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Subject: Re: stubby beer bottles
Message-ID: <1986Nov6.113608.10465@utcs.uucp>
Date: Thu, 6-Nov-86 11:36:08 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  6 11:36:08 1986
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There is another problem with the disappearance of the stubbies.  That is
the switch from a standard bottle to the situation where every brewery, and
even brands within brewries have different bottles.  I suppose having to
sort the bottles provides employment, but it doesn't help keep the price
down, or do anything for the taste of the beer.  You used to be able to
buy 3 or 4 brands and take the empties back as you filled the cases.  Now
you have to finish the individual brands and then stand in line at the bottle
return while the guy sorts bottles.
	The stubbies may have been ugly to some (They were also easier to 
clean.) and due for replacement, but they should have been replaced by a
new standard bottle.  The current situation only harms the recycling effort.
I would rather see the breweries spend more on the product and less on the
packaging.  Maybe that's why I make my own. :-)

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