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Pizza saver
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My brother and I would have thrown hands over who got the dough ball every time
Barbie™ side table.
It's not pink!!!
It never saved any pizza from... me 😬
Now I want pizza
I legit opened this post while eating a slizzy. I hope you get your pizza soon.
TIL not only was this for preventing the box from bending inward, which everyone knows, but also allows you to grab a slice without touching the other pizza slices! Mind blown.
Insanity! What madness are you blathering on about?
you and me, we are in the same boat. When I saw these as a kid, I always thought they were to prevent slices from separating and till now had forgotten about them
"pizza bone".
pelican noise
!!! Thank you for the bones !!!
This is such a quintessentially American thing, I've never seen one in real life. Are pizza boxes in the states especially thin so that these are necessary?
I think the concern is more about stacking multiple boxes and the combined weight of everything pushing down on the bottom box. 2-3 pizzas is probably fine without, but when you get a large order for a party or school or event with 5 stacks of ten pizzas each the weight becomes a problem.
Source: former Pizza shop employe/mgr
I've had them this side of the pond too. You'd think they'd be banned by single-use plastic rules by now, but they aren't.
You guys actually have like, a nationally enforced law against single use plastics? Forgive my American ignorance. I'm honestly so jealous of you guys
Leaflet summarising the EU rules which target the vast amount of single-use plastic and fishing gear containing plastic. Banner depicting seahorse, straw, knife, fork, and sphere motifs against dark blue backdrop.
I've still come across plastic plates and cutlery since 2021 though...
It's starting but there's so much plastic everywhere that there's still a lot to do.
Shopping bags used to be free but they started charging for them and slowly people adapted to buying more robust reusable bags. Great to no longer see bags flying about in the streets.
Plastic straws are gone. Plastic cutlery is gone. Both are made from paper in McDonald's.
There's been good movement to reduce plastics. That said there is still a tonne used. My recycling bag at home has so much plastic in it. There really needs more to be done.
Something must be done about PET bottles and soap/shampoo/butter/cheese/etc. packaging.
In theory yes but in practice no
I'm honestly so jealous of you guys
I'm rooting for you guys!
It's probably more relevant as the boxes get wider but not thicker or taller. It is American to have huge portions, after all
We here in South America use them a lot.
When pizza boxes are over 50cm across, they probably start to sag a bit.
why are these still legal while plastic straws and forks &c are banned?
One of my local shops uses a garlic knot instead of these. I don't know why more places don't do that. Delicious and functional!
There's a pizzeria in my city that always puts these upside-down 😡
I don’t know why, but that’s fuckin’ hilarious
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