons use it to treat arteriovenous malformations in the brain.
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

Not that any Moron would experience a malformation in his brain.

Just saying.
Posted by: Tonypete
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If we ever meet, you can feel the deformations of my skull, post-craniotomy. Even I find it creepy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 25, 2026 02:46 PM (XeU6L)

97 Actually need to get a super glue for wound-sealing purposes. Guessing the regular kind work just fine, no need to pay the premium for the purpose-made medical glues.

Correct? Anyone have specific brand recos?

Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 02:46 PM (U/Byj)

98 I think there actually is a brand of hair gel called (begging pardon in advance) Gorilla Snot. Maybe she got confused. Although who would buy something with that name anyway.
Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:38 PM
Gorilla Snot girl in ewetoob ad was happy.

Posted by: Eromero at October 25, 2026 02:46 PM (LHPAg)

99 When it gets down to it cut the top off with your pocket knife.
You'll get two more uses.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:10 PM (51ygH)
_____________________

I found one of those little plastic ovals with a slit through the center that allows you to slip it onto the tail end of the tube. Then, as you use it up, you just slide the piece of plastic forward and it pushes the tube contents towards the cap. It works well. And gives you a better idea when you need to get a new one.

Posted by: Orson at October 25, 2026 02:47 PM (dIske)

100 Anything with the word 'snot' is not going in my hair.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 25, 2026 02:40 PM (e1gAD)

It is so much easier being a dude. Long enough to curl means I need a haircut. Done.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)

101 My FWP
25 years ago I had a bridge put in on two upper teeth. Last Wednesday the tooth holding the bridge broke. Just snapped off at the gum line. Tomorrow I go in for the root canal and in a week or so they begin to rebuild the bridge.
This is intolerable. Seems to me 25 years is kinda short.
And the cost!!!
Whoa is me.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 25, 2026 02:47 PM (2WIwB)

102 >>>And then, before you have distributed or consumed the contents, the ziploc closure separates from the inner wall of the container.
...

We shouldn't have to live like this.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!?
---

Binder Clips get the job done and work forever.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:48 PM (51ygH)

103 https://stickyaide.com/e6000-vs-e7000/
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 25, 2026 02:41 PM (XeU6L)

I feel dumber for having read that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:48 PM (1z+WB)

104 So many, many things can go wrong with an automobile. The more junk they put in them the worse they are. Seems like recalls happen everyday. Time consuming pains in the ass.

Posted by: Case at October 25, 2026 02:49 PM (Dd7BU)

105 Anything with the word 'snot' is not going in my hair.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 25, 2026 02:40 PM (e1gAD)

It is so much easier being a dude. Long enough to curl means I need a haircut. Done.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)

***

Hair is over rated.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 25, 2026 02:49 PM (2WIwB)

106 Well, this is more an old world problem.

https://tinyurl.com/ms55zmvc

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 25, 2026 02:49 PM (ndZc7)

107 Actually need to get a super glue for wound-sealing purposes. Guessing the regular kind work just fine, no need to pay the premium for the purpose-made medical glues.

Correct? Anyone have specific brand recos?
Posted by: rhomboid

No recommendation, but one of the times we had to get middle boy's face glued together the docs told me it was really was just super glue with color added so they could see where it went and we could tell when it was gone.

Posted by: She Hobbit at October 25, 2026 02:50 PM (ftFVW)

108 Binder Clips get the job done and work forever.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:48 PM (51ygH)

Hear, hear! Binder clip on my toothpaste tube. Binder clips on food packages. Binder clip on the sugar sack.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:51 PM (1z+WB)

109 Worst packaging in the entire world, hands down: button batteries

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 25, 2026 02:52 PM (3ImbR)

110 I feel dumber for having read that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Thus the 'FWIW'

There are some contradictions, and the guy seems to just be expressing opinion, rather than absolute facts. It's as if he's just reading the labels.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 25, 2026 02:52 PM (XeU6L)

111
Hair is over rated.
Posted by: Diogenes

This man gets it.
I may resemble that remark.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 25, 2026 02:52 PM (NnhvP)

112 Oh, I hate that. Constantly cutting back tubes of glue, caulk, epoxies, etc. And then half the damn tube hardens up anyway. It's just a revolving door of adhesives around this place. And don't even get me going about the declining quality in commercially available adhesive-backed printing substrates.

