McCormick’s Old Bay spice blend was traditionally packed in tin containers until the summer of 2017, when the brand transitioned to plastic. It might seem like an innocuous change, but many fans weren’t happy with it (shout out, Maryland Reddit fam), not least because the new packaging had a nasty habit of losing its lid when pouring that Bay onto food, creating a mess or ruining a meal.

Some consumers resorted to saving and reusing the old tins, refilling them from the new plastic containers.