[pervycreeper]

Those are often transported in thick reusable crates rather than cardboard boxes.

[weego]

Then maybe soylent were solving the wrong problem

[jclardy]

Milk cartons delivered to a school can be in a crate of hundreds, Soylent is delivered to a single person in a box of 12 or so.

A few cartons being damaged in the school delivery is fine, but even one damaged in the Soylent delivery means an angry customer.

[dmurray]

From the article, they needed a solution that works for small numbers of bottles being delivered to an individual.