Anyway me and glue have a longstanding love/hate relationship.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 25, 2026 02:52 PM (BI5O2)

113 Well, this is more an old world problem.

https://tinyurl.com/ms55zmvc
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 25, 2026 02:49 PM (ndZc7)

LOL!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:53 PM (1z+WB)

114 Thanks She Hobbit, sounds about right.

And Braenyard's correct, binder clips can help remedy poorly made self-sealing bags.

For this kind of thing, everyone should be able to shop in Japan. An incredible array of very clever little things like clips and other useful items. Always well designed, always incredibly compact and space-efficient.

If you have a Daiso store in your AO, check it out. Basically a dollar store, but with Japanese stuff.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 02:53 PM (U/Byj)

115 Good day Bluebell! Hope you are well. See you next Summer.

Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at October 25, 2026 02:53 PM (z6ONu)

116 Worst packaging in the entire world, hands down: button batteries
Posted by: IrishEi
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Get out the scissors...you're gonna need them.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 25, 2026 02:54 PM (XeU6L)

117
Anything with the word 'snot' is not going in my hair.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 25, 2026 02:40 PM (e1gAD)

_________

*A-CHOOOO!!!*

Sorry

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 25, 2026 02:54 PM (eRlcH)

118 I think there actually is a brand of hair gel called (begging pardon in advance) Gorilla Snot.

That's what we called the yellow 3M adhesive. And cursed people who used it on oil and transmission pan gaskets.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 25, 2026 02:55 PM (PTxQD)

119 There are some contradictions, and the guy seems to just be expressing opinion, rather than absolute facts. It's as if he's just reading the labels.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 25, 2026 02:52 PM (XeU6L)

And it reads like Kamala Harris wrote it. Very repetitive. And he repeats himself. And says thing twice, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 02:55 PM (1z+WB)

120 Binder Clips get the job done and work forever.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 02:48 PM (51ygH)

Thirty plus years a CPA, my pantry is replete with binder clips, with a lifetime supply in the baseu.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 25, 2026 02:55 PM (sl73Y)

121 Good day Bluebell! Hope you are well. See you next Summer.
Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at October 25, 2026 02:53 PM (z6ON
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Well hello there! I do hope you come back next year. I was just thinking about your brother this morning and hoping he is doing well.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:57 PM (uyuYG)

122 They have plastic binder clips with magnets on the side so you can hang them on the fridge.

I have several of them.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 25, 2026 02:57 PM (6ydKt)

123 Oh whoops, I'm getting my nics mixed up, Buck. It's Patches' brother that I know. Sorry.

Posted by: bluebell at October 25, 2026 02:58 PM (uyuYG)

124 The pouch that the food comes in is getting thinner and thinner and breaks away from the ever flimsier "self-sealing zipper". I usually just slice it off with scissors and close the pouch with a clip.

We shouldn't have to live like this!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 25, 2026 02:58 PM (kpS4V)

125 IrishEi, excellent reminder! The packaging on button batteries seems like an extended intentional joke perpetrated on the consumer. "We dare you to open our product without damaging it, or yourself!".

Unless I imagined it, the blister packaging on electronics etc - which is similar or worse - led to so many self-inflicted cuts that it became a reportable CDC health stat for ERs and clinics.

As always I am wide open to enlightenment for something I don't get: what is the rationale for packaging that is very difficult to open? Theft/pilferage? Shipping/handling hardening? Neither would seem to call for the little over-built plastic fortresses in which you buy a flashlight or consumer electronics.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 02:59 PM (U/Byj)

126 FWP: Woke sign language.

https://tinyurl.com/ytxk96ar

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 25, 2026 02:59 PM (ndZc7)

127 That's what we called the yellow 3M adhesive. And cursed people who used it on oil and transmission pan gaskets.
Posted by: Oddbob at October 25, 2026 02:55 PM (PTxQD)

That's me! I use it to stick the gasket to the pan. And regular sealant on the other face. Remove the pan, and the gasket (mostly) comes with it. Then you clean the old gasket and gorilla snot off the pan on the wire wheel. Easy-peasy.

