Comments on: After 40 Years, The Ketchup Packet Gets A Facelift http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/05/after-40-years-the-ketchup-packet-gets-a-facelift/ Deliciously Geeky... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jessicat http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/05/after-40-years-the-ketchup-packet-gets-a-facelift/comment-page-1/#comment-406089 Jessicat Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:52:03 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34734#comment-406089 I have to agree with mcman, the price will be added to something and they will give them out like they are BBQ packets. Always hiding them in the back and giving you one with an order. Or charging $0.15 to $0.25 for another. I have to agree with mcman, the price will be added to something and they will give them out like they are BBQ packets. Always hiding them in the back and giving you one with an order. Or charging $0.15 to $0.25 for another.

]]> By: Jessicat http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/05/after-40-years-the-ketchup-packet-gets-a-facelift/comment-page-1/#comment-402937 Jessicat Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:52:03 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34734#comment-402937 I have to agree with mcman, the price will be added to something and they will give them out like they are BBQ packets. Always hiding them in the back and giving you one with an order. Or charging $0.15 to $0.25 for another. I have to agree with mcman, the price will be added to something and they will give them out like they are BBQ packets. Always hiding them in the back and giving you one with an order. Or charging $0.15 to $0.25 for another.

]]> By: Mark http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/05/after-40-years-the-ketchup-packet-gets-a-facelift/comment-page-1/#comment-402714 Mark Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:58:39 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34734#comment-402714 They don't look that different. Australia has had a packet that's much more... efficient... for years; see:<br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4nUhD92yNU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4nUhD92yNU</a> They don't look that different. Australia has had a packet that's much more… efficient… for years; see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4nUhD92yNU

]]> By: mcman http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/05/after-40-years-the-ketchup-packet-gets-a-facelift/comment-page-1/#comment-402674 mcman Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:30:34 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34734#comment-402674 And since these new packages likely cost 5 times as much to produce, the fast food places will dole them out sparingly. Where some places used to just throw the ketchup in the bag automatically, now they will probably wait for you to ask for it. Of course until you get into the habit of asking you will not have any ketchup at all when you are too far away from the drive thru to go back.<br><br>Anyway, I'm sure there are literally millions of old fashioned packets that need to be used up before many places even consider the new style. Now, what about mustard, Arby's sauce/horse sauce, etc... And since these new packages likely cost 5 times as much to produce, the fast food places will dole them out sparingly. Where some places used to just throw the ketchup in the bag automatically, now they will probably wait for you to ask for it. Of course until you get into the habit of asking you will not have any ketchup at all when you are too far away from the drive thru to go back.

Anyway, I'm sure there are literally millions of old fashioned packets that need to be used up before many places even consider the new style. Now, what about mustard, Arby's sauce/horse sauce, etc…

]]> By: Michael Norys Jr. http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/02/05/after-40-years-the-ketchup-packet-gets-a-facelift/comment-page-1/#comment-402670 Michael Norys Jr. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:29:02 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=34734#comment-402670 it took them log enough it took them log enough

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