On 9/13/2011 10:51 AM, Omelet wrote:
> In >,
> > wrote:
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>> om,
>>
>> he seems a bit sensitive, guilt perhaps... and as to those rings, their
>> replacement, sorta a breakaway collor for soda, is not much better, its
>> still made of petro products, and as one who strips soda cases on a regular
>> basis, they aren't manufatured very well and don't break away well and they
>> also allow the bottled products to be slipped out without breaking them away
>> so while the traditional rings might b e gone the problem isn't, Lee
>
> Six packs of soda are now packed in cardboard boxes...

The stuff I buy is held together with joined, plastic "rings"
(just like bud and coors.)