I have zero issue opening these bags but for some reason my mom and siblings really struggle.
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I'm embarrassed to admit that I spent almost 10 mins trying to open one and finally gave up and just put my veggies right into the basket ๐
Just stretch the bag carefully a bit on opening. Works every time! Simple.
FYI, reusable produce bags exist!
I just don't put them in bags until checkout... Not sure if the cashier hates me or not.
I was at my local walmart today...
Same with trying to peel double-sided tape
Most of the produce bags here have handles. I found that the meeting place where the "handle" meets the "bag" to be the easiest spot to separate. I just rub the bag between my fingers in that area and usually it only takes a single rub for it to separate.
The struggle is real.
...the easiest way to open these IME, is to lightly lick your thumb and the neighboring finger. This makes the respective sides of the bag stick to them for easier opening.
The produce is all wet. Just touch the thing youre going to buy to get your fingers wet - not lick it you foul fuck
You are a jerk.
Also, I don't touch produce. When I deal with these plastic bags, I am using them to line my thermal bag, to carry home my hot meal of fried or glazed chicken. This is because the carrying pouch the store puts the chicken into has air holes - which means that my thermal bag would get dirty.
When masks were mandatory, I couldn't do this and tried for over a minute to open the damn bag.
I found that if I start with the cold vegetable, I could use their moisture to wet my fingers.
I just red that as in lick your neighbors finger and thought yeah that sounds about right ;-)
Finger licking good
That's easy. Just flip it, then flip it over again, just like a USB plug.
I'd proudly and, like a snob, tell you that I've ascended beyond plastic bags by using reusable nets.
But I also keep forgetting the nets at home, so I use the plastic bags and promise myself not to forget. Only to forget again. FUCK.
You remember while walking out of the front door, but tell yourself it's too much effort to go back and get them, only to regret forgetting them and not going back for them while it was easy right?
Actually we mostly use paper bags in our stores now, because they're in a well integrated system where they can get recycled into something else.
That said, nets are a good idea which works every time you bring them. Which isn't often.
You're paying for the weight of that net at the register though, not much at once but it adds up.
Interesting, our supermarket has a provision for that, but I also weigh just the stuff without net, before packing it. So at least that's working okay for me
I put the bag between my palms and rub back and forth a bunch of times. It works as long as you have both hands free (and you have two hands).
The Mr. Miyagi method!
Exactly.
I usually wet the tip and rub it over and over until it comes.
Usually get some looks at the store but it works 100% of the time.
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what if I have three hands?
Even better. You can hold your fruit in the third hand while rubbing the bag with your other two.
Dont lick your finger, the veggies get sprayed with water. Wet your finger with the clean water and the bag will open for you. Just like everything else in this life: Its better when its wetter.
Except paper bags and toilet paper before you wipe
And socks.
And toilet seats.
A duvet that hasn't been fully dried is miserable to sleep in.
Dear god. I'm going to have a nightmare about that tonight I think. Just the weird awkward weight...the odd humidity nearby...the impending thought of mildew...
It's the weird damp sensation when you lay it over you that does it for me. Makes my skin crawl thinking about it.
You people just creeped me out. Like, I was going to close the page.
Nearly too much internet for a sec there.
I got over it.
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Bring your own reusable bag.
Hold the middle of the side that is supposed to open between your pointer finger and thumb and slide them in opposite directions. It almost always works for me :D
You guys put all the fresh stuff in plastic bags? Why not just straight into the shopping bag?
Yeah, I keep wondering when I last used a plastic bag. These days it's either prepackaged, directly in the shopping bag or a paper bag.
Because it costs by the pound and you want to make it easy to weigh all vegetables together
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The plastic bag is folded on the sides. I have much more success if I start by pulling there, than attacking the opening directly. Hard to explain but you'll figure it out.
I just find the non sealed end and make the pspspspsp (car call) finger motion and it opens up well enough when I have to use the bags
I love that you described it as the "cat call finger motion". I knew what you meant immediately
Gently blowing on the opening sometimes works
I aggressively rub the side that's meant to open between my fingers and typically that opens it a bit, and from there you just try to separate that while doing the bag open wave.
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