Originally Posted By ssWEDguy A challenge to the Dasani people -- (a Disney operating partner; the Coca-Cola people) There MUST be a way to improve the packaging on Dasani water. That wispy plastic cover on the mouth of the bottle has a way of ending up on the ground and then blowing from here to there. As wispy as it is it's hard to pick up too. Then there's the plastic thimble-like thing that goes over the end of the bottle. It too hits the ground, only to be kicked around by strolling guests. Or sometimes mashed flat. I remember back when poptops on cans were made to come completely come free of the can when it was opened. These would then too frequently wind up on the ground. Now, the poptops are designed to stay attached to the can. Can't the plastic on the Dasani bottle be designed to do something similar? Some way to impede the tossing aside of the plastic scat, so that it can be discarded or at least picked up more easily?
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy The reason I bring this up here is that the Epcot project was originally about being a "proving ground for new technologies." In that mode, wouldn't it be great if a packaging improvement like this would come out of Disney/Coke/WDW, and benefit the rest of the world in the process?
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 SS - Poland Spring has a child proof cap that does not come off the bottle. It is a twist cap and can't be removed. I have tried to remove it to no avail. No plastic wrap to contend with either. Maybe Dasani can do something along those lines. That little plastic wrap and thimble like things drive me nuts. They both go in the garbage as soon as I open my water.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> They both go in the garbage as soon as I open my water. << I find most people do dispose of this clutter properly. Thank you! But not everyone does. And enough don't that it really does accumulate each and every day in the parks. And that light-weight wispy plastic cover sometimes accidentally still blows to the ground when right-meaning people try to put it in the trash. I've seen it. I'll have to check out the Poland Spring caps. Haven't seen them.
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 I totally agree. That's why I like those other caps as they don't come off at all and the whole bottle gets thrown away. Also, there's no risk of small children choking on the cap if it came off. >>And that light-weight wispy plastic cover sometimes accidentally still blows to the ground when right-meaning people try to put it in the trash. I've seen it.<< This has happened to me as well but I was able to pick mine up. If it is windy out try to catch those little wispy plastic covers.
Originally Posted By danyoung I don't have as much trouble with the trash aspect as with the plastic cap that sometimes WON'T FRIKKIN' COME OFF! When you have to bash your water bottle against a hard edged surface to get it open, something's wrong!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I had a bottle of water the other day that had a cover to the part that you drink out of that you just flip over to the side (sort of like peeling a banana). Then, once you've had what you want, you just snap it back on. If you really want to take it off, you can, but there is no other way of keeping the water from spilling out, so most people would probably keep them on.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I don't have as much trouble with the trash aspect as with the plastic cap that sometimes WON'T FRIKKIN' COME OFF! When you have to bash your water bottle against a hard edged surface to get it open, something's wrong! < You have to wonder if they didn;t hire someone from the childproofing department at like Johnson & Johnson who came up with this. I am a Dasani person and drink a lot of water each day..yet those 'sport' bottles there drive me nuts too. I end up biting that plastic cap in middle with my teeth to get it open - and never put it back on after that again
Originally Posted By Labuda EXCELLENT point in #6, dan! Those suckers do NOT like to come off for me when I'm drinking Dasani! Totally hard to do, whereas my Ozarka here at home is easy as pie to open! Oh, and as for those little caps - I hate 'em! Actually had to chase one down on one of my trips last year and it took me a good 20 feet or so to catch up with the darn thing, but I was not ABOUT to leave litter on Disney property!
Originally Posted By Lake Nona How bout these Gatorade bottle caps... <a href="http://www.gatorade.com/products/propel_fitness_water/" target="_blank">http://www.gatorade.com/produc ts/propel_fitness_water/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Those are a step in the right direction, but they still have the plastic film that tends to run away in even the slightest breeze. I believe that the bottles should be able to be used, no matter what the weather/wind is doing. And that goes for attractions too (cough*Golden Zehpyr at DCA*cough)
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I can't believe that I'm reading this thread, let alone contributing ... the Spirit must be bored ...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 or the spirit senses yet another major corporation ( Coke) where one has to believe those in charge never have to use this product..or else they would be on the phone ordering someone to change the design
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<has a way of ending up on the ground >>> Hey ssWEDguy, I atleast know the mystery of HOW the labels get on the ground. I have learned that upon giving my kids the bottle to drink, I remove the label and stuff it somewhere or into the nearest can...this is because the label gets torn off by the kiddies if I don't do this. I think the attraction and reason the label is what it is, is because light can pass through it and through the water and it makes the water LOOK clearer, brighter, cleaner...whatever. I will admit, my reasons for tearing the label off before giving the bottle to my child is NOT to keep the park clean. My reason is simply to keep one of them from choking on said label. They always tear it off with their teeth! I'm thinking there isn't a good alternative to that label for the water people.
Originally Posted By Labuda ^^^ Print the label on the bottle intead of having a label? But that may be more costly than they're willing to deal with.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy My favorite is when the kids use the little plastic thimble thing to play soccer with, kicking it along in front of them as they walk somewhere.
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^our cat Kiki does that.. she loves bottle tops.. plays with the dasani one at all hours.. luckily she doesn't come to the park though.. =P
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> our cat Kiki does that.. she loves bottle tops.. plays with the dasani one at all hours.. << Cute -- I love cats. Had them for years and developed a severe allergy to them.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Isn't Dasani made by Coke and Aqua Fina made my Pepsi? I wonder if Aqua Fina has the same kind of label? I sure like the tatse of BoTH brands.
