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New StartUp Makes Pizza Box That Turns Into Plates and Storage Device
- dshah 18y agoClever. They should make a quick video demonstrating the "transition" of pizza box to plates and storage container. Would help people visualize it better.
- sounddust 18y agoThey did: http://ecoincorporated.com/ecoincorporated.com/Green_Box_Videos/Green_Box_Videos.html http://ecoincorporated.com/ecoincorporated.com/Green_Box_Vid...
- mattmaroon 18y agoOk, then they should make that MUCH more evident from the home page. It should replace that big image.
- likpok 18y agoSounds useful for college, where often there aren't plates where there is pizza. Other places, I think it loses some utility.
- mikeyur 18y agoAgreed. Also very useful for parties/outdoors. I mean, not having to do dishes is a big plus and gives the cardboard a second use before it gets thrown away.
- jhawk28 18y agoMost college pizza parties did not have plates, we just ripped apart the boxes if we cared about not making a mess. Noone cared because they were stuffing their faces.
- kragen 18y agoEven when you have plates, sometimes it's nice not to have to wash them.
- tallanvor 18y agoI was working in an office in London, and about once a month we would order pizza. The problem was we either had to trek downstairs for plates or tear off pieces of the pizza box. Needless to say we usually ended up tearing apart the box, so this would definitely have been a wonderful pizza box for us! Hopefully delivery places start ordering these quickly!
- vaksel 18y agoClever, although I'd probably still continue folding the slice in half like I do now
- krschultz 18y agoThis falls into the "Doh! Why didn't I think of that!" category. It might not be earth shattering but it adds value for almost 0 manufacturing cost, and actually helps the environment a bit. I hope it catches on.
- patio11 18y agoIt might not be earth shattering Capitalism is earth shattering -- new and improved pizza boxes are one (appreciated) cog in the machine. Imagine explaining this to a bewildered medieval peasant: "What manner of device is this?" "Oh, its a pizza box." "Pizza?" "Hot bread with cheese on it delivered directly to your door by servants." "So you are a noble?!" "No, I work at a bookstore. You look surprised." "A STORE IN WHICH YOU CAN BUY BOOKS?! But they're priceless! And you have enough people who can read them!" "Everybody reads these days. So yeah, this pizza box is special -- it folds neatly to fit in the trash." "Trash?" "Sigh This bin over here. For disposal of refuse!" "My goodness there is a lot of it!" "That's because I can afford food every day." "But isn't it heavy when you have to carry it to the midden heap?" "Midden heap? Oh, you mean landfill. People do that for me." "Again with the servants!"
- nazgulnarsil 18y agothis is precisely why socialists piss me right off. capitalism has made me a serf to the whims of the moneyed. really? pretty sure that was how it was before capitalism. In the modern age I can decide where I work, where I live, and how I spend my time away from work. Oh what's that? In socialism the government would decide all that for me to best maximize my productivity? What then, is the difference between those pesky nobles and the state? Nobles tell you what to do so that you will best serve noble interests. The state tells you what to do so that you will best serve state interests. socialism and communism are not new and they did not originate with Marx. It is the same old elitism that has been running since one ape decided that he was the alpha male and would decide what is best for the tribe. Communism is simply a reactionary form of elitism, reacting to the fact that humans have finally found a better way.
- oldgregg 18y ago
- paul7986 18y agoVery cool; could make even better by decorating the bottom of the box. Maybe even with advertisements for themselves or third-parties.
- paulhart 18y agoSomething very like this was pitched on CBC's "Dragon's Den" in Canada (think 'American Inventor'). One of the investors on the program ("dragons") happens to own a pizza franchise company, and they were already in talks about the product. Nobody on the program invested IIRC.
- dhughes 18y agoThat was the first thing I thought of too, I think they pretty much laughed at him I don't recall Jim Treliving (Boston Pizza) saying he had something like it but then again I don't really remember much of that particular show.
- keltecp11 18y agoThese guys were showcased at the Wharton Entrepreneurial Conference last Friday. They have an incredible team and much better videos thn those listed on their website.
- rsheridan6 18y agoCan anybody who knows anything about patent law tell us how hard it would be for competitors to design around this patent?
- ph0rque 18y agoFrom their website (http://ecoincorporated.com/ecoincorporated.com/US_Patent.html http://ecoincorporated.com/ecoincorporated.com/US_Patent.htm...): "The ‘Green Box’ patent was issued in May of 2006. In addition, environmentally conscious organization, Inc. currently has two (2) outstanding patent applications to cover any possible work around of this design."
- jacoblyles 18y agoI'm not sure that anybody will buy this, especially if it costs more than an ordinary pizza box. It simply doesn't add that much value. You might be able to build a market out of eco-guilt in the bay area, maybe.
- Tufford 18y agoI don't get it - it says on the website that it doesn't cost more so why WOULDN'T somebody buy it? Same cost and the convenience of plates and storage. Sounds like a good idea to me.
- Tufford 18y agojust like the guy that sold mini plastic tables to keep the box sturdy...
- jhawk28 18y agoBe right back, I'm going to patent using a yogurt container to store food other than yogurt...
- dfens 18y agoThis reminds me of the boxes from Hell Pizza, which can be turned into a coffin "for your remains": http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=hell+pizza+box+coffin&w=all&s=int&referer_searched=1 http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=hell+pizza+box+coffin&w=...
- josefresco 18y agoA website counter, classy.