Ask HN: What's Going on with Resealable Packaging?
Does anybody know what has changed recently? Have they started using some kind of cheaper glue or less amounts of glue?
Does anybody know what has changed recently? Have they started using some kind of cheaper glue or less amounts of glue?
Most likely the ever-present pull to find an ever cheaper way to create the item.
The packaging for the product is a direct cost that is not explicitly what the customer is paying for. So saving a few pennies in an ever cheaper "zip-lock" style strip when multiplied by millions of items shipped amounts to a substantial cost savings.
And as most do not likely return the item for a broken resealable package, the makers receive little feedback as to the problems with their cost savings in this area.
I am and I encourage everyone else to do the same. I bought a package of matcha tea from Costco that has this problem and the quality of matcha degrades quickly when exposed to air.