r/whatisit • u/Natural_Ad_6882 • 11h ago

New, what is it? I found this handy dandy, purple plastic tube.

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What practical purpose could this have? What should/can I do with it?

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u/Hairy-Protection-429 11h ago

This is a container for the drink "ZipFizz" it is a powdered energy drink with a bunch of vitamins in it that you can purchase at Costco. It is meant to be a single use canister. It appears that this is the canister for grape flavor.

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u/KYSMaddyy 11h ago

the canadian in me genuinely thought it was the packaging for a blunt.

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u/TheUndertows 11h ago

the american in me genuinely thought it was the packaging for a blunt.

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u/ugavini 10h ago

The South African in me genuinely thought it was the packaging for a pre-rolled joint.

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u/Darinchilla 10h ago

The stoner in me was sad that the joint was gone from this container. 

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u/Alexwonder999 9h ago

The grape drink in me thought these were family photos.

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u/I_am_the_darkness_99 10h ago

I'm American and we get prerolls in these. I don't think a blunt would even fit in it.

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u/dumbseeyouintea 10h ago

American-now-living-in-The-Netherlands me thought this was DEFINITELY from a joint

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u/Slight-Selection4298 10h ago

I'm a blunt with an American living inside me, confirm, will not fit. Joints only

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u/LoPath 9h ago

The Italian in me thought it was a ravioli.

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u/asleepsend 9h ago

I've never seen a blunt that small but im all for a dogwalker blunt

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u/Dpontiff6671 9h ago

I'm a blunt getting smoked and I can't wake up!

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u/TheDeadlySpaceman 9h ago

I’m an American and I have gotten both blunts and pre-rolls in these.

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u/Frequent-Meal6550 8h ago

I think joint and blunt are generally interchangeable terms

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u/BigDiscEnergy47 5h ago

We have bigger ones for blunts

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u/lowtdi850 1h ago

The lids are different on the ol’ doob tube. You have to squeeze the sides to get it open, there isn’t a little flip tab on them

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u/rotezora78 19m ago

I don't think so either; it's much too small.

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u/dickloversworldwide 9h ago

The Alaskan in me checked his back pocket to make sure he didnt loose his blunt.

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u/Slipstream_Surfing 5h ago

I feel that spelling lose with two O's is acceptable in a place where moose are likely to be encountered.

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u/KinkyAsexuaI 9h ago

The Amsterdammer in me thought that was kinda small to fit a joint in

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u/Cephylus 10h ago

The fat ass in me immediately went to m&m minis

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u/Tarantula_420 10h ago

The stoner in me thought it was for mini m&ms

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u/nunuann 8h ago

Same… now I need to get some mini m&ms

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u/sl0play 8h ago

I used to love those, and absolutely put my weed in them.

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u/Bettajune 7h ago

That’s tooooo funny! Yeah, well I live in Texas, so I knew if was in this state it HAD to be M&M’s…. God knows we aren’t allowed to make any decisions on our own around here without “Big Brother” stepping in and telling us what we can and can’t do for ourselves. 🙄 This state has gone completely in the crapper! Biggest state too….. Time to move Texans!

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u/SenselessNoise 9h ago

"It is imperative that the cylinder remains unharmed."

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u/JJKP_ 9h ago

I knew I would find this quote here.

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u/CMD_BLOCK 9h ago

Legendary lore

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u/sufficient-cro-1018 10h ago

The two wolves inside me genuinely thought it was the packaging for a blunt.

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u/KYCopperCoins 10h ago

At the same time? 1 wasn't enough?

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u/DiscontentDonut 10h ago

The American in me thought this was a tube for mini M&Ms 😭

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u/Think_Pride_5454 10h ago

What is a blunt? Just asking?

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u/TheUndertows 10h ago

Technically a marijuana cigarette, usually rolled from cigar casing like a “Swisher Sweet”.

This could have also been used to protect a pre-rolled joint (using rolling paper) from a dispensary.

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u/Eddie_Farnsworth 9h ago

The nerd in me thought that it would be about the right size to hold a screwdriver with which to repair one's glasses. The ones I've seen are in clear plastic cylinders, however.

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u/Defiant-Peace-493 7h ago

I think the glasses repair kits I've picked up had a red end cap, not a flip lid, but that was still my first thought too.

