I usually try to remember to squeeze it over the sink first but sometimes I'm forgetful. Another thing that bugs me is, when a dried up piece that's stuck in the tip plops onto the food. I agree with Yrgrec - companies are sneaky and think of ways to get us to buy more sooner. I remember when I was a kid, you could roll up the toothpaste and it would stay there -now we can't do that. One peeve of mine is the 'shrinking product' - rather than raise the price of a product they give you less.