Caveat: used to be the best way to install the old cork composition gaskets. The new molded rubber gaskets used on modern transmissions are vastly better, and don't need that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 03:00 PM (1z+WB)

128 Worst packaging in the entire world, hands down: button batteries
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 25, 2026 02:52 PM (3ImbR)

Dear God, you ain't lying. Its like packaging designed to hold nuclear launch codes. It is some of the toughest plastic known to man. Shears needed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 03:01 PM (zZu0s)

129 The secret behind packaging... I'm sure this has been posted here before, but it makes me chuckle.

https://tinyurl.com/3ayekjnn

Posted by: She Hobbit at October 25, 2026 03:01 PM (ftFVW)

130 If we ever meet, you can feel the deformations of my skull, post-craniotomy. Even I find it creepy.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 25, 2026 02:46 PM
Top of my head looks like a plowed-up field.

Posted by: Eromero at October 25, 2026 03:01 PM (LHPAg)

131 We've started to put dried goods in our own bags or containers... rather than rely on the original packaging.

The original packaging sucks.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 25, 2026 03:02 PM (RORbl)

132 I think the zippered bags problem is a maintenance thing.

When the machines are brand new and set up perfectly the bags come out perfect every time.

Then as time goes on and more and more maintenance schedules are skipped because they don’t want to shit the machines down, the entire process gets out of alignment are your bags are getting glued in the wrong place or the zipper breaks and everything goes tits up.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 25, 2026 03:02 PM (6ydKt)

133 Actually need to get a super glue for wound-sealing purposes. Guessing the regular kind work just fine, no need to pay the premium for the purpose-made medical glues.

Correct? Anyone have specific brand recos?
Posted by: rhomboid

Sold at Dollar and a quarter Tree. I bought 3 tubes. Works pretty good.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 25, 2026 03:03 PM (r2Icn)

134 Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 02:59 PM (U/Byj)

I am guessing tampering, but why just batteries. What could you do to a battery except replace it with a used one and then return it to the store?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 03:03 PM (zZu0s)

135 Gender swapping in the movies has been going on a lot longer than you think.

https://tinyurl.com/56yzkjwu

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 25, 2026 03:04 PM (ndZc7)

136 Remember:

Every Bell curve contains 50% Disappointment by weight.

Posted by: Dr_No at October 25, 2026 03:04 PM (ayRl+)

137 Then as time goes on and more and more maintenance schedules are skipped because they don’t want to shit the machines down, the entire process gets out of alignment are your bags are getting glued in the wrong place or the zipper breaks and everything goes tits up.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 25, 2026 03:02 PM (6ydKt)

Usually any type of manufacturing of that type is monitored and adjusted on the fly. Techs grab samples. Measure where the cuts are. Whether the graphics are centered. How far is the zipper enclosure from the tear point. Where is the tear point from the end of the bag. The tech measures it and then compares to a spec range. Good? Gtg. Bad? Hold and isolate.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 03:05 PM (zZu0s)

138 SpeakingOf, good thinking there. As noted by someone else, cost-cutting (of the dumbest kind). Deferred/abandoned maintenance would fit in that category.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 03:05 PM (U/Byj)

139 Ammonia mishap in Newport, OR.

FYI, if ever passing through or visiting there, Local Ocean restaurant, really really good. From photos of the ammonia thing, I would guess evacuation radius would encompass that side of the harbor, so don't try going to that restaurant today lol.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 03:07 PM (U/Byj)

140 Unless I imagined it, the blister packaging on electronics etc - which is similar or worse - led to so many self-inflicted cuts that it became a reportable CDC health stat for ERs and clinics.

As always I am wide open to enlightenment for something I don't get: what is the rationale for packaging that is very difficult to open? Theft/pilferage? Shipping/handling hardening? Neither would seem to call for the little over-built plastic fortresses in which you buy a flashlight or consumer electronics.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 02:59 PM (U/Byj)

I was never so happy thanks to “climate change” as when a lot if electronics manufacturers went with eco-friendly packaging instead of plastic shells as hard as kevlar that took scissors, razor blades, and a cutting torch to get open.

