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Would the average consumer be willing to accept the price increase due to the weight of glass containers vs plastic? The heavier glass will cost the vendor more
by dylan604 2y ago
Would the average consumer be willing to accept the price increase due to the weight of glass containers vs plastic? The heavier glass will cost the vendor more in shipping on top of the container itself. That's shipping from the glass maker to the bottling facility, shipping from the bottling facility to the distribution center, shipping from distro to retail. There could then be additional shipping from retail to consumer.
Glass would also be much more susceptible to storage temperatures. Liquids susceptible to temps below freezing could be bad for glass containers without enough room for contents expansion.
- HappyPanacea 2y agoFlexible glass exists, if used in a non-sphere container, the container flexing will allow more volume with same surface area. Using flexible glass as a very thin coating around paper, a container could be kept lightweight and the shipping cheap.