I had to laugh

**rmy9** · 03-23-2009, 01:17 PM

So I was at the HEB (grocery store) last night and they were selling containers shaped like pop-tarts. Who would ever need a pop-tart container?!?!

I don't buy pop-tarts but if I did and wanted to take one with me I would a.) just carry it or b.) wrap it in a napkin or sandwich baggy.

**perSue** · 03-23-2009, 01:20 PM

LOL

i buy 'em as a special treat for ds - who enjoys them as a snack (it's a horrible breakfast option imho).

but they come in their own foil pack - so if you eat them like that, who needs a container?

and if you heat 'em up, you usually wanna enjoy them that way - hot! so eat 'em fast...

a container?? LOL

i see a wonderful marketing gimmick

**pen32** · 03-23-2009, 01:30 PM

i see a lot fo things like that for snacks...but you are right...why a pop tart????

**miss_thrifty** · 03-23-2009, 01:53 PM

i agree Ive seen it, but with all the gimicks Ive seen worse then that. lol

**justpeachy92** · 03-23-2009, 02:29 PM

My only thought on why a person may buy such a container is if they wanted to pack the poptart in their childs backpack for a snack at school. The container would keep the poptart from getting squashed, and a reusable container would be more green then using a plastic baggie. As I try to move away from buying sandwich baggies for packing lunches, I am always looking for niffty little containers to pack lunch and snack items in.

**Grainlady** · 03-23-2009, 02:32 PM

Sometimes new packaging gimmicks work, and sometimes they don't. Does anyone else remember peanut butter slices (similar to cheese slices)?

**cissylu** · 03-23-2009, 03:46 PM

I never heard of peanut butter slices.

**Debbie-cat** · 03-23-2009, 03:49 PM

They make containers for everything!

**Grayce** · 03-23-2009, 04:39 PM

I remember plastic containers that you could put your juice box in. Isn't a juice box in it's own container?

**ncarr** · 03-23-2009, 04:40 PM

i just dont get it. they come WRAPPED already!

**onencgirl** · 03-23-2009, 06:54 PM

I've heard it said there is a sucker born every minute. Some will buy these silly gimmicks.

**IntlMom** · 03-23-2009, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Grainlady

Sometimes new packaging gimmicks work, and sometimes they don't. Does anyone else remember peanut butter slices (similar to cheese slices)?

eeeewwwwwwww.....

**cojo** · 03-23-2009, 07:01 PM

I love the blog "unclutterer" and every Wednesday they have "Unitasker Wednesday". The one that made me laugh was "overly specific containers".

http://unclutterer.com/2008/03/19/un...ic-containers/

Twinkie containers, Nutri-grain bar containers, Pop-tart containers...

I can just see these in the garage sale or garbage in one year...

**angelbumpkin** · 03-23-2009, 08:24 PM

Companies have to make money somehow. And they know there is a sucker out there somewhere who will buy their product.

**Neeley** · 03-23-2009, 09:29 PM

Call me a sucker then. Because I love these type things. My kids are teens and don't use them, but I do.

~I have the Uncrutables plastic containers. A demo person at the grocersy store was passing them out for free one day and gave each of the kids one.
~I have the Yo-Go containers. They were a give away in certain packs of Yo-Go's a few years ago.
~As far as the Pop-Tarts go, we don't eat two at a time. That is way too many carbs and calories for us. So, while they do come two in a package, we only have one at a sitting. The containers are good for packing the Pop-Tarts in a backpack, purse or for storing the second one in the cabinet until it is eaten.

To each his own.