Protein powder containers

**Space_Lord** · 02-12-2009, 01:53 AM

Why the hell do they make the bloody containers so big... considering they only half fill them and make it harder to get your hand down further to scoop it out?

**EnigmaPower** · 02-12-2009, 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by Space_Lord

Why the hell do they make the bloody containers so big... considering they only half fill them and make it harder to get your hand down further to scoop it out?

international conspiracy to irritate you.

**blopid** · 02-12-2009, 03:37 AM

Originally Posted by Space_Lord

Why the hell do they make the bloody containers so big... considering they only half fill them and make it harder to get your hand down further to scoop it out?

LOL!!! I have wondered that myself from day one... However, there are many such enigmas... Like... Why do you drive on a PARKway and park on a DRIVEway??? Oh, and, how in the hell can you have a jumbo shrimp??? LOL???

Peace...

**ntrllftr** · 02-12-2009, 03:51 AM

Next time you open a bag of potato chips or Doritos, tell me how full that is.

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**snorkelman** · 02-12-2009, 04:04 AM

They have unwittingly helped make it easier for me to switch to the competition. I now go online and buy bulk protein and save a boatload of money by selecting the food grade bag option because I have plenty of space in my other supplement tubs at home.

**EnigmaPower** · 02-12-2009, 04:06 AM

Originally Posted by ntrllftr

Next time you open a bag of potato chips or Doritos, tell me how full that is.

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The old "contents may settle during shipping" conspiracy...

A cabal of extremely powerful and evil men (and a few women) got together one day and thought deeply on the matter of how to annoy certain people. This was the result

**Tyrbolift** · 02-12-2009, 04:24 AM

It probably works best with their high speed factory automated machinery to have a big ol tub come down the line and the big cup swings around and dumps it's contents into the tub. Less spillage and waste.

If the pre-set cup amount matched the tub's capacity, it would be spilling all over the place.

**nathraq** · 02-12-2009, 04:34 AM

"packaged by weight, not volume".

what a scam that is

**bamazav** · 02-12-2009, 04:38 AM

Okay smart guys, then why is the little measuring cup always buried on the right side? If you are not careful, you end up wearing more powder than you get to take in the first day.

**Tyrbolift** · 02-12-2009, 04:50 AM

Originally Posted by bamazav

Okay smart guys, then why is the little measuring cup always buried on the right side? If you are not careful, you end up wearing more powder than you get to take in the first day.

The conveyor belt that the tubs ride on at the factory has a lot of bumps and sharp left hand turns.

**sybaris** · 02-12-2009, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by Space_Lord

Why the hell do they make the bloody containers so big... considering they only half fill them and make it harder to get your hand down further to scoop it out?

Transfer it to a smaller container.

**Guff** · 02-12-2009, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by EnigmaPower

international conspiracy to irritate you.

And me!

**TheLumpyOne** · 02-12-2009, 06:08 AM

Originally Posted by bamazav

Okay smart guys, then why is the little measuring cup always buried on the right side? If you are not careful, you end up wearing more powder than you get to take in the first day.

Is it always on the left side if you have the nutrition info facing you? :P

**Wildtim** · 02-12-2009, 06:32 AM

Originally Posted by ntrllftr

Next time you open a bag of potato chips or Doritos, tell me how full that is.

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The injected air in the bag acts as a cushioning agent protecting the chips in transit.

Powder companies have no such excuse.

**Muscle_Sliver** · 02-12-2009, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by ntrllftr

Next time you open a bag of potato chips or Doritos, tell me how full that is.

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You actually eat potato chips and Doritos?!

**StressMonkey** · 02-12-2009, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by ntrllftr

Next time you open a bag of potato chips or Doritos, tell me how full that is.

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Ur not supposed to be eating doez!

**Marius_Ursus** · 02-12-2009, 06:52 AM

It's pure marketing psychology. People aren't as likely to spend $40 on two pounds of protein if they see how small that really is. I'd say 50% of income for supplement companies come from new users who will only buy the stuff a couple of times before they abandon the lifestyle. They're the easy ones to fool with the big tubs.

That's why pill companies have pulled the same trick for so many decades. A bottle of 50 tablets that's an inch taller than another bottle of 50 tablets is going to catch the eye faster and more people will grab that bottle because it's taller for the same price without even look at the label to notice if the contents are the same. That's the reason cotton was stuffed into aspirin bottles for so many years. One say someone realized "THE COMPANY, INC." could save 2 cents per bottle if they'd leave the cotton out, so we lost the cotton, but at least we gained 1.3 cubic inch of air.

**ntrllftr** · 02-12-2009, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by Wildtim

The injected air in the bag acts as a cushioning agent protecting the chips in transit.

Powder companies have no such excuse.

Actually wouldn't that allow the chip to move about more freely creating
more broken chips?

