why don't they...

Tabitha · #1 10/18/06, 02:14 PM

you ever been frustrated with the way some things are done or made? how about your input to improve the world in a little way.

I hate to buy sour cream, I do not need that much so it goes to waste (or else to waist). why don't they also sell it in small containers the size of yoghurt cups? same for whipping cream. and while I am at it, why don't they package tomatoe paste in tubes, would be so much easier to use than those tough to open little cans, and if I do not need the whole thing it gets wasted. It works great for toothpaste, would work for a lot of other things.

MELOC · #2 10/18/06, 02:20 PM

why don't they stop turning crooked six in diameter branches into 2x4 studs. i am tired of having to sift through bundle after bundle at lowe's to find a few nice boards. half of them still have bark on them.

DenverGirlie · #3 10/18/06, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tabitha

why don't they package tomatoe paste in tubes, would be so much easier to use than those tough to open little cans, and if I do not need the whole thing it gets wasted. It works great for toothpaste, would work for a lot of other things.

Actually they do sell it in a tube, I can buy it at the local grocery store in the pasta asile. It's more expensive per ounce but it's better than throwing away unused portions. I've also seen pestos and such packaged this way.

via media · #4 10/18/06, 03:07 PM

Yep, I bring several tubes of it home with me every time I go to Sweden. That's the standard packaging for tomato paste over there, and it sure makes more sense than those stupid tins.

They make material that is wrinkle-resistant, stain-resistant, shrink-resistant, and fade-resistant. So why can't they find a way to make it static-electricity-resistant?? (It would be especially helpful on my cloth car seats.)

/VM

Farmer Willy · #5 10/18/06, 03:12 PM

Why don't they make me king and let me use old fashioned common sense to rule? Whatcha' think; King Willy the Wise? William the Composter?

edcopp · #6 10/18/06, 03:17 PM

Learn somethin' new every day. I had no idea that tomato paste was good for tooth paste.

ArkansasLady · #7 10/18/06, 03:45 PM

heheheh ed...your post cracked me up...

~C~

via media · #8 10/18/06, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by edcopp

Learn somethin' new every day. I had no idea that tomato paste was good for tooth paste.

And neither tastes as good as school paste!

/VM

bare · #9 10/18/06, 04:02 PM

If you store your sour cream container upside down, it will not go bad for a VERY long time. Since I learned that trick, I even buy the big containers. I can get a couple months at least and in fact have never had any go bad that way.

MarleneS · #10 10/18/06, 04:20 PM

Excellent tip Bare -- my husband who does not have my taste for sour cream often ask how I know if it's still good or not

If you can't find the tomato paste in the tubes, you can do what I do ... put whatever is left over in a small ziplock bag...spread it out as thin as you can get it and freeze it. Next time you need some just break off a piece. You can do the same thing with tomato sauce.

Marlene

harrisjnet · #11 10/18/06, 04:29 PM

I freeze sour cream and cheese. It changes the consistancy some, but the flaovor is still the same. We had a bent can or train wreck warehouse we shopped at in Colo. I have been known to buy a couple of gallon sized sour creams, freeze them in ice trays, pop them out and put in a zip loc. Take a cube or two out as you need them.

culpeper · #12 10/18/06, 04:30 PM

Here in Australia, tomato paste has come in tubes, or even packets of individual-serve sachets since forever.

Why don't they make pasta sauces in jars suitable for one or two serves, instead of giant family-sized jars?

Why don't they make bread machines which make loaves of a size so that the slices actually fit in your toaster?

CatsPaw · #13 10/18/06, 04:34 PM

oooo....oooo....I hate having to buy a mega-platter of food that would feed an army at a restaurant.

Why not cut the portion in half and charge me half as much. (i know why they do that, but I don't care, the rat b*****ds!)

And worse if we order one mega-platter for the two of us, they'll charge you some kind of service charge for the "extra" plate. rat b*****ds!

Michee · #14 10/18/06, 05:13 PM

Quote "hate to buy sour cream, I do not need that much so it goes to waste (or else to waist). why don't they also sell it in small containers the size of yoghurt cups? "

They do but not all stores carry it. I buy it occasionly for guests as I can't eat "full-fatted" sour cream, left overs would be tossed. So the small containers cost much more per ounce but still work out better for me in this case. Sealed well our low fat sour cream keeps for at least a couple months.

I freeze leftover tomato paste.

Alice In TX/MO · #15 10/18/06, 10:22 PM

Ask the waiter to bring you a carry out box when he brings your dinner. Put half in the box to take home. Two meals for the price of one!

fin29 · #16 10/19/06, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by culpeper

Why don't they make bread machines which make loaves of a size so that the slices actually fit in your toaster?

There's a model in the latest Baker's Catalog (King Arthur Flour) that makes a 1# loaf...

danb98577 · #17 10/19/06, 07:41 AM

Meloc-You would shudder if you saw the garbage the local Wyerhauser mill is cranking out for dimensional lumber. It is trash-twisted, bark edged, knotted junk. It infuriates a part of me to drive to Aberdeen and pass by the loading area where Wyerhauser merrily drops mega tons of premium(and I DO mean premium) "export" quality logs into the holds of waiting cargo ships bound for Japan. I am so disgusted by the bean counter types who are destroying this outfit-they used to actually make good lumber. I see they recently bought a large chunk of Arizona and a high end construction company there. Guess the stock holders must be whining for more money.....

shar · #18 10/19/06, 07:56 AM

Why Don't They Make Sure Jell In Boxes, The Size That You Get
Salt In, We Could Measure Out Our Own. I Hate Having To Buy All Those Jello Box Size Packages At 2.99 Each.

Shar

tweety · #19 10/19/06, 08:01 AM

I vote for individual packets of mayonnaise. I know they exist but I have only found them for sale by the huge quantities in restaurant supply stores. I like to dab a bit on the occasional sandwich, but even the smallest jar goes bad long before I finish it. Wish I could buy a few packets at a time.

MorrisonCorner · #20 10/19/06, 08:06 AM

One of my clients manages a scholarship fund which brings students from the UK to study in the USA (and sends US students to the UK). We host a gathering for them and usually spend some time on the topic of "differences between."

One of the first things they notice about Americans is that we're BIG. This used to be a compliment (Americans were substantially taller and more muscular than peoples from other parts of the world during WWII because we ate better). Now, it isn't such a compliment, although I think the average height of a US student may be a shade taller than the average height of one of our UK students. Our UK students are appalled at the amount of food put in front of them at your average restaurant. Most of the women immediately do as suggested above... they ask for a box right away and split the meal in half. Or failing that, they slide half the meal onto the salad plate. As one young woman said, "you don't notice how much you're eating until you feel sick."

I notice since listening to the students I've become a lot more aware of portion sizes at home and dining out. Most of our UK students pack on a solid 10 pounds in the first year of living in the USA.. and then spend the next year struggling to take it off.