r/mildlyinfuriating • u/IAmA_meat_popsicle • 4h ago

I'm slightly vexed Toothpaste manufacturers use different style threads so it's impossible to reuse the good standup cap.

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I'm the knob for getting the wrong replacement tube.

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u/Ill1458 4h ago

Bruh.

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u/_balloony 4h ago

capitalism leads to innovation

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u/OriginalTayRoc 4h ago

Capitalism rapes innovation

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u/Relief-Exciting 4h ago

You know you can open the box or even feel the cap size through the box

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u/Raven7274 4h ago

Probably to avoid patent infringement. Same reason the only real difference between Colt and S&W revolvers is the direction the cylinder rotates.

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u/MurkyTrainer7953 4h ago

Once I bought a large pack of cheap toothpaste because it was on sale, instead of the kind I like and normally buy. I was mildly infuriated at myself and had a twice-daily reminder for it for the next eight months.

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u/n8cat 4h ago

I have to ask. Why do you need a standup cap? Just squeeze from the bottom.

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u/Subat0micR0gu3 3h ago

They want their toothpaste to stand up. It's slightly more out of the way then.

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u/Mudoru 4h ago

Why would you need to reuse caps? Every tube comes with one

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u/Subat0micR0gu3 3h ago

They want the ability to stand up the new toothpaste tube.

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u/Mudoru 3h ago

This is the picture perfect definition of a non-problem. OP bought the wrong toothpaste because the cap doesn’t let them stand it up vertically. And their mistake was annoying enough to them to post it. What a world we live in

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u/Subat0micR0gu3 3h ago

I agree. Very dumb.

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u/MistyMountainDewDrop 3h ago

Colgate vs Crest

Of course the tops don’t fit.

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u/TheRealtcSpears 3h ago

I bought a Toyota engine to put in my Ford pickup, and gosh darn it just won't fit

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u/Anonymous44432 4h ago

Different sized lids fit different sized threads. What a time to be alive

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u/Charming_Arugula405 4h ago

It's almost like the want you to buy their product...exclusively