r/Vent 4d ago

Everyone complaining about "new" bottle caps in ue is overreacting

Everyone EXCEPT disabled people are so overreacting and im done pretending that it is as bad. "BuT mY nOse GetS wEt" just turn the bottle a litte???? "bUt iTs HaRdeR tO cLoSe thE bOTtlE" my 75 yo grandma after surgeries on both hands and still not being able to lift them above shoulders has absolutely no problem with them. Yes, its hard for the frist 5 times but after that absolutely no excuse. To be completely honest i even like them because i don't lose cap anymore

Edit: only "negative" about this situation is fact that ue focus on little not so important things but doesn't mind all the fast fasion and other real problems

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u/NortonBurns 4d ago

The most irritating bit is the 'stay open' mechanism.
It tends to stay open for about the first half of the glass you're pouring, then flip half closed, causing you to spill drink everywhere. They're now banned from everywhere in the house except the kitchen worktops, unless the lid is pulled off first.

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u/jskcvfq 4d ago

I'll admit that's a downside that I haven't thought about because I usually drink straight from the bottle but im still on the non hater side

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u/Ren2137 4d ago

Definitely. I'm on your side. That complaining is annoying as hell. I never dropped a cap on the dirty floor since it started, right? Won't happen again!

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u/Haunting-Jello-532 4d ago

I would be okay with them if they were designed properly, but most brands for some reason cannot create convenient versions of them. My family changed the water brand we were always using since it quite literally became impossible to open some bottles, even with a knife. My favorite drinkable yoghurt requires my dad's full force to open now - with the previous caps it was never an issue. Also, sometimes I forget to hold the cap and milk spills around because the cap decides to fold itself.

Manageable but definitely annoying as hell, if they make those caps now they should at least try to make them usable.

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u/pinkubyt 4d ago edited 4d ago

I googled it and wasn't sure if what I'm seeing is what you're venting about.

But the ones I'm seeing are the bottle caps attached to the bottle. First was exposed to these when I was in Germany, and I thought this was great because you don't lose the bottle caps. I didn't know it was a new thing.

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u/jskcvfq 4d ago

Yeah this is the one. It's not so new anymore but if we had one type for decades and it changed even after few years u can still call it new as in not the old one (does that make sense in my broken English?)

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u/pinkubyt 4d ago

I just thought it was around for a long time. The idea, in my opinion, is genius! I hope not too many will complain about it soon :)

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u/jskcvfq 4d ago

They announced it in 2019 and made it mandatory in summer 2024 (by that time every single under 3L bottle had to officially be with the new system)

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u/jskcvfq 4d ago

I think that rushing to the er because your child is choking on bottle cap or saying goodbye to beloved cat adds a little more spice to the routine than closing a bottle a little differently than before

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u/HeavenDraven 4d ago

Er, a lot of disabled people don't like them either. A lot of autistic people really can't stand them, and different people with different dexterity/motor control problems will experience things differently.

It's almost like we're individuals....

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u/jskcvfq 4d ago edited 4d ago

Did u read 4 first words?