Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink… because the lid wasn’t on tight enough.
Well, maybe it wasn’t water. Maybe it was Sprite, Coke or lemonade? Whatever it was, you’ve probably spilled it when the lid of your fountain drink cup decides it has better things to do than contain liquid any longer.
If you’ve ever had a fountain drink, you’ve propably shared in such an experience when the lid just gives up.
Don’t worry, it’s not your fault; it’s the lid’s fault.
Some fast food restaraunts like to trick people with their bad lids and dollar drink specials.
Think about our imaginary friend Jim: he just left the dentist, and he’s looking forward to that Mega-Jumbo-Supersized-Polar slurpy he’s about to get for just a dollar. What a steal, so he thinks.
As Jim drives up to the drive-thru window he hands the cashier his dollar, and just when Jim wraps his hand around the drink (which is probably about two ounces less than a two liter) the top pops off and his slurpy spills everywhere.
Of course the cashier immediately closes his or her window, because that’s part of the scam. He or she wants Jim to have to buy another drink because his lid just wasn’t strong enough to contain the oversized beverage.
How hard is it to design a lid that conforms to the rim of a cup?
Starbucks and Solo seem to have done it. When was the last time you saw someone’s coffee lid shooting off the top of their cup? Never, because Solo knows what it’s doing – just ask any college student walking out of a grocery store on a Friday night.
Even though Solo puts up a good fight in “the war on lids,” someone else needs to join in against the worst enemy of them all, bad lids.
I’m not asking for some sort of high-end lid that can sync to my iTunes or that I can Skype on while drinking it. I just want something that won’t fall off all the time.
So, if you can come up with something better to seal a cup than a lid (that won’t spill any sort of liquid), send it to me at 210 West Hall by September 1 and I’ll evaluate it online at BGNews.com.
With your help, the “war on lids” may be over soon. Unfortunately, the “war on using cliche phrases to descibe situations,” like spilling a fountain drink, is a battle for another issue and probably the second week of classes.
