Sure, but how do we store an empty string in a cookie if when we send that to the cookie function it'll unset the cookie?

We could give `''` a value and then do if $_COOKIE[$name] == '{{{EMPTYSTRING}}}' return ''; but that's so much effort to fix an issue that's really minor and nonsense. 

My message to them: "PHP is a loosely typed language, get used to it!"