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um Mar 2023 10:45am, 24 Mar 2023 7,216 posts	Quote Pin um While we're on it, packs of rice where the glue is tougher than the cellophane/plastic wrapping. So matter how you try to open it, the pack is ripped and the resealable sticky tape is not much use. (if there is a trick/knack to opening bags of rice, please let me know)
cackleberry Mar 2023 11:00am, 24 Mar 2023 2,993 posts	Quote Pin cackleberry (if there is a trick/knack to opening bags of rice, please let me know) Scissors.
ChrisHB Mar 2023 11:07am, 24 Mar 2023 22,360 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB decide beforehand to empty the rice into a jar. also applies to many other products.
Diogenes Mar 2023 11:13am, 24 Mar 2023 77,595 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Pull slowly and carefully with steady tension.
JenHB Mar 2023 5:25pm, 24 Mar 2023 1,405 posts	Quote Pin JenHB Right, so your website makes me select a named branch to be able to redeem the cat food voucher but that isn't much use when that store obviously closed some time ago. Grr.... Email sent to customer services!
JK chameleon Mar 2023 10:04pm, 24 Mar 2023 17,548 posts	Quote 1 pin JK chameleon Carrying on from the rice (and similar) packaging, "resealable" packs where the sticker isn't sticky enough to stick to the packaging.
ChrisHB Mar 2023 10:17pm, 24 Mar 2023 22,361 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB or it is sticky enough to get covered in rice
Little Nemo Mar 2023 10:16am, 25 Mar 2023 13,451 posts	Quote 1 pin Little Nemo I just use the clippy plastic things for pasta packs, far easier! Rice and other grains go into glass jars. I sellotape the cooking instructions on so I know what's in them
3M Mar 2023 5:43pm, 25 Mar 2023 20,884 posts	Quote Pin 3M Good shout, Little Nemo! From the outside of the storage jar, self raising flour, plain flour, cornflour, and icing sugar all look worryingly similar!
XB Mar 2023 5:51pm, 25 Mar 2023 15,989 posts	Quote Pin XB Google Translate auto-correcting the Portuguese or Spanish words into English. What is the fucking point of that? Changing cambio* into champion does not help one jot. * autocorrect decided I meant campion.