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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Should have ended with tossing the tea and filling the cup with whiskey.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

What kind of blasphemy is this?

You drink half the cup, then proceed to top it up with whisky. Repeat once it's half empty again, until you're asleep or out of whisky. It's a homeopathic recipe.

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Could be worse. The bag could have tore, filling your cup withbtea debris

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 41 points 2 weeks ago
[–] boreengreen@lemm.ee 30 points 2 weeks ago

Then finally enjoy your microplastic drink!

[–] reddwarf@feddit.nl 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Everything in this video is 'fixable' : hold the damn tab while pouring water, install the bin liner properly, cellophane is not that difficult, etc.

But the thing that triggers me like nothing else is the semi-perforated 'easy opening' half-circle of that carton box. Those fail without fail and I am convinced it is constructed by satan himself, just to mess with your mind and propel your anger to new heights. Same as with those easy to tear strips, they never rip in one go and always fail at about 5% of the tear-action. May the gods of retribution take extra notice and effort to espouse their vindictive cruel ways upon these so called 'designers' who invent them. May the fleas of a thousand camels invade the crotch of the person. And may their arms be to short too scratch.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

My wife and I have been joking about the perforation machine conspiracy for a couple of years now

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[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

WTF is this string squeeze technique?!

Squidge the bag against the side of the cup with the spoon.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

What now? Why is anyone squeezing a tea bag? Is this some sort of catholic, I deserve to be miserable kind of thing? Why ruin your tea with fines and bitter tannins?

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm too lazy to remove the teabag, what now Brits

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's disturbing to hear, but at least laziness is an ethos I can get behind.

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

But the ultimate question is, will this be a case where the username checks out?

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 6 points 2 weeks ago

££££££££££££££££££££££££££ As long as you're drinking it black (no milk), when you're finished, you can just pour on more hot water, and get a free drink. Your free drink will be slightly weaker than the previous one. You can then repeat this until all flavour is gone. ££££££££££££££££££££££££££

[–] gazter@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

I like it because it reduces bin juice.

[–] Dimand@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

But I like the tannins!

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago

Welp my super catholic mom squeezes her teabags until not a single drop more comes out. It's awful. I never squeeze a teabag!

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe I enjoy the misery.

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[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Infomercial VO: "Has THIS ever happened to YOU?"

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I've definitely destroyed the box of many a thing trying to open them with the pre-made perforations. Kraft mac and cheese is, by far, the worst offender.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 19 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Yo, they put each teabag in plastic in the US or what? It's always paper where I live. You guys are crazy.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The power outlets in the first frame look European, but yeah, you can even just dump the teabags into a cardboard box without a wrapper and it's perfectly fine. I would love to know why manufacturers are hellbent on adding useless packaging material.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The power outlets in the first frame look European

German Schucko?

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, that's my guess, although it's not just popular in Germany:

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[–] Louisoix@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

It's a British (registered there) brand of tea, produced in Ukraine and Russia, and mainly distributed in Europe (I personally have seen it in several EU countries). And yeah, this type of tea is always packed like this. At least they stopped using metal clips for teabags lately, from what I've seen.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's super common around the world. My friend group is starting to focus on loose leaf tea for that exact reason.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

I usually see them in paper here in the US, too. But I would imagine it depends on brand. I'm a cheapskate so I usually just get Bigelow or Lipton.

It’s also paper for some types of tea in Europe. Especially anything medicinal often has plastic.

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Funny, but I'm not sure I understand how they got footage of every moment of my life for the past couple of decades?

[–] UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Upvoting angrily

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago

Loose leaf for the win!

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

This is like ASMR for masochists

[–] Focal@pawb.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

Holy shit, that hit the spot. The bag fucking up at the end is just the cherry on top. Chef's kiss!

Every little thing just gives a small "..eghhhhh..." Feeling

[–] gazby@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

Ffs why is so much packaging like this? Does anyone actually USE it before it's mass produced?

[–] fleet@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They forgot the part where you sit on the couch waiting for the tea to steep and then remember you made tea 45 minutes later.

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or finally take the first sip, then get distracted by something else and discover your cold cup on the counter hours later.

[–] KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Go to warm it up and find yesterday's tea in the microwave...

[–] luckystarr@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Now you've done it! You made me laugh uncontrollably! Pfff.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

THIS TEA IS IN AN UNACCEPTABLE

CONDITION

UNACCEPTABLE

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

aaaand I'm going to bed upset. Thanks OP

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Tell me you're not British without telling me you're not British

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[–] LMurch@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 week ago

My lord... This video just nails it. I cringed and related to each part.

[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] mtchristo@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

British problems

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

c/oddlyunsatisfying

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I was waiting for it to transition to throwing raw eggs and gasping.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Why do some teas come in individual packets like that?

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But it's an extra step. When you buy a regular box of tea, all the tea bags are just in the box, not individually wrapped.

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[–] Socket462@feddit.it 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That "apparently" is the key here

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