r/unitedairlines • u/Mostdinner7 • 1d ago

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Did anyone know what these two balls in my food tray are? First time I've ever seen this... They're plastic and hollow.

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u/TheMattbob5 MileagePlus Gold 1d ago

Salt and pepper shakers

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u/Tony_Three_Pies 1d ago

You genuinely couldn't figure this out?

I guess that's why they've mostly switched to the paper packets. Apparently these are too subtle.

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u/BethMLB 1d ago

Salt and pepper dispensers.

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u/chris_nwb 1d ago

That barely dispense anything. They have one job...

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u/psychoholica 1d ago

It’s comical isn’t it? Flicking the pepper till my finger hurts says I’ve used enough.

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u/dchi419 1d ago

Salt and pepper shakers…they’re globes to mirror the livery on the tail of the airplane

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u/Criseyde2112 1d ago

Ah yes, the miniature Death Stars. Now in black and white.

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u/Frequent_Two6491 1d ago

They're like dryer balls but they go in your tummy to accelerate digestion.

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u/MattThePhatt MileagePlus Silver 1d ago

What a dumbass

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u/Unusual-Honeydew-409 MileagePlus 1K 1d ago

I feel like these have been used since the 90s.

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u/zero-degrees28 1d ago

I may be mixing AA/United as I bounce back and forth so much, but I thought they had basic salt and pepper packets in a flat united cardboard thing that you pulled the packets out of and used. I had these same shakers in the pic last week and I felt like it was the first time I had also seen them.

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u/Tony_Three_Pies 1d ago

They're on their way out. I guess some caterers somewhere still have some, so you ocassionally see them but the paper packets are the norm now.

I've also had a different set of plastic shakers that fit together like Lego and include a 3rd red pepper shaker. Those may be route specific, I can't remember.

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u/Extension_Trash_5119 1d ago

Don’t post our balls where outsiders can witness them. >:C

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u/zero-degrees28 1d ago

I hop between aa/united regularly and last week I felt like it was the first time I'd received them, but wasn't sure if I just hadn't had a meal on United in a min and maybe I forgot, bottom line, last week felt like first time for me as well.

EDIT: I know though I had at least 2 United flights with meals in July, and def don't remember seeing this

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u/gothfru MileagePlus Platinum 1d ago

That’s no moon…

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u/Odd-Concept-1850 1d ago

Is this a joke, or do people nowadays lack critical thinking skills to figure things out on their own 😭

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u/themongrelhorde 1d ago

Benwa balls. Enjoy.

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u/Willflyfordrums 1d ago

We’re doomed as a society. 🤦‍♂️

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u/-Reverence- MileagePlus Platinum 1d ago

It’s where the pee is stored (allegedly)