Current Events > Millennials have now killed... canned tuna and can openers

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https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/decline-of-canned-tuna-sales-forces-industry-to-shift-millennials-dont-even-own-can-openers
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They have pull tab technology now

Maybe, just maybe, fresher food is a better alternative and most of us take that?

I buy bags of russet potatoes when I want a potato dish vs my mom buying bags of instant mashed potatoes.

When will the FBI stop millennials? They have killed so many

seriously, I fucking hate when i want to buy a can of something and there's no pull open tops. i hope they go bankrupt and lose EVERYTHING
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Lol that whole not owning a can opener was me up until like 3 or 4 months ago.
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too bad. canned food is usually shit compared to the non canned versions

sorry boomers. the future is ours
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i actually kinda like canned fish >_>
mostly salmon, tho
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Tuna is disgusting, smells horrible to
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I still use one for my corn.
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Wat, I love tuna fish salad.

Also fuck electric can openers, those things scare me. I totally own a manual one though.
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This is just producers adapting to the market. How is this bad?

lol rekt
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I eat tuna in pouches. No can opener required.

Reading the article: According to the brand, sales for the tuna pouches are growing 20 percent annually, Wall Street Journal reported.
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That many people don't own can openers? Apparently not a lot of millennial pet owners.
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SideshowBob311 posted...

That many people don't own can openers? Apparently not a lot of millennial pet owners.

pet food comes in bags too
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I ate the fuck out of the pouches when I was an air traffic controller. We couldn't leave our positions for lunch so if we didn't have someone to send for chow runs that was what I ate. Cheap, and the flavors they're rolling out are actually pretty good.
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Am I the only one that struggles to open pull tabs? >_>

I think I pulled one open really fast once and somehow managed to cut my hand and now I'm afraid to put any real strength into it. I prefer regular cans that I can use a can opener on. >_>
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The Top Crusader posted...

Am I the only one that struggles to open pull tabs? >_>

I think I pulled one open really fast once and somehow managed to cut my hand and now I'm afraid to put any real strength into it. I prefer regular cans that I can use a can opener on. >_>

I've also cut myself on those pull tabs. I'm scared of them. Give me a nice, classic can opener any day of the week. Just think, as consumers, we have to pay for any additional costs associated with putting pull tabs on cans anyway...so why not make the process cheaper and more efficient by owning a can opener? Makes sense. Probably better for the environment, too.
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I mean I understand this. Millennials tend to enjoy fresh foods. For some reason baby boomers still ate fucking canned food because their parents did too, so it became a thing at my house.

We grew up, and grew out of that shit
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I have a tuna melt like every other weekend.

Not my fault.
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Canned tuna is nasty, so I'm not surprised.

Pretty much the only canned food I even bother buying is beans, everything else fresh all the way. I can still remember the nastiness of canned green beans and pears that my mom made me eat as a kid
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SideshowBob311 posted...

That many people don't own can openers? Apparently not a lot of millennial pet owners.

the fuck? cat brands know their audience. lightweight litter saved my life. they know I can't open a can
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What alternative is there if you're trying to get fish into your diet but don't want to spend a bunch of money? Canned tuna serves that purpose perfectly.

If millennials are truly spending their money on fresh fish instead of tuna, then that's probably part of the reason so many think they don't make enough money or can't afford to buy a house. Fresh fish is a luxury food.
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HenryAllbright posted...

What alternative is there if you're trying to get fish into your diet but don't want to spend a bunch of money? Canned tuna serves that purpose perfectly.

If millennials are truly spending their money on fresh fish instead of tuna, then that's probably part of the reason so many think they don't make enough money or can't afford to buy a house. Fresh fish is a luxury food.

Dude frozen fish is cheap as can be
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AlabamaLove posted...

SideshowBob311 posted...

That many people don't own can openers? Apparently not a lot of millennial pet owners.

pet food comes in bags too

He probably meant wet food. Those the ones I get are in plastic with a pull tab. I think a lot of the cans have pull tops
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The Top Crusader posted...

Am I the only one that struggles to open pull tabs? >_>

The rivet holding the ring on almost always fails before the scoring around the top, and I gotta use a can opener anyway.

Questionmarktarius posted...

The Top Crusader posted...

Am I the only one that struggles to open pull tabs? >_>

The rivet holding the ring on almost always fails before the scoring around the top, and I gotta use a can opener anyway.

Damn, the idiots in infomercials who can't wash a plate without breaking it actually exist IRL
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rikasa posted...

Questionmarktarius posted...

The Top Crusader posted...

Am I the only one that struggles to open pull tabs? >_>

The rivet holding the ring on almost always fails before the scoring around the top, and I gotta use a can opener anyway.

Damn, the idiots in infomercials who can't wash a plate without breaking it actually exist IRL

*Sweeps in violent motion and pushes dirt everywhere*

What the FUCK
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Complete_Idi0t posted...

They have pull tab technology now

let the millennial have to work til their 70 because they wasted their money on pull tabs and bpa free cans i'll buy 50 cent can of beans in a non-pull tab can and invest the rest of the money and retire early thanks

codey posted...

