Abstract: The invention is a can with a full taper on the sidewalls, as opposed to a straight side or expanded shoulder, thereby enabling the cans to be nested with less distance between cans. To prevent the cans from wedging together or locking, stand-offs in the form of inwardly indented ribs or bubbles are incorporated into the bottom surface of the can. In one embodiment, there are two ribs transecting the bottom of the can. The two ribs are off-center, so that when two adjacent cans within a nested stack are rotated 180° from each other, the ribs in the upper can are not in alignment with the ribs in the lower can. The inward facing ribs in the lower can thus contact the flat outer surface of the upper can so as to maintain space between the nested cans and prevent locking or wedging. In a second embodiment, there are six bubbles in two rows of three on the bottom of the can. In one row, the middle bubble faces outward and the two side bubbles face inward.