Why bother w two types of cans ?

[rotuts]

purchased from the same store at the same time , right next to each other in the display :

 

 

seems odd .

 

just saying

[AAQuesada]

maybe they are running a test to see if the pull top sells better? that's all I can think of

[rotuts]

they scan the same .

 

and are intermingled

 

[AlaMoi]

production line differences.

the should be coded information indicating when and where it was produced.

old production lines never die . . . 

[blue_dolphin]

Maybe they know people have different preferences and are trying to appeal to both?  
Unlikely, I know.  

[Duvel]

I don’t get it …

 

You separate the content from the can before eating ?! How old fashioned …

 

Think extra fibre 😎

[Midlife]

Best guess: a sleeve of the ‘wrong’ type of top was in the stack being fed into the  machine putting them on. It happens. 

[dscheidt]

do they have dates?  It's possilbe one of them (probably the old fashioned one) is old.  

[MaryIsobel]

I'm noticing more and more "pop top" cans here. I think it's a great idea - espeecially for donating to the unhoused.

[Vapre]

On 11/18/2025 at 2:08 PM, Duvel said:

I don’t get it …

 

You separate the content from the can before eating ?! How old fashioned …

 

Think extra fibre 😎

This you?

[JoNorvelleWalker]

5 hours ago, MaryIsobel said:

I'm noticing more and more "pop top" cans here. I think it's a great idea - espeecially for donating to the unhoused.

 

I think pop top cans are a terrible idea.  I can't open them unless I use a can opener.

 

[Maison Rustique]

Pop top cans are problematic. Those of us with mobility issues struggle with them. And I can't tell you how many times the tab has come off when trying to open it and then I have to try to work a can opener around it. Additionally, I saw somewhere a while back that they tend not to have as long a shelf life as regular cans--because they can gradually begin to leak air. Can't recall where I saw that. 

[rotuts]

also , the PopTops leave a rim around the top.

 

makes it a PITA to get the contents out  w a spatula.

[Tropicalsenior]

This is one kitchen gadget that I can not live without.

 

The center hole grips and opens bottle tops. It's a perfect size for pop bottles and some condiments. But the little hook on the end is the real Jewel. It slips under pop tops and all you have to do is just roll them open. Yes, once in a while they break and I have to haul out my electric can opener and with my arthritic hands even that is a chore. I much prefer the pop tops cans.

[rotuts]

this was recommended by @Smithy , some time ago :

 

Kitchen Mama One-To-Go Electric Can Opener: One Touch, Auto Stop, Smooth Edge, Lid Lift, Safety, Automatic, Magnetic, Cordless, Battery Operated, Kitchen Appliance for Senior with Arthritis (Red) (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

needed it for canned tomato ( crushed )  large can   works on small cans as well.

 

a fine item , once you get one.

 

for flat top cans .  douvt it would work n Pop's

[Maison Rustique]

Yes, love that can opener and all my other kitchen gadgets for opening bottles, jars and cans. I can't live without this gadget for popping the seal on jar lids. Sorry, that has nothing to do with cans, but it is related to opening stuff in the kitchen.

[Smithy]

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

this was recommended by @Smithy , some time ago :

 

Kitchen Mama One-To-Go Electric Can Opener: One Touch, Auto Stop, Smooth Edge, Lid Lift, Safety, Automatic, Magnetic, Cordless, Battery Operated, Kitchen Appliance for Senior with Arthritis (Red) (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

needed it for canned tomato ( crushed )  large can   works on small cans as well.

 

a fine item , once you get one.

 

for flat top cans .  douvt it would work n Pop's

 

I like mine so much that I bought a backup, and I bought a couple for family members. I note that they're on sale right now for advanced Black Friday pricing...and incidentally, there are other colors available for those who aren't as set on red as rotuts is!

 

rotuts, I'm not sure what you mean by this:

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for flat top cans .  douvt it would work n Pop's

 

If you mean, not on the pop-top type can that started this conversation, I bet it would. 

[rotuts]

Maybe ....

 

will try

[SLB]

My first thought was, supply-chain issues. 

[blue_dolphin]

1 hour ago, Smithy said:

rotuts, I'm not sure what you mean by this:

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for flat top cans .  douvt it would work n Pop's

 

If you mean, not on the pop-top type can that started this conversation, I bet it would. 

I don’t have the Kitchen Mama can opener but I think it’s a side-cutter.  My manual side-cutter can opener works fine on pop-type cans and solves the rim issue.