Reversible spout for bottles

A container for retaining and dispensing a condiment, the container comprising:

• a sidewall defining an interior volume for containing the condiment;
• an opening between the interior volume and an exterior of the condiment;
• a spout portion engaged with the opening and covering at least a portion of the opening, the spout portion having an inner face and outer face, the inner face being disposed nearer the interior volume than the outer face, wherein the spout portion defines an orifice through which the substance may be communicated;
• wherein the spout portion is positionable between a dispensing position and a storage position, and when in said storage position, said outer face defines a sloping surface extending toward the interior volume of the container and terminating at an edge of the orifice to direct any condiment remaining on the outer face through the orifice, which is open when in the storage position, and into the interior volume.

A method for use with a container operable to dispense a substance, the method comprising:

• positioning a spout portion adjacent to an opening of the container into a dispensing position, wherein the spout portion comprises an inner face and an outer face, the inner face being on a side of the spout portion nearer an inner volume of the container than the outer face;
• dispensing the substance from the container through an orifice defined by the spout portion when the spout portion is in the dispensing position;
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• disposing the spout portion into a storage position wherein the outer face of the spout portion defines a sloping surface extending toward the interior volume of the container and terminating at an edge of the orifice;
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• directing any remaining substance on the outer face of the spout portion through the orifice, which is open in the storage position, and into the container when the spout portion is in the storage position.