Re: Product Review - Ziploc Big Bags
- From: Maureen Wozniak <mwoz2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:48:59 GMT
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:14:32 -0600, frood wrote
(in article <chEif.5081$q93.1555190@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):
> 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.
>
>
Thanks for the review, I'll have to look for them now.
Maureen
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