cereal for dinner?

[katster]

There's bad news in the offing with a sick kitty, but I'll write more about it later. In the chaos that was this week, I completely lost track of an assignment due tomorrow.

So, if y'all wouldn't mind leaving me your comments on cereal boxes, or anything you use to hold cereal, let me know. 'Cause I have to ask. :) (Yeah, my group project is to build a better mousetrap a new paradigm for the humble cereal box.)

Comments

[rosefox]

Is this meant to be something that cereal is sold in, something that it's stored in at home, or both?

If the first, the box is ideal: easy to stack, easy to store, cheap and easy to manufacture, and opaque so that people have to rely on the pretty pictures on the outside.

If the third, it should be transparent (or translucent) and reclosable, have a pour spout that's neither too big nor too small, fit on a standard shelf, not break if you drop it, have a place to write and rewrite the expiration date, and be airtight when you close it and otherwise prevent spoilage.

A reasonable blend would keep the airtight reclosability and built-in pour spout of the home model (think like the metal spouts on salt canisters, only bigger), and the easy construction, size, and opacity of the store model.