Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/09/17/the-unilid-is-a-one-size-fits.html
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They are different sizes; more like “five-sizes-fit-all.”
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One-size-fits-all but it looks like the set consists of different sizes? Hmmm.
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Not in my fridge, thank you very much.
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The UniLid is a one-size-fits-all cover
The set comes in five sizes
Must be a large value of “one.”
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This copy says “you probably have too many lids” and concludes “buy more lids”.
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Also
In fact, most U.S. households spend over $200 a year on wraps and foils
I believe this not for a second.
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Never buy plastic wrap again? I’m not sure you’ve considered everything people use plastic wrap for.
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We’ve got a set of these - not the same brand by the looks, but same idea - and they are just… shit. The only function they serve is to increase the amount of frustration in the world.
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I clicked the link. It claims 24 rolls/year. Nooo I don’t think so.
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Have some. They’re handy to have around to cover the ocassional time we want to store things in the bowl they were made in but, as nobody in our house finds washing dishes by hand to be therapeutic, they’re a pain in the arse to clean as they don’t like to stay well spread in the dishwasher.
Nat Geo gives this unhelpful statistic:
“Last year, 5.3 million Americans used 10 or more rolls of plastic wrap.”
Unfortunately, their citations are too vague to follow up on… the ad’s claimed usage does seem suspect, though. Par for the course when it comes to BoingBoing Shop ad copy.
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What, is there some sex fetish thing I’m too naive to know?
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Do you mean… clingfilm?
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This is crazy nuts. I moved in w/ my partner just over two years ago. With me, I brought (among other things) one opened and one unopened roll of saran wrap, as well as one opened, and one unopened roll of aluminum foil.
We only just used up the saran wrap about two months ago. Still haven’t gone through the foil.
If you are going through that much plastic wrap, I have a pretty good guess at the kind of stuff you look up while in Incognito mode…
… not that there’s anything wrong with that. Be sure and leave at least the nose or mouth uncovered. Safety first, kids.
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Isn’t there always? Rule 34.
But yes, Mirabel Morgan was famous in the 1970’s for writing books about how women should be submissive to husband and greet them at the door in something sexy (saran wrap often comes up in stories about her, though as far as I can tell that came from one of the attendees of her workshops, not directly from her).
Edit: probably should make it clear I find her opinions odious and regressive, though she clearly had a market for her sexist views of marriage.
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Sadly, these are surprisingly terrible. I bought a set and they are sort of ‘no size fits anything all too well’
I would not bother with them again.
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dental dam substitute - covering toys - a thousand and one uses.
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