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Kuiper told \"Good Morning America\" that the idea first came about with a friend when she was in high school and they \"were trying to figure out how she could drive and dip, and that’s when we discovered the packet can open as a pouch.\"

It wasn't until Kuiper posted a video on TikTok for her more than 1 million followers that the demonstration of the trick really blew up.

\"My husband Eric and I always opened the ketchup packets on the way home from McDonald’s so that our kiddo could have nice hot salty fries dipped in ketchup, and now she’s 22 and still opens ketchup that way,\" Kuiper said. \"It always seems that the most simple things blow up on social media. I create all the amazing recipes, but the ketchup packet was the one that’s exploded.\"

Kuiper added she was happy to share the hack because \"if it makes someone’s life easier, then that’s a win.\"

Plus, she said the simple, alternate way to open ketchup \"has saved the interior of my vehicles and has allowed proper fry to ketchup ratio.\"

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