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u/PeachPit69 10h ago

The American in me knows that it starts out as a zip fizz container, but that other Americans use it for packaging their blunts

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u/leovult 10h ago

Hey bro Canadians are American too. you think Venezuelans aren’t American bro? ;p

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u/EquivalentOk6028 10h ago

The American in me still thinks it’s packaging for a blunt/pre roll

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u/NYCWartortle 10h ago

💯my thought. A preroll of some sort

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u/GlassBoxGoose 11h ago

Im in the US and thought it was for some sort of pre-roll as well, even though most of our tubes are transparent. Lol

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u/arongatonga 10h ago

Yours are transparent? Every tube I’ve seen on the legal market in my state is solid color, typically black, white, or green. Opaque packaging or take a hike, they say.

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u/sharksarefuckingcool 10h ago

Neat. I'm Alaskan and ours are white, black, or green. I've gotten clear ones sometimes, but mainly they're a solid color.

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u/cassthesassmaster 11h ago

Seattleite here and I thought it was pre-rolls 😂

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u/TheGordo-San 10h ago

Coloradan here, and I had also just assumed that this is a vessel that once housed a store-bought joint.

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u/cassthesassmaster 10h ago

Apparently even sewing needles come in them 😅 I guess I’m just a fucking stoner lol

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u/emflan11 11h ago

Portlander here. Same thought 😂

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u/the_waco_kid3 10h ago

Texan here. Don't make fun of me it's where I was born, I can't help it. Also, same thought.

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u/Murky_County_7353 10h ago

North Cakalakian here and I too have seen such tubes in the wilderness holding various herbs.

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u/theandyboy 10h ago

Is it just a legal state thought? Because that's definitely a doob tube if you ask me.

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u/alwayz_confused247 5h ago

Marylander here and I thought that was a doob tube.

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u/OkProfessor6810 10h ago

Right? I have a ton of these I need to get to recycling.

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u/Bettajune 7h ago

That’s tooooo funny! Yeah, well I live in Texas, so I knew if was in this state it HAD to be M&M’s…. God knows we aren’t allowed to make any decisions on our own around here without “Big Brother” stepping in and telling us what we can and can’t do for ourselves. 🙄 This state has gone completely in the crapper! Biggest state too….. Time to move Texans!

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u/my_little_rarity 11h ago

Minnesotan here, also assumed that’s what it was

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u/csbcollective 10h ago

I’m American and thought the same thing

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u/BowieOrBust 11h ago

I’m American and that was my first thought😉😂

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u/nojelloforme 10h ago

It totally can be a blunt container. Renew, reuse, recycle!

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u/Significant_Earth_93 10h ago

Your not wrong

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u/tato_salad 10h ago

As an American.. I think this was packaging for a blunt (well not a blunt just a joint/ dog walker)

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u/Eww-One-Buyer-3300 10h ago

Thats a tiny blunt

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u/arongatonga 10h ago

Yup, same thought. “Powdered energy drink” or whatever they want to call it, I know a doob tube when I see one.

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u/Special-Bet1141 10h ago

I mean, after consuming the original product, products like these generally end up used as storage for drugs

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u/epi_introvert 10h ago

The Canadian in me wishes we had Zipfizz in our Costcos so I could try it.

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u/Uncle-Istvan 10h ago

They make great doob tubes.

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u/BigJim_TheTwins 10h ago

As an American who visited Vancouver last year, the that was my guess as well

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u/Fishbulb7 9h ago

It probably still is

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u/ThePrideOfKrakow 9h ago

Can definitely be a doob tube.

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u/Ra_Blonde89 9h ago

I’m from NYC, Brooklyn to be exact and I thought the same thing! lol

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u/regeya 9h ago

I thought it was packaging for a pre roll. I got a freebie preroll once upon a time and it came in a container similar to this.

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u/iiamnervous 9h ago

I still think it is. The top looks different than the vitamin picture.

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u/notloceaster 9h ago

Looked like a tube for a cart to me lol

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u/hud_dev 9h ago

Porque no los dos

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u/fubes2000 9h ago

To summarize the responses:

Those of us that have experienced being in a dispensary all thought that this was a preroll tube.

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u/SamhainPunk 8h ago

Too small for a blunt worth anything, unless you're the type to roll those skinny-ass joints that are half the width of a cigarette and taste exclusively like paper

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u/RioNReedus 8h ago

It probably is the same thing

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u/bassnomeu 8h ago

É a case do dynavap cara.

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u/Expensive-Truck1292 8h ago

Does Canada have especially high standards to blunt packages?

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u/fridaycat 8h ago

It looks just like the containers they sell pre-rolls in at the dispensary.

