no useful info > writes:

>> I assume it's the same metalized paper as the bottom of the
>> microwave popcorn bags everyone else sells. It's there to
>> generate heat from the microwaves.

>My exploratory surgery on a used "cup" didn't show any metal. could be
>there, just not easy to see.

It's a very thin coating, so it heats up rather than reflecting
the microwaves (but not so much that it catches on fire). I think
the heavier metal plate in the base is a reflector.

>I'm not too far from
>thinking that they make more money selling replacement cups than they do
>from the popper.

They might if retail stores actually carried them. I've seen a
lot of complaints about people not being able to find them
(although a google search turns up plenty of mail order sources).

I bet the profit margin on the microwave bags is higher, though.
One indicator of this is that retail stores have a dozen kinds of
microwave bags, but they don't have the Powerpop inserts.

>> So how come nobody sells the empty bags by themselves?

>Capitalism?

A good capitalist wouldn't ignore a potential market.