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Default Gladware interlocking bowls

phaeton wrote on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:20:40 -0600:

> Tracy wrote:
>> On Jan 30, 6:30 pm, "James Silverton"
>> > wrote:
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> I bought two sets of Gladware interlocking bowls which I
>>> thought would be good for freezing small portions of food.
>>> They are fine for that purpose apart from one thing, the
>>> snap-on lids become brittle at freezer temperatures and
>>> tend to break if dropped or you pull on the lift-off tab.
>>> The ones with a screw-on lid seem better.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> James Silverton
>>> Potomac, Maryland
>>>
>>> Email, with obvious alterations:
>>> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

>>
>> The lids are also a pain in the neck to separate if they get stuck
>> together.
>>
>> -Tracy


> These are pretty much only good for taking food away from your
> home (i.e., lunch at work), or giving food away to someone.


I sent more or less the same message to the company. They apologised and
say they are sending me a coupon usable on my next purchase of Gladware.
Possibly, their manufacturing facilities will be informed of the low
temperature problem.
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not