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u/AdagioVivid5111 8h ago

Normally the blunt containers have a rounded bottom.

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u/CyberMonkey314 8h ago

Ooh, does the Canadian mind you Redditing while they're in you?

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u/ominousbloodvomit 8h ago

Ive done enough drugs to know this was probably candy or something like this lol

We used to stash drugs in mini m&m containers, which look like this 

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u/CplCocktopus 8h ago

Reduce Reuse Recycle.

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u/CBrinson 7h ago

I mean it is most likely.

Just like McClelland pipe tobacco and bean dip used to use the same containers.

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u/WhyAreYallFascists 7h ago

That’s what a zipfizz tube is used for, after opening, 100% of the time. Although J probably not a b. Too small a tube. Swisher maybe.

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u/Constant-Roll706 7h ago

I enjoy the Celsius powdered drink mix that comes in a single serving pouch, but dislike the packaging waste involved. This is a whole new level

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u/Fluffy_Ace 6h ago

I've certainly reused mini m&m tubes for gas station cigars before.

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u/macandchzconnoisseur 6h ago

Your blunts aren’t long enough

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u/RavenSiren66 6h ago

Idk why you thought only Canadians would think this way. 💀

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u/Festivefire 6h ago

I'm pretty sure this is how dispensary prerolls are packaged no matter what country you're in.

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u/niceguy191 6h ago

Those have a childproof lid

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u/Oregongirl1018 5h ago

I have had these exact same tubes in this same color for joints. So could be either one.

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u/Square_Owl_4075 5h ago

You guys have legal weed AND suicide?? Huh.

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u/BigDiscEnergy47 5h ago

I'm an American and thought I recognized it. It isn't exactly like our joint and blunt tubes but close. Then I saw it was zipp fizz and it all makes sense. I have a zipp fizz tube sitting next to a joint container on my table.

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u/CelebrationFit8548 4h ago

I had a similar container for 'ear plugs' and what I would reuse it for, you never know when they may come in handy especially if flying on planes.

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u/Jessicaph117 4h ago

I would give my coworker my empty grape zipfiz container for storage of his grape black and mild.

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u/Release_Similar 4h ago

The Canadian in me thought container for a 510 cart lol

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u/FunFreakEnt 4h ago

Still think it is

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u/HomeHeatingTips 4h ago

100% this is how we buy joints at the store in Canada. Maybe not purple but fuck I don't know every brand thats out there why not purple?

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u/IamNotYourBF 4h ago

Repurpose and reuse.

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u/Background-Main-7691 4h ago

The Brit in me thought "Only Smarties have the answer". 

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u/KandyKilla 4h ago

The American in me knows they're trolling ts out of you

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u/Sh0wMeUrKitties 3h ago

I thought it was the packaging for a vape cart

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u/Neither_Strategy_252 2h ago

What the fuck does that have to do with being canadian?

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u/chinofab 2h ago

The Mexican in Me thought it was a María Juana Churro packaging

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u/ActiveChairs 2h ago

Friend, with a little ingenuity and the simple act of putting a blunt inside it, this too can be a doob-tube.

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u/ProteusRift 1h ago

The American in me sees an ordinary container, aparently for a beverage that, once used, can also be used to hold/disguise your blunt

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u/AccomplishedTie4703 1h ago

The Detroiter in me says it's a blunt holder

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u/JollyStunts 36m ago

I used to store blunts in m&m mini containers just like these

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u/Primer0Adi0s 16m ago

Okay, but what do YOU think?

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u/shannycat1117 12m ago

The American in me thought it was a pre-roll

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u/unolemon 10h ago

I wish I wasn’t that person, but that packaging seems so wasteful for a single use powder.

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u/PomeloPepper 10h ago

Everyone on this thread knows it's not single use now.

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u/CDRkittens 9h ago

But the person who explained it said it's single use...

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u/Raulgoldstein 8h ago

They meant you can use it to store joints after you’ve used it for it’s intend purpose

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u/LongjumpingJaguar308 9h ago

I have low caffiene tolerance but bought zipfizz before I was as such. So I don't use the tube in one serving and have them squirreled around all over in case of sleepy emergency

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u/Just_Light9558 7h ago

Not single use. Put a doob in the tube. Recycle.

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u/NekoArtemis 5h ago

It's more recyclable than a plastic envelope 

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u/BiNumber3 2h ago

Na, dont be embarrassed about that. If anything more people need to think that way.