Those plastic hardshells are mostly for shipping protection and shoplift protection.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 25, 2026 03:07 PM (6ydKt)

141 That's me! I use it to stick the gasket to the pan. And regular sealant on the other face.

Well, since you know with a 99% certainty who is going to have to replace it the next time, you get a pass. The best pan gaskets are the ones that have a few holes smaller than normal so you can stuff the bolts through to hold it in place.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 25, 2026 03:08 PM (tsCIO)

142 Yeah Aetius I seem to half-recall you were in the business (food industry), so expect you'll know the details. Definitely a FWP, but seems stupid to have such clever designs become moot through shoddy fabrication.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 03:08 PM (U/Byj)

143 I am guessing tampering, but why just batteries. What could you do to a battery except replace it with a used one and then return it to the store?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 03:03 PM (zZu0s)

Stop and think for a moment. Those button batteries are little discs. One pole is the entire case, save for one face, which is the other pole. Those two poles are separated by a narrow plastic ring. What would happen if the packaging failed, and several of those button cells got wedged together between the two layers of plastic on the card? Damned good chance of a fire. And that card is one of 400 or so in a big carton, which is one of several hundred in a sea can. Can you say "fire at sea"?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 03:09 PM (1z+WB)

144 >>>The packaging on button batteries seems like an extended intentional joke perpetrated on the consumer.
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Tape is an essential kitchen and household item.
Packaging tape 2", get the application tool.
(I've used to to hold the tail light assembly on my Ford
for a year.)
Those big plastic chip bags that when nicked tear all
the way? Not if you have one wrap of tape around the top.
Also 1/2" or 3/4" is handy. Cuts? Its sterile. Cut? in a pinch wrap
a piece of paper towel around the cut and tape it.

Dollar store tape is generally better than name brand.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 25, 2026 03:09 PM (51ygH)

145 How far is the zipper enclosure from the tear point. Where is the tear point from the end of the bag. The tech measures it and then compares to a spec range. Good? Gtg. Bad? Hold and isolate.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 03:05 PM (zZu0s)

I bet they do but that guy starts missing a lot of misalignment at some point because I’m getting 1 out of 10 screwed up bags and other packaging.

They’ve probably replaced him with an AI camera and automation by now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 25, 2026 03:11 PM (6ydKt)

146 Worst packaging in the entire world, hands down: button batteries
Posted by: IrishEi
Hearing aid.

Posted by: Eromero at October 25, 2026 03:11 PM (LHPAg)

147
No matter how deadly and permanent these super-glu products are, they never do the job for me. Oh, I'm sure if I glued my thumb and fingertip together I'd have to go to the ER to get them separated, but that doesn't happen with fixing anything that's broken. That's my fwp.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 25, 2026 03:12 PM (mmrXZ)

148 Definitely a FWP, but seems stupid to have such clever designs become moot through shoddy fabrication.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 03:08 PM (U/Byj)

Its not so much shoddy manufacture as it is shitty quality control. The guys running the machine are usually not able to see whether the stuff is right- it is moving too fast (although when I worked with baby good packaging the production guys were cintabtly supposed to be checking samples as you could make a lot of bad product if things went out of spec for even a few minutes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 03:12 PM (zZu0s)

149 AOP you make sense there, but seems that reasoning applies to the internal design, to prevent the scenario you describe.

Making the exterior as impenetrable as the blister packaging on consumer electronics doesn't seem necessary.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 25, 2026 03:13 PM (U/Byj)

150 Can you say "fire at sea"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 25, 2026 03:09 PM (1z+WB)

Huh. That does make sense. Thanks.

I still have to use tin snips to get them open.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone, LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS GAY?!!? at October 25, 2026 03:14 PM (zZu0s)

151 I remember those old "Try it, you'll like it" commercials.
They were a warning.

Posted by: Case at October 25, 2026 03:15 PM (Dd7BU)

152 Unless I imagined it, the blister packaging on electronics etc - which is similar or worse - led to so many self-inflicted cuts that it became a reportable CDC health stat for ERs and clinics.
-Rhomboid
Like people slicing bagels on Sunday morning ending up in the ER.

Posted by: Eromero at October 25, 2026 03:15 PM (LHPAg)

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