I liked the classic coils.
Where I work there are two people, who report to one another, that stand around all day with clipboards, taking and retaking inventory day after day, and looking for "little improvements" that they can suggest and implement between them.
Neither of them actually DO the work, or UNDERSTAND the work. But they create plenty of work between them with their little improvements.
I have a feeling that the decision to cut the coil was made by one such little "meddler" with nothing better to do with their time, looking for little improvements to make to please someone in the chain of command.
When they move on from their job, a bullet point in their resume will read: "enhanced product appreciation and customer satisfaction by pre-adjusting product length for ease of preparation and consumption."