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u/Same-Chicken-6807 1h ago

Maybe packaging like this hit its peak with rolls of film. It was single-use, but that single-use lasted forever (potentially). And there is probably stuff people know about keeping film out of the light and away from skin oils, etc.

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u/Willing-Stuff6802 1h ago

That's why you keep re-filling it with nose candy. 

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u/livingdeadrider 11h ago

It's this. I take them all the time. Typically purple, red or orange.

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u/TickinCroc 10h ago

Hey, those are 3 of my favorite flavors! Maybe I should give it a go. . .

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u/EntrepreneurFirm4719 7h ago

Curious if you ever get your vitamin B levels checked? I've been drinking these for years. Used to sip on one (in a bottled water) during the day. My annual blood tests showed B12 so high it didn't register. Then I cut back to half a bottle. Still off the charts. Every year my doc tells me to discontinue or cut back on whatever I'm doing....

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u/brad613 11h ago

Will the correct answer make it to the top??

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u/Melissalovesdoxies 11h ago

i knew it was this instantly!’

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u/stosphia 11h ago

What a horrible, wasteful product....

Oh well, I can relent some of my guilt for using the single use drink packets

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u/EntrepreneurFirm4719 7h ago

I have mentioned this several times to the person offering samples in Costco. They have a rehearsed response of how surveys show people love the poptop container, easy to open one handed and dump in water bottle. First, you need scissors or a rat to chew the plastic seal off, and then it almost takes pliers to pop the top.

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u/stosphia 7h ago

I mean, we can't necessarily fault the person handing out samples.

But--siiiggghhhh--of course they have a schpiel about how it's so awesome. Who is so busy, they somehow only have one hand to fix their water???

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u/No_Zebra9342 10h ago

Love zipfizz! Grape is my least favorite though.

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u/EntrepreneurFirm4719 7h ago

Grape is the only flavor I use!

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u/Ok_Zookeepergame5141 10h ago

I used to drink this. I peeled the labels and saved the container for meds and whatever but then I saved too many. Still have some as they are handy but, I'm not even sure I liked the stuff.

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u/LeilaFlowerPuppy 10h ago

It's kinda like the Mini M&M containers

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u/violet_sin 10h ago

Yep, recognized immediately. My father-in-law used to drink them.

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u/-BluBone- 10h ago

that you can also store your joints in.

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u/Rubydoobydoo211 10h ago

Yep ZipFizz. Fruit punch is the least worst

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u/jumzish94 10h ago

I know a guy who snorted an orange one of these, he was sneezing orange powder for several days.

Or maybe it was a pixie stick, but im pretty sure it was the energy one.

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u/LevelAd1126 10h ago

The defendant in me couldn't remember if there was a joint in the tube.

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u/Neither-Revenue-4456 10h ago

No .im pretty sure that's for drugs. That's what I've read anyways.

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u/R4CTrashPanda 10h ago

Also looks like those mini m & m tubes

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u/O0OO0O00O0OO 10h ago

What's funny is that I was just telling someone that the branding for the ZipFizz at Costco looks just like marijuana branding

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u/Good-Warning7880 10h ago

Once the zipfizz is gone the canister is perfect for “drugs”.

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u/lightwork26 9h ago

Tubes that small wouldn't be for a joint, it'd be for cartridges for a weed vape

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u/Fastol4 9h ago

Ah, I thought it was a tube for M&M minis lol.

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u/dhelor 9h ago

Yeah I was either gonna say it was a tube of candy (like the mini M&Ms that co.e in similar tubes) or electrolyte tablets like Nuun. Never seen a purple one like this but it matches the style of both, so this is the most likely option.

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u/DietFine3143 9h ago

Came to say this, solved.

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u/daveliterally 9h ago

Like many of these people I thought it was for a pre rolled joint. And despite its original purpose, it now is.

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u/Unlikely-Concern-318 9h ago

Dang. I was gonna ask my dispensary for the pre-roll that came in that.

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u/BunkerSquirre1 9h ago

So the answer is drugs yet again

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u/thereisnospoon-1312 9h ago

Yep. Instantly recognized. They are damn good too

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u/DJ-Doughboy 9h ago

Or some gradaddy purple prerolled joints

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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 9h ago

I wonder if the opening is wide enough for a dime. I could roll up a couple of dollars and stuff them in there as well.

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u/MistukoSan 8h ago

Really looking out for this kid aren’t ya?

