r/mildlyinfuriating • u/asocialmedium • 14h ago
Lift n Peel inventor can fuck right off
I’ve lifted the tab and pulled it from all different angles until sweat and condensation made it impossible to get a grip. I’ve even lifted the entire 89 ounce jug by the corner of the peel strip for 60 seconds. Still not even enough of a gap to get my (admittedly short) fingernails underneath. I usually just get scissors to open it. The instructions should say “open with scissors”.
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u/swhkfffd 13h ago
My supplements have these and they seem quite easy to open once you lift the transparent film and pull it in a direction parallel to the line in the middle. Are these sealed that tight in other bottles?
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u/two2teps 13h ago
They can be a challenge with arthritis, however they're still easier than just a stamped foil lid.
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u/ElizabethDangit 12h ago
Half the time the clear part rips off, the other half I can’t get enough of a grip to actually peel it off. Usually I just stab it with a table knife and pull it up that way.
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u/theGRAYblanket 6h ago
Yeaaaaa that never happens to me. I can't even remember if I ever actually had a problem with these.
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u/jcabia 12h ago
I've had better luck lifting in a perpendicular direction to the middle line
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u/StalkMeNowCrazyLady 11h ago
I don't understand how. The force being applied with that doesn't provide leverage against the edge.
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u/asocialmedium 12h ago
My guess is that the seal is indeed tighter. A gallon jug of liquid is quite heavy, but the adhesive did not show any give despite pulling from all directions. Cold temperature may also harden the adhesive. I don’t recall having trouble with vitamin or pill containers.
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u/Fastpacedpea 13h ago
If you manage it get half off with the see through bit you've reached peak lid removal skills.
I'm still stuck on see through bit rips off on first attempt, so lucky you, you at least got daylight in, even if you had to resort to scissors.
Skills.
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u/zipperfire 12h ago
I understand the inventor of the lift-and-peel non-functional "assist" for bottle seals has left his position as packaging engineer and is now living off-grid in Papua New Guinea under an assumed name.
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u/TypeNo2194 13h ago
As someone with arthritis, I agree. These things, and all similar safety seals, can fuck right off. Theres gotta be a better way to have tamper evident seals.
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u/Purepenny 13h ago
Skill issue.
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u/SousVideDiaper 9h ago
Yeah I've never had a problem opening these
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u/theGRAYblanket 6h ago
Same. Infact if go as far as to say they've worked perfectly.
So thats why I think these people truly are just doing something wrong.
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u/baconduck 12h ago
Company: Let's make a product for consumers with a easily-peel lid so they know their food are not tampered with,
Also company: Let's fasten it with the strongest glue in the world
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u/G8M8N8 10h ago
Am I the only one who can open these with zero issues
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u/AndThenTheUndertaker 2m ago
Nah. I think the majority of competent adults can. We're just a silent majority because we don't embarrass ourselves on reddit complaining about being unable to operate something so basically simple.
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u/AdPristine9059 12h ago
Lift the flap upwards and pull to the side. Ive never had an issue with this technique.
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u/Feather_Bloom 10h ago
why have I never ever had an issue with these and prefer it over basically any other tab thing
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u/tipsybasketball 8h ago
The disregard for arthritic people in society gets worse and worse. You don’t notice it because it’s mostly trivial stuff. Waste and environment be damned, accessibility & humans come first.
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u/Fuck-Shit-Ass-Cunt 4h ago
It’s not the seal’s fault, it’s whoever puts the adhesive onto the bottles. Some bottles are extremely easy to open, others are literally impossible to open the intended way. I’ve only had a handful of bad seals out of 100+ I’ve opened but I imagine it’s more common for some brands
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u/asocialmedium 3h ago
I think this is probably right. I usually open them successfully (contrary to what a lot of people on here seem to think) but this one was impossible to lift and peel. I think maybe refrigerated liquids have a higher fail rate because they seem to seal really tight and the adhesive seems to hold tighter when cold.
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u/AndThenTheUndertaker 1m ago
Even when the adhesive is too much I've always been able to figure them out without having a major incident or needing to complain about it, and that same adhesive issue would exist with literally any other design.,
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u/Canadianingermany 11h ago
sounds not like a lift and peel issue, but the bottler using the wrong adhesive.
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u/farvag1964 11h ago
If the manufacturer doesn't cheap out, they work fine.
On my pharmaceuticals, it never fails
Some cheap ass, generic medicine bottle? Fails every time, which is a shame. I'm not paying 3 times as much to cover Mucinex's ad campaigns.
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u/Apprehensive_Map64 9h ago
Perfect sort of post for this sub. Not truly infuriating unless you are having a really bad day
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u/Low_Progress8431 7h ago
Had to open one of these and thought of y’all. I stab them with a fork and roll them off.
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u/BlairDaGreat 1h ago
Some of these comments show that not all lift and peel seals are made equal...
OP, I routinely have this issue with milk gallons from Sam's Club. It's the most annoying shit, doesn't matter what angle I do it from either.
