It took me 20 minutes to open a trash bag

[debodun]

Why is that so difficult. It's like they glue the two sides together. This is the brand I buy:

 

[Naturally]

I usually just moisten my fingers and rub open but here is a good hack

 

[HoneyNut]

Why is that so difficult. It's like they glue the two sides together.

I have that trouble with the little produce bags at the store. Eventually I learned Naturally's moistened fingers trick and now I'll wander around the produce until I find something damp (like the area they run the spray mist onto) to get my fingers wet enough to open the freakin' bag.

 

[hollydolly]

I had similar problems tonight too.. not 20 minutes.. but at least 2 minutes which is a long time just to open a black rubbish bag.. and verry annoying...

 

[Pinky]

I put the bag between my palms, then rub them in opposite directions. That usually works.

 

[hawkdon]

I hear ya Deb, I have that same issue....even worse is the clamshell thing my snacks come in these days....drives me batty....

 

[hollydolly]

I put the bag between my palms, then rub them in opposite directions. That usually works.

yep I do that too.. but the bag just wouldn't open tonight...

 

[Jules]

I have that trouble with the little produce bags at the store. Eventually I learned Naturally's moistened fingers trick and now I'll wander around the produce until I find something damp (like the area they run the spray mist onto) to get my fingers wet enough to open the freakin' bag.

That’s what I do too. One day I was doing that and another woman came over to do the same thing. Great minds think alike.

 

[Packerjohn]

Wonderful video. I too have a real chore when it comes to those darn plastic bags. I used to think that if they can put a man on the moon, why can't they do something about those sticky new garbage bags.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Nathan]

I have that trouble with the little produce bags at the store.

I go over to the wall unit that has a mister to keep the leafy produce moist, and dampen my fingers there.

 

[dilettante]

There are also the trash bags I think of as "alligator bags" because they fold out and then the two sides are "alligator skin" crimped and have to be awkwardly peeled apart/open.

 

[birdy]

This describes me at the grocery. Those plastic bags are so hard to separate. It's embarrassing.

 

[MarciKS]

if you have a damp dish cloth nearby just dab your fingers on it before opening the bag. or run them briefly under some water to wet them.

 

[jujube]

I hear ya Deb, I have that same issue....even worse is the clamshell thing my snacks come in these days....drives me batty....

Whatever you do, DO NOT stab at those things with a knife. My daughter did that several years ago and ended up with 4 hours of micro-surgery to restore some of the mobility of her index finger when she severed the tendon.

 

[Gary O']

I just rub them with my thumb and forefinger
Comes apart rather easily
Then grab the middle of the two sides
pull apart
and gather the loose sides while pulling until I hit bottom
Then regrip the corners until the bag is totally open

Takes about 10 to 15 seconds

 

[Pappy]

We buy those big roll boxes that hold 80-100 bags. I usually rub the edges, flap the bag up and down, cuss a little, and then give the bag to Thelma to open…
Just kidding, but I do cuss a little..

 

[Pepper]

I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one.

 

[Lara]

No problem with opening kitchen trash bags BUT Doggie bags are impossible...and who wants to lick their fingers to get it open when you have, picking up dog poop on your mind?? GRRR

 

[Paladin1950]

Sometimes I wonder which end is the end that opens.

 

[jimintoronto]

The first plastic garbage bags were invented in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1950. By 1960 the patent had been bought by a US company and marketed under the Glad brand name. link.

when were plastic garbage bags invented - Bing JimB.

 

[jujube]

Why did they name them Glad Bags?

%@!*^$#* Bags would be a more appropriate name.....

 

[dilettante]

I remember "Corner Gas" having an episode where "The Man From Glad" had a cameo appearance.

 

[hollydolly]

We buy those big roll boxes that hold 80-100 bags. I usually rub the edges, flap the bag up and down, cuss a little, and then give the bag to Thelma to open…
Just kidding, but I do cuss a little..

I have those large rolls as well.... it's always a PITA to open them...