"It's 9:30 p.m. Snack time. A sacred fourth meal, when I pull out my handwash-only kobachi and drop in a small handful of Blue Diamond Smokehouse almonds. I've been eating them for more years than I care to admit, appreciating the mix of natural (high protein and fiber) almonds with a splash of addictive processing (mmm, hickory smoke flavor and maltodextrin) to keep them feeling dangerous."
"The problem with Blue Diamond Smokehouse isn't the product. It's the packaging. Specifically, the Ziploc-esque "resealable" zipper stops working, like clockwork, when I'm about halfway through the bag. The plastic zip itself seems to hold too strongly, so that inevitably, there's a point when I open the bag, and the heat-sealed weld gives out. The zip stays zipped, but now it's attached to only one side of the bag. ONE SIDE!!!"
A nightly snack ritual involves a small handful of Blue Diamond Smokehouse almonds enjoyed for their protein, fiber, and hickory smoke flavor. The bag's Ziploc-style zipper routinely fails about halfway through, with the heat-sealed weld giving out and leaving the zip attached to only one side, causing the bag to gape. Options are to transfer the almonds to another container or curl and wedge the bag between canned goods, usually choosing the latter. Air intrusion causes the almonds to grow stale. The product's large water footprint (about 3 gallons per nut, ~2,100 gallons per 25-ounce pack) makes the packaging failure feel wasteful and aggravating.
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