Re: Product Review - Ziploc Big Bags
- From: D Curtis <mdcurtis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:38:16 -0600
Thank you for such an informative review, I had no idea such a critter existed, and this looks like the perfect answer for a lot of my storage issues. I could use them for camping, putting each persons clothing as it gets used into one of the larger ones.
Very well done.
Diana
frood wrote:
I didn't mark this off topic as I think lots of us here are interested in storage products. I think the subject line is clear enough to warn off anyone offended by a frank discussion of ziploc bags.
Let me preface this review by clearly stating my bias towards plastic interlocking zipper-style closure bags, of any brand. I have boxes of them in every size from the little snack size to the biggest ones I can find. I save and reuse them (not ones with food - I'm too lazy to wash them out), and my bag stash is a considerable force to be reckoned with.
When Ziploc came out with the Big Bags, I hunted them down. I found them at my local Super Target, after striking out at several large grocery stores. In the Super Target, they were with the other Ziploc bags, not with the storage bins. I purchased both the Extra Large and the Extra Extra Large bags. I can't remember exactly how much they cost - it was about $4 for each. You get 4 XL bags and 3 XXL bags, respectively.
The XL bag holds a twin-size quilt easily. Or my entire Halloween fabric stash, but Spike and Giles had to sit on the bag for me so I could get it closed. The XXL bag can hold 2 twin-size quilts easily. It is long, so it is awkward to carry, but I don't suppose most people would attempt to use it as a purse. I currently have my Halloween stash in one XL bag, and 2 UFOs in an XXL bag. I put them in the bags to tidy up my sewing area, and move them out of the way as we decorate for Christmas.
I did find the ziploc closure to be difficult to get closed. It would benefit greatly from the zipper slider that they use on some of their other bags - like the gallon-size, but I'm not sure how that would work with the handle at the top of the bag.
The bags are thicker plastic than standard food-storage bags, and seem sturdy. They are folded as a set in the box, so you can't pull out just one bag from the box. You must take them all out, unfold them, take the one you want, then fold up the others to go back in the box.
There is some controversy over storing fabric in plastic bags. I am not going to address that here. This is merely passing along product information to be used (or discarded) as you wish.
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