kvetchup
OK when I was a boy ketchup came in glass bottles and you could watch the bottle’s contents go down as you used it over time. Hence when it was almost empty, you put it on the shopping list and got a new bottle. Simple, right? So simple it didn’t even seem remarkable at the time.
Today, ketchup comes in an opaque plastic bottle dyed the color of ketchup. So it always looks full. And the only way to get a clue about how much is remaining is to judge by the bottle’s weight in my hands. So it’s way easy to run out before it gets on the shopping list.
This is progress — not. I figure fewer bottles probably break during shipping now, but hey — why not use clear plastic? There are umpteen million food products that you can buy in clear plastic containers: milk, mustard, salad dressing, salsa, horseradish — OK you get the picture. What’s up with the opaque ketchup bottle?
March 6th, 2008 at 9:17 am
That’s the way people without vision figure out when they need more ketchup!
I think companies should go back to glass because it’s less harmful to the environment. And note, we are never out of salad dressing!
March 10th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I honestly think they went with the opaque plastic because a partially full bottle would look a little unsightly.. you know how you let the bottle sit for a little too long and the water starts to separate? I guess if you go through ketchup fast, you probably wouldn’t notice… that’s like me and my BBQ, I love that stuff!
I like the idea of going back to glass for everything!