Eclipse Mints metal box is one of the splendid packs out there for mints. It certainly adds style to mint eating, and starts conversations as well. (At least in India)
However, there are two problems with it. One, it being a metal box, the little mint nuggets inside make a lot of clank-clank noise if the box isnt full, which its not 90% of the time its being used as a mint dispenser.
And two, taking a little mint nugget out of it creates several problems in many use cases. If its outside, you have to jerk it onto your hand, then seldom does one nugget fall out. This can be a good thing for the mint making company, as you would eat 2 if 2 fall out instead of eating one and putting the other one back in. This problem is with all mint boxez (chlorets, orbit etc). Or, you put in your finger and thumb and dig one out. This may upset Sheldon Cooper, as 'who knows where those fingers have been?' and as you grab one it may slip away, and you would have to grab a few times to get one mint out, the the fail grabs go back in the mint box to stay there, having touched your germy hands.
One would also sometimes execute the second method while always keeping the box inside the pocket. The box is vertical, so it poses no problems inside the popular pants format: jeans. In this case also, the problem remains, and is slightly intensified.
Solution: none comes to mind. Maybe having a pocket just under the lid to hold the mint for next time, and if the box is jerked, the a mint could occupy that space. This unnecessarily complicates the product design.
Summary:
Product: Eclipse Mints (or mint boxes)
Design Flaw: Sometimes difficult to get desired number of mints
Solution: I don't know
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