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Where I work, there is a bowl full of packets of sugar next to the coffee pot. They are all of a standard size -- one teaspoon, I think.
Many of my coworkers have the ability to take two or more packets of sugar, open them simultaneously, and pour them into their coffee, without spilling any sugar.
I, on the other hand, lack such ability. If i try to do such a thing, I end up with lots of spilt sugar. Thus, I am forced to add sugar to my coffee one packet at a time.
I propose that sugar packets come in 1, 2, and 3 teaspooon sizes. A box of packets would have a few of each size. Thus, people like me could grab one packet of the right size, open it, and add it to the coffee, with minimal spillage.
Keep one of these on your belt
http://www.gerberge...x.php/product/id/92
[21 Quest, Apr 05 2009]
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[hippo, Apr 07 2009]
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line up the 3 packets, grasp by the top, snap them to put all the sugar into the bottom of the packets, tear all open, pour, grin smugly. |
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You could just invent a small perforating wheel, like a can opener, that makes the original packets easier to tear. |
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What about folks with a *real* sweet tooth, who like to add 7 or 8 packets? You really are better off figuring out how to open multiple packets. I do it exactly like F_T. Actually, I've done it with up to 6. Messes really aren't a problem if you tightly grasp the bunched packets right below the point at which you wish to tear them open with one hand and tear with the other. Works quite well. |
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Another option, of course, is to simply keep a cannister of sugar next to the coffee pot from which you can pour as much as you like. That's how it's usually done at most places I've worked. |
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My current job has a coffee vending machine in which you can select if you want 1-2 sugar or 1-2 creamer, but you cannot select more than 2 of each, and you really need more than 2 because the coffee tastes horrible. |
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//If i try to do such a thing, I end up with lots of spilt sugar.// |
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Have you tried using the other hand ? I only mention this as left-handed sugars are already available. |
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goldbb, another option is to carry a multi-tool with fold-away scissors at all times. Then you can simply hold however many packets you need together and neatly trim the tops off. I personally carry a Gerber Suspension multi-tool on my belt at all times, along with a small, razor-sharp Kershaw Scallion folder clipped in my pocket. Sometimes, I also carry a larger Gerber Firestorm folder either in my other pocket, or instead of the Scallion. Being adult and infant CPR certified allows me to carry the folders at work, too. Actually, lots of people get away with carrying knives at work. Nobody seems to notice, and you're only restricted from having them in the work areas anyway. |
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I'm not saying your idea isn't viable, but it would require extra packaging to be shipped separately from regular-size packets and most places wouldn't shell out the extra money even if it were available. |
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Edit: This is Baked. According to Wikipedia: |
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//A typical sugar packet contains 4 grams of sugar. This, however, does not hold true in all places. Some sugar packets in countries such as Poland contain 5 to 10 grams of sugar. Sugar packet sizes and weights differ throughout different areas of the world.// |
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bigsleep, the only left-handed sugars I could find on the internet are sugar-like chemicals whose chemical structures are mirror images of regular sugars. |
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Or are you suggesting the type of left handed sugar that one puts in a left handed teacup? |
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21Q, So I should buy sugar packets from other countries, then? :) |
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Besides, I would expect that in any one box of sugar packets, no matter what country it's sold in, all the packets within that box will be the same size. |
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Would these be clearly labeled, perhaps emblazoned with a large digit in a stylish font, indicating the number of teaspoons contained? Or perhaps they could be called singles, doubles, etc., something of this nature. |
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//left handed sugar// Sorry about the chemical joke thing. |
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//all the packets within that box will be the same size// |
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Well yeah, you'd need to keep them separate so you can more easily locate the size you want. |
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why can't sweet coffee be grown that requires no sugar? |
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