On Sun, 13 Apr 2014 07:16:27 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

>On Sunday, April 13, 2014 10:04:52 AM UTC-4, 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.

I buy raisins in the slide close plastic bag too, prunes and craisins
too.

>> Sorry, I don't see the problem. Try the 24 oz. box
>> http://www.sunmaid.com/products-details/raisins.html
>
>I'm pretty sure Jim is ranting about *that very box*. It has a loose-fitting
>lid (another minor rant) and wobbly sides like he says. And no internal bag.

The the raisins in the 30 pound bulk box are in a heavy plastic bag
too, as are is the 5 pound bulk box.
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