“It’s Only Taken Me 40 Years”: Woman Is Left Stunned Upon Finding Out How To Close A Cereal Box The Right Way Interview
You know how you wake up at 6 in the morning sharp, trying to make sense of this whole universe, only to remember there’s a crisp new Reese’s Puffs box waiting on the kitchen counter? Your day just got a tiny bit better, but it may get ruined in a sec after you find the puffs all stale in a mushy cardboard box. You can never be ready to see such a thing.
So when one woman found the answer to her ugly torn boxes, she had to share it and save everyone from dried-out cereal misery. “It’s only taken me 40 years, but I now know the correct way to close a cereal box,” wrote Becky Holden McGhee on her Facebook. Her step-by-step video of box sealing in action has gone viral with 3 million views. More people joined in to share their own folding techniques for what seems like new, happier cereal breakfasts to come.
Becky from Blackpool, UK couldn’t believe it took her so long to find out there’s a right way to seal a cereal box
Image credits: Becky Holden McGhee
Image credits: Becky Holden McGhee
Image credits: Becky Holden McGhee
Image credits: Becky Holden McGhee
Image credits: Becky Holden McGhee
Bored Panda contacted Becky, the mom of two from Blackpool, UK behind the viral video, who is still overwhelmed with all the stir her box-folding video has created. “It was accidental, I never in a million years thought it would be viewed 3 million times!” Becky said she feels “incredibly lucky, all the comments and feedback has been really kind or funny.”
One of the reasons why the cereal box-sealing hack blew up so fast has to do with how basic it is. Becky told us she couldn’t believe she did not know this, and “the next morning, I thought I’d give it a go with the numerous cereal boxes we have and couldn’t believe how simple it was.” It turns out, the folding “literally takes seconds, looks really neat, and will stop cereal going all soggy.”
And here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do it
Becky’s video has now been viewed 3 million times, proving simple tricks can blow up the internet
At first, Becky posted some pictures of the hack online and her friend asked for a video tutorial. “It made me giggle, but my husband and I quickly did and added it to the post!” Sooner than she knew it, people were sharing Becky’s video, commenting, and joining in with their own techniques for a neat cereal box sealing.
Everyone got excited about the hack and others have been doing it for a long time
...just roll the bag down into the box and close the box like normal...or get airtight cereal containers lol. Her solution is no different than closing it the normal way
Exactly. It doesn't matter how you close the box, it's how you close the bag to keep the cereal fresh. The best hack is to take the back out an roll it down and seal it as you eat more.
Agree! I saw this on Facebook and find it ridiculous. Ants would feast on the cereal or the cereal will lose it's crunchiness if the bag itself is not properly sealed.
Yep, I only cut the bag 1/4 way across and then roll it down and seal it with a binder clip. I use them for everything, they're so handy, but mainly for french fries, chips and cereal.
100% !!!
Yeah, the title on this article implies that this ridiculous folding thing is what was intended all along by the box designers.
Exactly! Clickbait!
You have to admit it looks much tidier than a plastic bag and doesn't require an extra box, so for one, I think this is clever.
Exactly. This may help with storage space, but it does absolutely nothing to help keep the cereal fresh. But, you know the world today...if it's on the internet, it must be true!
I'm fairly sure rolling the plastic down is a given. This is just a neat and tight closure technique for the box itself.
I feel for the poor designer that designed cereal boxes. The tabs in the centre of the flaps are designed to hold the top of the box closed. As to keeping the cereal fresh, open the bag carefully and roll the empty part down, or better still put a clip on it. Some people just seem to want to reinvent the wheel - oooh, I wonder if an octogon would be better. (faceplam).
The one she's using has a very clear slit on one side and, I don't know what it's called in English, but that doohickey on the other side fits right in the slit when you close it and voila. No weird nonsense folding techniques necessary.
tab and slot in English. Tab being the part that sticks out, and slot being the slit
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here too
I like that you didn't know "tab", but you did know doohickey. Doohickey is a much more versatile word.
Exactly! People really are losing their minds in lockdown. Why go through the effort of this idiotic folding method when you can just close the box with the tab provided? If you don't like a ripped cereal box, don't open the box like a friggin animal!!
Rule #1 for cereal boxes - don't open when you are hungry
I agree, and I will definitely be adding "doohickey" to my mental thesaurus. Can't wait to find an excuse to use it!
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I just did it on a box of honey bunches of oats (american)
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...just roll the bag down into the box and close the box like normal...or get airtight cereal containers lol. Her solution is no different than closing it the normal way
Exactly. It doesn't matter how you close the box, it's how you close the bag to keep the cereal fresh. The best hack is to take the back out an roll it down and seal it as you eat more.
Agree! I saw this on Facebook and find it ridiculous. Ants would feast on the cereal or the cereal will lose it's crunchiness if the bag itself is not properly sealed.
Yep, I only cut the bag 1/4 way across and then roll it down and seal it with a binder clip. I use them for everything, they're so handy, but mainly for french fries, chips and cereal.
100% !!!
Yeah, the title on this article implies that this ridiculous folding thing is what was intended all along by the box designers.
Exactly! Clickbait!
You have to admit it looks much tidier than a plastic bag and doesn't require an extra box, so for one, I think this is clever.
Exactly. This may help with storage space, but it does absolutely nothing to help keep the cereal fresh. But, you know the world today...if it's on the internet, it must be true!
I'm fairly sure rolling the plastic down is a given. This is just a neat and tight closure technique for the box itself.
I feel for the poor designer that designed cereal boxes. The tabs in the centre of the flaps are designed to hold the top of the box closed. As to keeping the cereal fresh, open the bag carefully and roll the empty part down, or better still put a clip on it. Some people just seem to want to reinvent the wheel - oooh, I wonder if an octogon would be better. (faceplam).
The one she's using has a very clear slit on one side and, I don't know what it's called in English, but that doohickey on the other side fits right in the slit when you close it and voila. No weird nonsense folding techniques necessary.
tab and slot in English. Tab being the part that sticks out, and slot being the slit
Male and female in engineering!
here too
I like that you didn't know "tab", but you did know doohickey. Doohickey is a much more versatile word.
Exactly! People really are losing their minds in lockdown. Why go through the effort of this idiotic folding method when you can just close the box with the tab provided? If you don't like a ripped cereal box, don't open the box like a friggin animal!!
Rule #1 for cereal boxes - don't open when you are hungry
I agree, and I will definitely be adding "doohickey" to my mental thesaurus. Can't wait to find an excuse to use it!
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I just did it on a box of honey bunches of oats (american)
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