I mean technically I get at least 1 of each...
Gmildlyinfuriating·Mildly InfuriatingbyGullibleOyster The distribution of this bag of hi chewsI mean technically I get at least 1 of each...View original on lemmy.world259Comments14Reply
bblterrible lemmy.ml1Hide 1 replyThe kiwi ones have little poppy(?) seeds in them mimicking the seeds in an actual kiwi. I'm not a fan.9Reply
SSatansMaggotyCumFart replylemmy.worldIf a fan was posting on Lemmy then I’d be accepting my new AI overlords.5Reply
exbot lemmy.worldMy favorite color is green, and I've been arbitrarily favoring green candies my entire life. I have had like 2 bags of candy EVER that had more green than any other flavor. It is always like this. Too many green haters out there9Reply
EEinar lemmy.ml5Hide 5 repliesNot sure if that's OT, but what stops such companies from packing with paper? All this plastic is just... 😦7Reply
ccollegefurtrader replydiscuss.tchncs.de4Hide 4 repliesMoisture. Sugar candy gets all sticky, and paper would never come off5Reply
EEinar replylemmy.ml3Hide 3 repliesWaxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.4Reply
ccollegefurtrader replydiscuss.tchncs.de2Hide 2 repliesSome candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…3Reply
GGullibleOyster replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyYeah, I guess if you wanted to reduce waste you could supply it as logs that get cut off from? That way there is at least less plastic per piece2Reply
EEinar replylemmy.mlThe "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer. Ideas for alternatives As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.1Reply
kkimchi_boy lemmy.worldWrite the manufacturer and complain (in a polite manner). They’ll try to make it right in some way.5Reply
Bruncvik lemmy.worldI'm mildly annoyed that the columns of sweets are not top- or bottom-justified, which would make them look like a bar chart.0Reply
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Hi Chew is vastly superior. Excellent choice.
Reminds me of my favorite light on the way to work
The kiwi ones have little poppy(?) seeds in them mimicking the seeds in an actual kiwi. I'm not a fan.
If a fan was posting on Lemmy then I’d be accepting my new AI overlords.
My favorite color is green, and I've been arbitrarily favoring green candies my entire life. I have had like 2 bags of candy EVER that had more green than any other flavor. It is always like this. Too many green haters out there
Not sure if that's OT, but what stops such companies from packing with paper? All this plastic is just... 😦
Moisture. Sugar candy gets all sticky, and paper would never come off
Waxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.
Some candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…
Yeah, I guess if you wanted to reduce waste you could supply it as logs that get cut off from? That way there is at least less plastic per piece
The "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer.
Ideas for alternatives
As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.
Write the manufacturer and complain (in a polite manner). They’ll try to make it right in some way.
As someone you has a general dislike of "red" flavors, this really hits me.
I'm mildly annoyed that the columns of sweets are not top- or bottom-justified, which would make them look like a bar chart.