A lot of manufacturers cheap out on the implementation, especially the budget brands from Lidl and Aldi which sometimes leads to the cap not being able to stay on anymore (the milk cartons are especially notorious, they literally break off by just opening them).

So I do get why people get annoyed by it. I also understand that helping the environment is more important so I'm not throwing a hissyfit about it and just tear em off out of spite (I leave them on). But people are still allowed to be annoyed and have an opinion about it.

As someone with hand motor problems, I can tell you it's a non-insignificant setback for me. And I'm not the only one.

I don't mind the cap being captive. Actually, it's even kind of handy when trying to take a swig from a bottle one-handed while riding my bike.

The problem is, the retainer creates friction when unscrewing the cap.

It hangs in the way when you pour from the bottle and closing the lid is much harder