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Default A rant about raisins.

On Sun, 13 Apr 2014 10:15:07 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

>On 4/13/2014 10:04 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/13/2014 9:01 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>>> Why does Sun Maid choose to pack raisins in cardboard rectangular
>>> containers unlike other companies who use cylindrical ones? Especially
>>> when the container is partially empty you have to be very careful when
>>> picking it up one handed since the sides tend to collapse and down goes
>>> the thing to the floor, usually spilling about half a cup of raisins.
>>> Sweeping the floor is not something I want to do before having my
>>> breakfast cereal with raisins.
>>>
>>>

>>
>> Huh? Don't you re-seal the bag inside so they cannot spill?
>>
>> I've been eating raisins for 6 decades and never spilled any a d don't
>> recall every having a box collapse. Now I buy them in a slide close
>> plastic bag from BJ's.
>>
>> Sorry, I don't see the problem. Try the 24 oz. box
>> http://www.sunmaid.com/products-details/raisins.html
>>

>What plastic bag? I admire the superior wakefulness of those who never
>spill raisins at breakfast :-) Raisins being raisins, I choose mine on
>price.


24 oz size nothing, you can buy Sunmaid raisins in the 30 pound size:
http://market.sunmaid.com/index.php?...roducts.search