House hold cleaning agents and many salad dressings, mayonnaise, ketchup and condiments are often packaged in oval shaped containers that need squeezing action to dispense. These containers are often out in the open in display on a kitchen table or sink and have enough visibility that brand owners still want them to look attractive and functional. In a sense, they should not look distorted or disheveled after a period of use. On the store front they cannot have a dented look which could be due to excessively thin corners or a non-optimal stacking arrangement. Typically, a wide label panel area is preferred for boldly displaying the brand identity and the numerous marketing aspects of the product but it does not necessarily imply the best dispensing or ergonomics [1,3]. On the contrary, most of the time a wide flat paneled container is the most challenging to blow, needing specialized equipment and is most prone to denting and buckling [2]. Having a well- defined grip area and something that does not crumple under the finger indentation force, dispensing controlled amounts of liquid would be a great package leading to good consumer satisfaction [4].
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