I’ve noticed that every product I’ve bought in the past year with a zip-lock seal is destroyed with common use. I actually think the zip-lock itself has gotten stronger. The bag rips before the seal opens on half the bags now and whenever I try to opens bags I had no issues with before, I find myself stretching/warping the plastic before the seal eventually opens.

It’s pretty frustrating and I am seeing it across many products. Cheese bags, storage bags, snacks etc…

  • Sarmyth@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    Yes. I have a mix of those and the target / smart & final bags. The issue is appearing in all of them, and also in random foods that use that style of seal as well.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I have not experienced the problem that you are experiencing. But I’m still using bags that I bought last year since we buy in bulk at Costco. Perhaps they cheapened the build quality in the last year.

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        2 months ago

        This question seems to be about things packaged in bags you buy not bags you buy to package your own things.

        I noticed the bags my underware came in were bad quality over a decade ago. I didn’t care then as I don’t know why I want my underware in a stay fresh bag. Those cheap bags are coming to places I care though.