# Sweetener Packets, No! Sweetener Tablets, Si!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetener-packets-no-sweetener-tablets-si/623973>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 3, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetener-packets-no-sweetener-tablets-si/623973 "2012-06-03T22:15:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetener-packets-no-sweetener-tablets-si/623973/1 "2012-06-03T22:15:32Z")

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For about one year now I haven’t been able to find artificial sweetener–of any kind–sold in tablet form; it’s always in packet form, except for the rare brand that comes in bulk powder. I always liked the tablets because they were neat (no mess); but the packets mean that thnere are always bits of paper to clean up. Why did this happen? :mad: 😕

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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetener-packets-no-sweetener-tablets-si/623973/2 "2012-06-03T22:21:13Z")

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[Relevant link.](http://www.amazon.com/Equal-artificial-sweetener-tablets-Each/dp/B0012SSWKE)

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**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetener-packets-no-sweetener-tablets-si/623973/3 "2012-06-03T22:23:40Z")

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Bonus: You always have some placebos handy!

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetener-packets-no-sweetener-tablets-si/623973/4 "2012-06-03T23:21:19Z")

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> [@Frylock](#):
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> [Relevant link.](http://www.amazon.com/Equal-artificial-sweetener-tablets-Each/dp/B0012SSWKE)

Thanks, Frylock; I’ve marked that as a Favorite Link and I’ll see if I can get those tablets. 🙂 I have no idea why the stores don’t sell them.