Costco Vows To Fix Its Long-Begrudged Milk Jugs

One investor called out this 'daily irritant' during the company's recent shareholders meeting.

, the weirdly square-shaped jugs were cheaper and easier to ship, and that lowered the price for consumers, too. The more efficient containers were also said to be better for the environment. Nobody had any issue with those intended perks.Trouble is, customers found these restyled jugs unwieldy and difficult to pour without making a huge mess. Costco has apparently tried several times to correct the packaging problem, but the complaints keep coming up.

The issue of Costco's tricky milk jugs came up yet again last week, during the company's annual shareholders meeting. After thanking the investor for complimenting all the"other products," Costco CEO Craig Jelinek said the company would keep trying to solve the milk jug problem once and for all.

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