The extra room in the container is so that the molecules don't break up.

LOL

Originally Posted by Muscle_Sliver

You actually eat potato chips and Doritos?!

Salt and vinegar Yumm Yummm!!!
Buffalo Ranch Doritos.

Originally Posted by StressMonkey

Ur not supposed to be eating doez!

But, but doze r good...

with a diet coke of course .

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**Marius_Ursus** · 02-12-2009, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by ntrllftr

Actually wouldn't that allow the chip to move about more freely creating
more broken chips?

The extra room in the container is so that the molecules don't break up.

LOL

Salt and vinegar Yumm Yummm!!!
Buffalo Ranch Doritos.

But, but doze r good...

with a diet coke of course .

.

Praise the Lord for negative calories!

**MtnBikeMike** · 02-12-2009, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by Muscle_Sliver

You actually eat potato chips and Doritos?!

You stole my line!

**Hikemike** · 02-12-2009, 07:58 AM

I fill them with cement and use them for mine and my sons pulling (training) sleds.

**dirkwright** · 02-12-2009, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by bamazav

Okay smart guys, then why is the little measuring cup always buried on the right side? If you are not careful, you end up wearing more powder than you get to take in the first day.

If you spin the tub around, it's on the left side. Problem solved! <gg>

**pmartel** · 02-12-2009, 08:16 AM

[QUOTE=Marius_Ursus;287621601]It's pure marketing psychology. People aren't as likely to spend $40 on two pounds of protein if they see how small that really is. I'd say 50% of income for supplement companies come from new users who will only buy the stuff a couple of times before they abandon the lifestyle. They're the easy ones to fool with the big tubs.

What a total waste of packaging.

I dare say that wouldn't it be cheaper in the long term to package to the amount specified sold??

Oh marketing!!

**Uber_Dad** · 02-12-2009, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Marius_Ursus

It's pure marketing psychology. People aren't as likely to spend $40 on two pounds of protein if they see how small that really is. I'd say 50% of income for supplement companies come from new users who will only buy the stuff a couple of times before they abandon the lifestyle. They're the easy ones to fool with the big tubs.

That's why pill companies have pulled the same trick for so many decades. A bottle of 50 tablets that's an inch taller than another bottle of 50 tablets is going to catch the eye faster and more people will grab that bottle because it's taller for the same price without even look at the label to notice if the contents are the same. That's the reason cotton was stuffed into aspirin bottles for so many years. One say someone realized "THE COMPANY, INC." could save 2 cents per bottle if they'd leave the cotton out, so we lost the cotton, but at least we gained 1.3 cubic inch of air.

This plain and simple

**Marius_Ursus** · 02-12-2009, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by pmartel

What a total waste of packaging.

I dare say that wouldn't it be cheaper in the long term to package to the amount specified sold??

Oh marketing!!

Probably, but companies haven't been concerned with long-term goals and sales amounts for about 20 years. During the 90s there was a changeover from making the balance sheet look good in 20 years so everyone could retire a millionaire (or at least have a good pension) to making the Bottom Line look good right now, so stocks would keep going up on a daily basis and get all overinflated today, today, today. About the same time pensions went away and were replaced by 401k accounts that unfortunately depend on the same source of income that a company's majority of R&D money comes from.

Can you say, "All the eggs in one basket!"?

**Todd_A** · 02-12-2009, 08:41 AM

Why does the seal not all come off in one piece? It starts out good then the last 2-3 inches it sticks and tears.

**Clif** · 02-12-2009, 08:48 AM

[QUOTE=Marius_Ursus;287621601]It's pure marketing psychology. People aren't as likely to spend $40 on two pounds of protein if they see how small that really is. I'd say 50% of income for supplement companies come from new users who will only buy the stuff a couple of times before they abandon the lifestyle. They're the easy ones to fool with the big tubs.

Don?t forget SHELF SPACE the more your product takes up the easer it is to see and the less room for your competitors

Don?t you love marketing!

**GreenWave1** · 02-12-2009, 08:55 AM

Some of it is due to settling. I buy the 10 pound bag and fill an old 5 pound container. I pour enough so it is almost topped off and after a few days, it has settled and there is a lot of space.

**Nunyas** · 02-12-2009, 11:17 AM

not what I thought the topic was going to be about. heheh...

I thought it was going to be about what you do with the tubs after they're empty... I only have two 5lb tubs so far (started buying 10lb bags after them). I've converted 1 into a "penny bank" ... still trying to decide what to do with the other... I'm sure a need for a large container will come up sooner or later though

**Be_Blunt** · 02-12-2009, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Muscle_Sliver

You actually eat potato chips and Doritos?!

Ain't nothing wrong with baked Doritos.
1-Serving
90 calories (25 from fat)
3g fat (.5 g saturated fat)
16g carb
1g dietary fiber
2g protein

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