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Capri-Sun suddenly costs 15,000 euros - that's behind it

2021-08-01T08:34:56.480Z


Capri-Sun replaced the plastic straw with a tube made of paper in the spring of this year. Now the original packaging is being offered at exorbitant prices on Ebay.


Capri-Sun replaced the plastic straw with a tube made of paper in the spring of this year.

Now the original packaging is being offered at exorbitant prices on Ebay.

Heidelberg - Capri-Sun becomes Capri-Sun, the plastic straw becomes a white paper straw. Not everyone welcomes these innovations. When the company announced the change on Facebook in October 2020, there were many critical voices. Almost a year later, users are still commenting on the post: “Really great, you can't get the packs open that way. That was my last purchase, ”writes a Facebook user. "Doesn't work, soak up immediately, my daughter could only drink half of it, I'll never buy it again, throwing away half of it is too expensive and a shame for me," writes another consumer.

As an alternative, Capri-Sun suggests the “Big Bag” with 330ml and a resealable lid, but the user remains persistent: “No, I'd rather go without it!” She writes on Facebook.

For others, however, it seems to work: “Works perfectly.

no problems with.

Shouldn't just be an hour in the package, ”recommends another Facebook user.

Ebay users want to make a profit from the change

Some Ebay users are now trying to profit from the change at Capri-Sun. They sell the original packaging including plastic straws at sometimes horrific prices on Ebay. While a pack of 10 is usually available for as little as 2.98 euros, resourceful users charge 25 euros or more on Ebay. But the prices kept rising: only recently there was an offer for 200 euros, shortly afterwards the Capri-Sun on Ebay already cost 300 euros.

But some sellers seem to overestimate the market: someone offers a single Capri-Sun with a cherry flavor and a plastic straw for 5,000 euros, another puts the price at 15,000 euros.

The article description reads: “Rarity and real attitude towards Greta!

Limited number of pieces !!!! ”The seller is based in Cologne. Buyers can pay the price in cash when they pick it up.

Otherwise shipping costs will be added.

In comparison, for example, the champagne

Louis Roederer: Cristal 2002 is

a bargain with a price of 13,790 euros.

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How much is a plastic straw worth to buyers?

A Capri-Sun in its original packaging costs 15,000 euros on Ebay.

© Ebay

Packaging change not voluntary: EU regulation prohibits plastic straws

The decision to replace the plastic straw was not made voluntarily by Capri-Sun. Because the EU already decided in 2019 to ban single-use plastic, which came into force on July 3, 2021. The production of straws, cotton swabs and the like is prohibited, because single-use plastic products make up 70 percent of the garbage in the sea. So sooner or later Capri-Sun had to act and decided to proactively introduce the paper straw in the spring.

But the solution is not quite perfect yet, even if Capri-Sun claims to be striving to be “the most sustainable, natural children's drink in the world” Plastic: “Then you should also think about new beverage packaging. If environmentally conscious then please do the right thing, ”writes a user on Facebook.

Source: merkur

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