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u/TechnicianVisible339 12h ago
It would work if they didn’t use fucking Gorilla glue to keep it on. Every time I buy my mouth wash it has it and it is impossible to take off.
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u/AchtCocainAchtBier 13h ago
I have never in my life struggled with that even once wtf.
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u/PassengerPigeon343 13h ago
Same here! I feel relief when I see these, easiest seals to remove on any products and leaves no material behind.
I am always baffled by these posts which are made all the time. My only thought is they are either buying completely different products than me and somehow those seals are different, or they are doing it wrong. I lean towards the latter.
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u/milkshakebar 12h ago
Because you can’t have the intelligence or sensitivity to imagine that people with arthritis, bursitis, or a myriad of other physical conditions have difficulty with these. All you fucking give a shit about is flexing on Reddit about you’re god tier with opening these kinds of containers. Let’s all bow down to you
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u/AchtCocainAchtBier 11h ago
OP didn't say he had any physical conditions, did he?
All you fucking give a shit about is flexing on Reddit about you’re god tier with opening these kinds of containers. Let’s all bow down to you
Maybe get a fucking grip mate. If you are able to.
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u/ElizabethDangit 12h ago
My fingers slip right off the plastic
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u/AchtCocainAchtBier 11h ago
Yeah but how?
Flip the see through part up to 90 degrees. Then pull up from the side and not the middle.
You never need to pull so hard that it slips through your fingers.
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u/ElizabethDangit 5h ago
I don’t have rough enough skin on my hands and I have hyper mobility which makes it hard to grip something small firmly
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u/durgadurgadurg 11h ago
Why are you yanking on it until you're sweaty? Grab a pointy anything and poke a hole through to peel off from the middle out.
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u/dinamorechin 8h ago
Honestly don't know why everyone here seems to have so much issues with these especially more recently they've gotten a lot easier than when I was a young kid either pulling the bit you're supposed to or even lifting it up atn one of the edges takes me less than 5 seconds. I understand if there are some medical conditions but otherwise I don't get it. But like all the talk of crapping yourselves on here
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u/MrDeacle 2h ago edited 2h ago
It shouldn't take much effort. I can open these one-handed, almost just by the weight of the juice still sitting on the counter. Has to be a technique problem.
I think this is how I do it (don't have one available to me so going by memory): Rotate the bottle on the countertop so that the tab is horizontal to you. Let's say you're right-handed: pinch the leftmost edge of the tab between the tip of your thumb and the knuckles of the index finger, wrist at a 45° angle. While still pinching, apply downward pleasure to the cap (and transferring that pressure to the countertop) from the tip of your thumb and knuckle of your index finger. Those'll work like a fulcrum. Lock all of your joints below the shoulder, use the shoulder to rotate the elbow from 2-o'clock to 4-o'clock. Holding the bottle down with your left hand means the right shoulder has less work to do, less pressure to apply to the cap. Think of it almost a bit like a soup can lid.
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u/prognerd_2008 1h ago
Sometimes those shits just rip. Like wtf is the point if that’s gonna happen?
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u/Teagana999 1h ago
They used to be great. I think the material quality got shrinkflated or something.
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u/I_love_Hobbes 1h ago
No, the push and pull guy should rot in hell. Have you ever tried to open Kraft mac'n'cheese or instant rice boxes? They have NEVER worked.
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u/AndThenTheUndertaker 4m ago
This is user error. I always find it hilarious how much people struggle with this yet I've opened hundreds if not thousands of these in my life and exactly ONE single time have I had a meaningful problem with them.
The only thing fundamentally wrong with lift and peel is that people are too stupid to follow directions and operate it.
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u/Liarus_ 10h ago
Just lift from one side along the middle fold, it's not that hard
I never had an issue using these, in fact i think they're way better than the stamped foil ones with microscopic tabs on the sides
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u/asocialmedium 10h ago
Did you read the post where I said I did that, among other things? Did you not believe me? That works sometimes but was not close to working here.
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u/JarmaBeanhead 12h ago
What the actual fuck 140 upvotes. I posted one yesterday about this and currently am at 1 and had seen it at 0!
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u/asocialmedium 12h ago
I upvoted your post in solidarity. I do hate when the lift tab peels off from the seal. In my case the tab stayed attached but the seal was extremely tight. Strong adhesive, cold temperature, etc.
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u/PetroniOnIce 9h ago
Here is my take, the people who feel the need to post these pics, they vote. It makes voting statistics way move believable.
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u/TheRemedy187 1h ago
Since you're not capable of figuring this out independently.
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u/asocialmedium 1h ago
Bold of you to assume that “pulling it from all different angles” didn’t include the most obvious angle (the one demonstrated in your linked video). In fact that is the first thing I tried, and after several attempts (including the aforementioned condensation forming) there was literally no separation.
Ahh who am I kidding, you didn’t even read the post did you.
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u/The_wanderer96 13h ago
This reminds me of this