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u/RobotPhoto 8h ago

I had a roommate who's dad invented it... We had cases of that shit laying around.

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u/LogicalSorbet8759 8h ago

OMG I 100% thought it was a doob tube as well I personally have never had a zip fizz so you never crossed my mind LMAO

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u/lynxsrevenge 8h ago

That is not a canister, it is a cylinder.

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u/Hairy-Protection-429 8h ago

according to websters dictionary: A canister is a small, round or cylindrical metal, plastic, or ceramic container with a close-fitting lid used to store dry goods, chemicals, film, or pressurized gases

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u/GodoftheGeeks 8h ago

As a Zipfizz addict, I came here to say this.

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u/AltruisticRide1231 8h ago

It appears that this is the canister for grape flavor above average irish peni.

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u/anotherdamnscorpio 8h ago

Okay, but you can still put your weed in there.

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u/Still_Rain_979 8h ago

Bro how the hell

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u/Hairy-Protection-429 8h ago

i drink these. im familiar

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u/sky_cap5959 8h ago

I really thought this was an M&M container, but this zipfizz container looks way closer.

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u/whoisdatmaskedman 8h ago

I was going to say M&M minis, but on reconsideration, I think you're correct

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u/Aggravating-One-306 7h ago

I use them to store AA batteries when hiking or hunting.

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u/WoodWorkedMuffin 7h ago

This is what I was thinking. My dad is addicted to these damn things

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u/randompersonx 7h ago

Yep. My wife buys these.

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u/Natural_Drink1 6h ago

Now its just storage.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 6h ago

Yes however I think the flavor is just “purple”

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u/LordApocalyptica 5h ago

Can we get moderation that gets rid of the joke responses? I scrolled past like 7 of the same joke threads before I got the real answer.

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u/No_Commission_2610 1h ago

If you come across a joke responses, could you please report them to the moderators? Sometimes not everything gets caught by the automatic sent through the queue. Thank you so much for your help!

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u/c_o__l___i____n 5h ago

People saying drugs is funny because after we’re done with those my mom uses them to hold her joints

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u/Av8torryan 5h ago

Yep this- I reuse them to pack pre workout powder and creatine for traveling .

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u/CenturyEggsAndRice 5h ago

Those tubes are great for keeping sewing needles in too. They're a great size and you can split sizes by color.

I used to have a bunch of them from my cousin (who was a big fan of the drink I guess, I never saw them with the wrapper on because he'd clean and save them for me) but lost them when I moved.

I guess I need to see if I can find some.

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u/buttsnuffet69 5h ago

It could be that. But could still be for pre rolls. The same packaging can be used for multiple products. That said, it's definitely drugs

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u/htx2025east 5h ago

I buy those by the 30 pack at Costco or something, its three flavors, ten each but I had to stop drinking them... they were messing with my sleep... and I can fit two of the small raw cone dog walkers in one... like .125 gram cone. They are good for a small session... ie when you walk your dog. I will pack 10 cones, and stuff them into 5 of these tubes and just put them in my junk drawer incase of a dog walking emergency or give them away. I dont like the puff puff pass unless we make out regularly. So everyone gets a cone... you get a cone... you get a cone... every one gets a cone.. (ala Oprah and her car give aways)

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u/NekoArtemis 5h ago

I fucking knew it. 

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u/No_Delivery_1446 5h ago

Take before making any important.decisions.

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u/Acrobatic_Plenty_181 4h ago

Very delicious

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u/0ldDick 4h ago

I've never seen this use, but yeah, this looks like another use...

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u/Hundkexx 3h ago

It's got what plants crave!

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u/mrASSMAN 3h ago

This is a lot more innocent than I thought lol.. figured it was for needles (shooting up)

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u/orangeworker 3h ago

I was gonna say M&M Minis, but, yeah… this works too

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u/Michiganewfie 2h ago

Not sure what it is but I just remembered I have a free preroll from the dispensary left.

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u/sexyladypants 2h ago

They’re awesome. I keep all the empty tubes for some future, unknown re-use.

Labels are a bitch to remove though.

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u/mothmer256 2h ago

Yes this is it. I just suggested that as well in some part of the thread - I have some

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u/Sad-Ideal-9411 1h ago

i thought it was for sewing needles

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u/Energy-Turtle-4 1h ago

I used to LOVE this stuff! So many B vitamins made me flush really badly, though haha

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u/Invaderjay87 5m ago

Not this. The cap is different and it doesn’t have the ring where the cap rests like OP’s image

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