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A small update with a small gripe. 


My love of Chapstick (refresher here if needed) has come to an all time happiness and sadness in one. I can now find the Spearmint ChapStick in stores almost everywhere. I'm sure they read my previous blog noting how impossible it was to find then proceeded to make it easily available for me. I now have a stock pile hidden under my bathroom sink of Spearmint ChapStick. I often buy four or five every time I hit the pharmaceutical aisles. I'm so happy that I have this ChapStick again I'm writing a blog about it, when I've promised so many other amazing stories. Sorry about that.


The sadness fact comes with the aforementioned  that really needs to become easier for me; opening a new ChapStick. I am positive that 90% of the time when opening up a new ChapStick something horrible happens. 


I easily get the ChapStick removed from the blister pack; I wish it ended right there. The "SEALED FOR YOUR PROTECTION" cap topper has become a horrible enemy. The directions make it seem so easy "Twist Cap to Break Seal". One of four things will happen:


1. I  twist and twist until I decide to rip the whole label off and now have unidentifiable ChapStick floating around. This causes problems when I'm thinking it's Spearmint and turns out to be Medicated. The expected lip protectant outcome leaves disappointed lips. Ratio: 30%


2. I twist and twist so much the label appears to be spinning around the plastic tube. Taking some sharp object to the supposed perforated line that breaks the seal that finally lets it be opened. Only to be discovered you've also twisted the twist mechanism up and now 35% of your ChapStick is stuck to the top of the cap. Ratio: 30%


3. Twisting and twisting again, this time no sharp object is available for easy cutting. So biting off the cap is the only next logical option; leaving teeth indents all over the cap. People observing you happily reapplying will also notice that you gnaw on your ChapStick and assume you have other bad hygiene habits. Ratio 30%


4. Knowing the last few times opening ChapStick, that you had major problems and use a sharp object to break the seal enjoy ChapStick; short of missing labels, filled caps or chewed on ChapStick. Ratio 10%


Knowing number 4 is the best option every time and seeing the ratio on how many times it is used will show you how intellectual or stubborn I am. I prefer you to think the latter. One day I will perfect how to open a ChapStick until then I will write extremely long blogs about how I try and break a seal.