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Reverendender ,

Oh no. I can’t relive the childhood frustration of being unable to access that sweet nectar shielded behind an impenetrable puncture-proof material with no tools to work with but the flimsiest of mini plastic straws.

Nurse_Robot ,

Skill issue. You could always penetrate the tiny hole with your canines if you were adamant enough

NaibofTabr ,

Then you push hard enough to punch through, and the straw goes straight out the back too.

Guy_Fieris_Hair ,

That was the worst. I loved it.

thelsim ,
@thelsim@sh.itjust.works avatar

I don’t know about over there, but here they’ve started selling them with paper straws. Making it even more impossible to puncture that stupid little hole while ruining the straw in the process.

And of course it’s the only thing my daughter wants to drink. I’ve had to resort to using a nail file to open those things.

SeaJ ,

I hate paper straws. There are many different compostable straws and paper is about the worst j

Zier ,
@Zier@fedia.io avatar

YAY! More plastic!!!

Chozo ,

I imagine it's pretty much the same amount of plastic as they've always had.

Zier ,
@Zier@fedia.io avatar

Bottles are 80% more plastic than pouches and cost more. The only good part is those pouches are not usually recyclable at all and sometimes bottles get recycled.

nadram ,
@nadram@lemmy.world avatar

The correct choice would have been paper/cardboard bottles, which is easier to recycle

PineRune ,

I very specifically remember the controversy 15-20 years ago when it was found that many of these pouches had mold in them, and you couldn’t see it because of the pouch or even taste it. I’m sure the quality control since then has improved, but any time I see a pouch of juice, I think about that mold incident.

NegativeInf ,

Is that why some brands made the back of the pouch transparent?

PineRune ,

I would assume so. I would also think a lot of people just aren’t comfortable consuming something that they can’t see.

NegativeInf ,

Now if only we could get transparent aluminum cans.

(I mean technically we can? But it wouldn’t be the same. Just super dense synthetic corundum at best.)

whostosay ,

it would be so crazy if we used that one barely functional tried and true for hundreds if not thousands of years product called glass.

resonate6279 ,

Yes

VonCesaw ,

When they started doing the childrens semi-solid foods (applesauce) in similar packs, they had the exact same problem for YEARS

The form factor sucks ass and I wish they’d find a better way for both types of product

mercano ,
@mercano@lemmy.world avatar

Sad, from a nostalgia point of view, but probably a win, environmentally. We have a pipeline to recycle plastic bottles, the mylar pouches are pretty much all single use.

ABCDE ,

But much better to use aluminium.

squozenode ,

At least aluminum actually is recyclable.

steal_your_face ,
@steal_your_face@lemmy.ml avatar

We actually don’t have a pipeline to recycle plastic bottles though, right?

SoupBrick ,

technologyreview.com/…/plastic-recycling-climate-…

Serinus ,

Why aren’t we just using glass, as we did for decades just fine.

whostosay ,

Well that would be because the god-king CEO would have like 45k less per year out of his 38,000,000 dollar salary without bonuses and stock value if we were to do that, you fuckin peasant idiot chump. Not only that but their enabling middle management might have as much as $200 less in their annual bonuses. Think for someone else other than yourself for once.

Creat ,

That’s not actually a solution when talking single-use either. Remaking the bottles from recycled glass is incredibly energy intensive and not an environmentally friendly process either. Multi-use bottles are much better, but the cleaning required also isn’t that simple and also relatively energy intensive (far from remaking the bottles of course).

There’s also practical downsides to glass (heavy, breakable), but those are subjective and their relevance highly depends on the use case.

Ideally, we wouldn’t buy stuff to drink in any kind of bottle, but just use tap water. possibly just buy some concentrated stuff to then make your actual drink at home. Nothing beats the effectiveness of transporting water through a simple pipe, but that isn’t even possible everywhere in the world due to drinking water quality issues…

Melonpoly ,

Source on this “pipeline”?

jordanlund ,
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

A bottle that’s actually a drink vs. a pouch that’s barely a mouthful? I’m OK with that…

finitebanjo OP ,

A 30 Pack of pouches was sold for like 0.05 to 0.20 USD per fluid oz.

They sell large 96 fl oz bottles at roughly 0.30 USD per fluid oz, so you’re actually getting less drink with bottles as things stand currently.

bobs_monkey ,

Yeah but kids also take much smaller sips than adults. That said, last time I drank a Capri Sun, I downed it in one squeeze and was super disappointed.

whostosay ,

|I downed it in one squeeze and was disappointed

This was and always will be all of our experience. Child or not, this was and is the only way

Ghostalmedia ,
@Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world avatar

They need to go the other way. More drinks in pouches. Cocktails for adults.

cm0002 ,

Fine by me!..As long as whoever at Pepsi made the decision to only release Hard Mt Dew in “Zero sugar” versions is nowhere near it

_lilith ,
@_lilith@lemmy.world avatar

shit rots your teeth anyway

EleventhHour ,
@EleventhHour@lemmy.world avatar

Meh, I’m well into my 40s and solidly don’t give a shit.

Xeroxchasechase ,

I’m proud of you! Letting go of your childhood nostalgia and stop regarding it as an unachievable goal and safe place to return to is a first step towards maturity!

vk6flab ,
@vk6flab@lemmy.radio avatar

If your childhood is defined by Capri Sun, you have bigger problems than the container in which it’s distributed.

finitebanjo OP ,

I’m happy that your childhood was defined by a stable career and a nice car, I guess…?

vk6flab ,
@vk6flab@lemmy.radio avatar

If wishing made it so …

ByteOnBikes ,

My childhood was defined by Pokemon Red, sat morning cartoons, and drinking 0.25 cent plastic fruit hugs.

What problems do I face?

andyburke ,
@andyburke@fedia.io avatar

You talkim the ol white plastic bottles with the foil cap and no labels?

MegaUltraChicken ,

Yep those are hugs.

Fondots ,

I bought a case of hugs for a bbq I had over the summer for my friends who are now all into their 30s. Figured it would be a fun little hit of nostalgia.

They were more popular than I expected, and actually better than I remember them being.

vk6flab ,
@vk6flab@lemmy.radio avatar

Oncoming middle age?

avidamoeba ,
@avidamoeba@lemmy.ca avatar

In the United States, Kraft and its former parent company, the tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. (now Altria), have successfully marketed Capri Sun using strategies developed for selling cigarettes to children.[2] American parents often misidentify Capri Sun as healthy, and it is one of the most favorably rated brands among Generation Z Americans.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capri-Sun

venusaur ,
@venusaur@lemmy.world avatar

Thanks Biden

Nurse_Robot ,

I feel like I’m the only one who experienced metal bottles of Pacific cooler like 20 years ago. My mom bought them one time before realizing I went through them just as quickly as the pouches, despite them being like 4x the volume and price. They were one of the best things I ever experienced

finitebanjo OP , (edited )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=69zaM1ImvUE

The least they could do is shift to metal cans ffs.

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