I've bought the replacement spouts too.
But it pisses me off that we have to spend even more on an already expensive, useless piece of shit, in order to make it do what it's supposed to do.
I have also drilled a hole in the the appropriate spot on the can, and inserted a tire valve stem with the needle removed so the can will breathe. They even come with a cap.
I'm willing to bet the bureaucrats and engineers who designed these things have never had to fill a lawnmower themselves.
Sure, there's bigger problems in the world, but the little shit like this really makes me wonder just what the fuck happened to normal thinking?
On another note:
The 5 gal water cans at the same stores are already set up properly.
What happened to the good gas cans was not engineering, but lawyers. The companies that made them in America were sued out of business by stupid people who used them incorrectly and had their attorneys sue for their stupidity.
The fool who used the buckets in the original posting, that started this conversation, would have a widow who will be able to sue Home Depot, Sunoco, the bucket manufacturer and anyone else connected with his demise.
Danger is Mother Nature's way of getting stupid out of the gene pool. Why do responsible people have to pay?
