Pringles is running a wild promo called “Once You Drop” — you can win a custom Pringles‑shaped metal urn and an after‑lifetime supply of chips (they say one can a week for 200 years, but actually hand you about $28K now). I love that this all traces back to Frederick Bauer asking to be buried in a Pringles can — iconic and weird, mission accomplished. We riff on the idea in today’s Morning 6‑Pack, tossing out six other legit and ridiculous ways to reuse those tubes. I tease a few — think sneaky flask, sad‑desk organizer, and even a DIY lie detector — but I’m not spoiling the top pick. Come for the odd marketing maneuver, stay for the dumb ideas and the laughs — we keep it fast, sarcastic, and slightly unhinged, like breakfast radio with chips.

Takeaways:

• I break down Pringles' 'Once You Drop' promo: urn-shaped can prize, it's delightfully bonkers marketing.
• We explain the grand prize: two centuries' supply math — one can a week for 200 years.
• I mention winners actually get about twenty-eight thousand dollars up front, because mailing chips centuries later is silly.
• We tell the origin story: Frederick Bauer asked for his ashes in a Pringles can, and his family picked Original.
• I list alternate Pringles-can uses: flask, desk organizer, vase, swear jar, and homemade lie detector, but I don't spoil the number-one pick.

It's haystack and it's time for your morning six pack this morning.

And we're going to be talking about Pringles this morning because Pringles has come up with this promotion.

One of the best ones I've ever seen.

I love this.

They want to be with you even after you die.

So they've launched a contest that they're calling once you drop.

As in, you know, they say their old slogan, once you pop, you can't stop.

Well, once you pop, eventually you drop.

I guess.

Once you drop.

The grand prize is a custom metal urn shaped like a Pringle scan.

So yes, you can literally spend eternity in snack packaging.

To enter, you sign up online and sign something that they're calling a will and tastament.

And before you get nervous, no, this is not a legally binding contract.

It's just a cute little marketing thing.

They're not gonna show up at the funeral home and yell, we have paperwork.

The winner gets an after lifetime supply of pringles.

As in 200 years worth of Pringles.

That's one can a week for two centuries.

Now, they're not actually gonna mail Pringles to you until 22, 26 or whatever.

They're just gonna give you about $28,000 in cash up front.

Which seems smart because the poor FedEx guy in 2194 trying to deliver a can of Pringles to a graveyard would probably freak out a little bit.

But the whole idea comes from Pringles history.

Frederick Bauer, who helped to invent the famous Pringles can, requested that some of his ashes be buried inside of one, and his kids honored the request.

When he passed away, they debated which flavor to use and they ultimately landed on original, which of course feels exactly right.

So now Pringles is giving away a Pringles shaped earn.

But if you think about it, that's not all that you could repurpose those distinctive tubes for.

I'm sure we can come up with at least six other things to use them for.

Well, gather round folks.

It's the time of day when we laugh and smile in a light hearted way.

Tune in for the giggles and let's kick back.

Here comes the fun.

It's the morning six pack.

The top six other things that you can use a Pringle scan for coming in at number six, A flask to sneak alcohol into your kids little league game.

Oh yeah.

Number five, A desk organizer for pens and sharpies and other things you need for your job.

Once your lazy butt finally gets a job.

Number four, A vase.

Or a vase.

Although, let's be honest, if you're repurposing a Pringles can, there's a pretty good chance no one in your life is gonna give you flowers.

Number three, A swear jar.

Although with your vocabulary, you may need the Sam's Club sized can.

Number two, A homemade lie detector.

If your spouse says that they're happy, just hit them with the can.

There you go.

And the number one other thing you can do with a Pringles can.

It's a container for your self respect.

Don't worry, the little bitty snack size can is plenty big.