Or have you ever made a gourmet meal that required two teaspoons of Marjoram or allspice or some other extravagant ingredient only to have the rest of the jar just sit in your cupboard until you move because you haven’t a clue what to do with the rest of it?

Or how many times have you ever needed a drop of paint to cover up that scratch on the side of your house, but left the god-awful eyesore because you don’t want to waste $30 on a whole new can of paint?

What I am suggesting is that someone should start a store that sells nothing but ketchup sized packets of everything. Condiments ranging from the regulars to the exotic, alcohols, concentrated juice, white glue, perfume, rat poison, WD-40. Anything that would either be good to have small amounts of stashed away on your person, in your car, or anything that you want to keep around the house “just in case”.

Also this would be good because it would encourage people to try new things, someone who wants to try caviar but doesn’t want to waste too much money if they don’t like it could buy only a packets worth. As an added bonus, companies would know this is an excellent opportunity to reach new customers and would put out the tiny packages for almost nothing as an incentive for you to try there product.

And this is where someone butts in and mentions that some grocery stores have bulk bins for people who just need a little bit of something.

But the drawbacks with bulk bins is that they are communal; grimey little children stick their paws through them and thus are often highly unsanitary. Small ketchup sized packages are also more convenient and classy, as they would be easier to bring into a restrant and add to your food then bringing in a huge bag full of _______ would. And most importantly, you will never find a bulk bin section that sells vodka, caviar or paint.