HenryAllbright posted...

What alternative is there if you're trying to get fish into your diet but don't want to spend a bunch of money? Canned tuna serves that purpose perfectly.

If millennials are truly spending their money on fresh fish instead of tuna, then that's probably part of the reason so many think they don't make enough money or can't afford to buy a house. Fresh fish is a luxury food.

Dude frozen fish is cheap as can be

Canned fish is practically always much cheaper than fresh fish.
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I thought canned tuna was pretty popular among the athletic crowd.
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Good riddance, tuna is fucking disgusting and most cans have tabs now.
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Poor businesses. Why won't anyone please think of the buisnesses.
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Canned tuna needs to come down by at least 15 percent in price

But it is my go-to sandwich of choice at home.
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Can tuna costs more then it should is the issue, if they lowered the price more peoplw might buy it more often.
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What's really happening:
"How can we charge more for the same product, while cutting costs?"
"Package it in a plastic bag instead of a steel can, toss in some Sriracha, increase the price by about three times as much, then blame Millennials."

ThyCorndog posted...

too bad. canned food is usually shit compared to the non canned versions

sorry boomers. the future is ours

Because every millennial has the cash to buy fresh ahi

bobbaaay posted...

ThyCorndog posted...

too bad. canned food is usually shit compared to the non canned versions

sorry boomers. the future is ours

Because every millennial has the cash to buy fresh ahi

https://www.shoalhaven.com/sites/default/files/fishing-currarong.jpg

HenryAllbright posted...

The Top Crusader posted...

Am I the only one that struggles to open pull tabs? >_>

I think I pulled one open really fast once and somehow managed to cut my hand and now I'm afraid to put any real strength into it. I prefer regular cans that I can use a can opener on. >_>

I've also cut myself on those pull tabs. I'm scared of them. Give me a nice, classic can opener any day of the week. Just think, as consumers, we have to pay for any additional costs associated with putting pull tabs on cans anyway...so why not make the process cheaper and more efficient by owning a can opener? Makes sense. Probably better for the environment, too.

i have to use some cloth to protect my finger from the jagged edge when i pull the top. i got cut on those things :(
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kingdrake2 posted...

HenryAllbright posted...

The Top Crusader posted...

Am I the only one that struggles to open pull tabs? >_>

I think I pulled one open really fast once and somehow managed to cut my hand and now I'm afraid to put any real strength into it. I prefer regular cans that I can use a can opener on. >_>

I've also cut myself on those pull tabs. I'm scared of them. Give me a nice, classic can opener any day of the week. Just think, as consumers, we have to pay for any additional costs associated with putting pull tabs on cans anyway...so why not make the process cheaper and more efficient by owning a can opener? Makes sense. Probably better for the environment, too.

i have to use some cloth to protect my finger from the jagged edge when i pull the top. i got cut on those things :(

I just evade the whole issue, via one of those 'sideways' canopeners.

Maybe they should clean up the ocean and stop putting mercury and oil in there.
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Fuck Can Openers

Maintenance
Rust
Doesn't work often, requiring several circles
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I buy canned meats all the time, great for pasta
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Makeveli_lives posted...

Tuna is disgusting, smells horrible to

Canned tuna, sure. Get fresh tuna from a proper fish market and saute it, it's a completely different taste.
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I suspect that the people cutting themselves on pull tabs are doing it on some very sturdy and harder to open cans. I'm mostly comparing it to cans w/ pull tabs that are super easy to open. but I would think that tuna wouldn't be that hard to open since they're usually in smaller cans. you guys tell me i don't eat this shit
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HenryAllbright posted...

What alternative is there if you're trying to get fish into your diet but don't want to spend a bunch of money? Canned tuna serves that purpose perfectly.

If millennials are truly spending their money on fresh fish instead of tuna, then that's probably part of the reason so many think they don't make enough money or can't afford to buy a house. Fresh fish is a luxury food.

Canned tuna is not cheap
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Makeveli_lives posted...

Tuna is disgusting, smells horrible to

Tuna is a food that offends all 5 of my senses
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thronedfire2 posted...

HenryAllbright posted...

What alternative is there if you're trying to get fish into your diet but don't want to spend a bunch of money? Canned tuna serves that purpose perfectly.

If millennials are truly spending their money on fresh fish instead of tuna, then that's probably part of the reason so many think they don't make enough money or can't afford to buy a house. Fresh fish is a luxury food.

Canned tuna is not cheap

1$ for a can of it. maybe a bit more if want premium. works well for tuna casserole (pot method).
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Questionmarktarius posted...

What's really happening:
"How can we charge more for the same product, while cutting costs?"
"Package it in a plastic bag instead of a steel can, toss in some Sriracha, increase the price by about three times as much, then blame Millennials."

Sort of related

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/19/658700764/starkist-pleads-guilty-to-price-fix-in-alleged-collusion-in-canned-tuna-industry

StarKist Co. has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to charges of price fixing as part of a conspiracy with two of its competitors to keep the price of canned tuna high.