And once they do wear out, they’re steel, so they’re recyclable !
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I am available to hold bags of chips, etc closed. I am very careful not to let any air escape, and I don't take up much room!
Buy Empricorn for life
I... may eat some of the snacks. ☹️
..I would like to return this Empricorn
It's not my fault, I was poorly trained!
Also useful for some ad hoc cable management. The triangular space inside is big enough to hold some thinner wires without damaging them
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I used some today to hold leather pieces in place while I sewed! mega helpful
I use clothes pins.
Same. Binder clips can pinch! And they're a bit too heavy for something like a potato chip bag imo.
This seems so obvious now but somehow I never thought about this. Thanks!
To piggyback on this, for this of us who enjoy a refrigerator cluttered with magnets, you can stick them to the fridge! I have a bunch of magnetic hematite on my fridge and have a scissor, lighter, multiple chip clips, and pens stuck to it. No more digging through a junk drawer!
I reseal chips bags with the heat seal of my food saver.
...that works? 🤯
It works great on the foil and plastic type bags, just don't vacuum it. Seal only
Been steeling these from work forever. 10/10 they work great for the kitchen.
I saw someone online use these with a coat hanger to hold open a cookbook while cooking in the kitchen. The coat hanger was hung on the handle of a kitchen press, and the clips connected to the open book to the hanger.
Clothesline clips also work
They aren't the cheapest, but I really like using GripStics to reseal bags. As long as the bag is not made of a very thick material, you can get an airtight seal (Eg, good for plastic-y foiled bags, not so good for a bag of flour made out of paper). There's no mechanical movement at all, so they'll never break.
I 3d print mine
I have and love my 3d printer, this is an example of something that you should buy and not print. Your prints will wear out, these will last your lifetime.