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Bag sealer sticks?

frenchie — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 20:36:21 GMT

I saw these on Mary's show today. What a great idea! I now save twist ties for bread, bagels and frozen food bags. They don't work that well. These sticks look interesting and easy to use. Anyone have them?

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We rescue cats — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 21:49:30 GMT

Thanks for posting this, I wanted to get them when I saw before and forgot all about it. I have a Versa Sealer, it works well but I don't always pull it out to re-seal chips or salad. For the $7 cost I'm going to try them.

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Mz iMac — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 21:56:09 GMT

@We rescue cats

For the $7 cost I'm going to try them.

What item number for the $7 sticks???

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catter70 — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:03:54 GMT

I just use clothes pins.

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lynnie61 — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:05:51 GMT

@Mz iMac K89003. I see they are $20. Get them home for $7. 6.67 ez pay.

@catter70 I use clothespins also.

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Icegoddess — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:05:48 GMT

@Mz iMac They're $20 on 3 EZ pay, thus ~$7. K89003

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We rescue cats — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:08:17 GMT

It's 3 payments of $7, so within the first payment period I will decide to keep or return. Sorry, I was thinking with my fingers!!

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WORKING GAL — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:15:42 GMT

@frenchie- I have a similar style bag closure that you slide through the bag and it has a handle. Mark Charles sold this set but I haven't seen them for a long time. Sometimes they are hard to push through the folded bag so I ordered these to try. They look easy enough and you don't have to slide and pull them through the folded over bag. I hope these work. I'll use the ones with the handled for the freezer and these for cereal bags and chips.

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loriqvc — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:16:26 GMT

I tried another brand of these sealer sticks a few years ago and they weren't very useful; yes, they'll keep your bag closed, but they don't keep the contents any fresher, so you might as well just use a chip clip or even a piece of tape. I ended up donating my set.

As someone else here mentioned, I bought a Versa sealer recently and absolutely love it—simple, works perfectly every time, and definitely keeps contents airtight.

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Mz iMac — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:20:18 GMT

Thanks everyone for clearing up that EZ amount.

I use the magnitic clothes-pin clips. They are all over my fridge & freezer for easy pickings.

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Desertdi — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 02:12:56 GMT

I use binder clips...($ store)

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:51:06 GMT

I have the set that Mark Charles Misil hawked a couple of years ago. They have handles which can be helpful, but they can also take up space. These look simple in theory. Be advised, though, that they don't really seal. They just keep the bag closed.

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peachesncream — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:51:45 GMT

@catter70 wrote:
I just use clothes pins.

I use plastic clothes pins all over the place. For cereal or chips, etc., I just fold the top over once or twice and clip; that makes them airtight.

And I use ziplock bags a lot, especially in the freezer (and wash and reuse them).

The sealer sticks look interesting. I have a feeling I wouldn't use them much (and DH probably wouldn't use them at all lol).

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Zhills — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:47:42 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
I use binder clips...($ store)

Cheap and they last forever!!!!

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Marp — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:21:59 GMT

@We rescue cats wrote:
It's 3 payments of $7, so within the first payment period I will decide to keep or return. Sorry, I was thinking with my fingers!!

@We rescue cats, unless you voice a solid objection I am so going to use the "Sorry, I was thinking with my fingers!!",

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Sooner — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:32:55 GMT

Gripstic bag sealer sticks from Amazon. We have used them for years and they are very effective on plastic bags and ours are at least 5 years old.

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Melzie — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:45:14 GMT

I've been using these for years, not only for stuff on the kitchen shelves but when I have stuff left in bags from frozen food. I toss the box and just clip the bags closed and put them back in the freezer. Other uses around the house too. Great idea!

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WORKING GAL — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:30:04 GMT

@frenchie- I received my order of these and they work great. They are easier to use than the slide through ones I ordered a couple yrs ago from Mark Misilli. No handle makes it easy to fit the bag back into the cereal box after its seale Glad I ordered them.

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ladychas — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:46:58 GMT

@frenchie wrote:
I saw these on Mary's show today. What a great idea! I now save twist ties for bread, bagels and frozen food bags. They don't work that well. These sticks look interesting and easy to use. Anyone have them?

Bought similar from HSN in the 90's. Slightly better design. Use them all the time and they work well. This older design that really works available on Amazon.