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Quiet Em

(946 posts)
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 11:29 AM Nov 14

Learned a great trick for opening those white kitchen trash bags

I have a full box and none of them open. They are so stuck together. So I learned a tip on youtube that I wanted to share in case you find this as frustrating as I do.

Put a small piece of tape on one side of the top of the bag and another small piece of tape on the other side. Pull the two piece of tape in opposite directions and Voila. No more frustration, lol.

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Learned a great trick for opening those white kitchen trash bags (Original Post) Quiet Em Nov 14 OP
I just hand it to my wife. Works every time. Lochloosa Nov 14 #1
hahaha Quiet Em Nov 14 #2
They open easily with wet fingers 10 Turtle Day Nov 14 #3
All the food stores in my area have clean wipes near the shopping carts when you walk in. After cleaning the cart handle mitch96 Nov 14 #5
Now I have True Dough Nov 14 #4
You seem to be coping well EYESORE 9001 Nov 14 #7
Sticky fingers! True Dough Nov 14 #8
Are you Mick Jagger? BOSSHOG Nov 14 #9
I'll tell you this, BOSSHOG: I'm no schoolboy True Dough Nov 14 #10
Good helpful tip! Emile Nov 14 #6

10 Turtle Day

(469 posts)
3. They open easily with wet fingers
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:11 PM
Nov 14

Same with the produce bags in the grocery store. I don’t usually use the produce bags because it’s just too much plastic, but it does work. If you don’t want to lick your fingers in the grocery store, you can get moisture from the misters.

mitch96

(14,691 posts)
5. All the food stores in my area have clean wipes near the shopping carts when you walk in. After cleaning the cart handle
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:20 PM
Nov 14

and my hands, I throw the wipe in the cart and take it with me. When I meet a pesky bag, I just wet my fingers with the used clean wipe and VOILA..... it opens... I don't know what germs are on the misters..
I'm not really a clean freak (don't look at my kitchen) but this was too easy...
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True Dough

(20,474 posts)
10. I'll tell you this, BOSSHOG: I'm no schoolboy
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 11:33 PM
Nov 14

but I know what I like,
You should have heard me just around midnight.

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