In my current state of budget consciousness, I've become annoyed with products that I feel have no true added value to consumers. Let's look at the blatant rip-off that is the bag clip.
The problem: Keeping snack food bags shut to retain some freshness.
Potential Solutions:
1. Tape: Some packages have those strips of tape that they urge you to use to keep packages closed. It's pretty handy but again, the stickiness may fade if you get the snack food grease on the bag or on the tape. And tape isn't as reusable, so it loses some value.
2. A rubberband: It'll close the bag but also crush the contents inside. On the bright side, you'll get more pieces of the snack.
3. A clip: It will keep the bag closed and it's reusable! So a clip is the winner. Nothing wrong with that other than the fact that all a person needs is a clip!
The bag clip or the chip bag clip is just a clip that is marketed as something to keep your chip bags or snack food bags closed. Some companies may slap on some rubber on the clip to make it more comfortable. But think about it, if you are using it to keep your greasy chip bag closed, it's likely you'll get grease all over that
rubber, so what's so great about that? If you don't have arthritis or some other ailment affecting your hand strength, then do you really need a rubbery clip that will take all of two seconds to take off and
put on the bag?
Some companies like to make the clips colorful. Nothing wrong with that, it probably helps when you have people over and run out of small talk. "Hey that purple click you got there is nice. Where can I get one of those?" In some cases, the clips are made up of cheap plastic.To all the chip bag clip users out there, why not use a binder clip?
They're strong and sturdy and even now they come in different colors. They can also be 13 times cheaper per clip than using a bag clip. Even a close pin would probably work as a bag clip if you already have
those.
The Bag Clip
Here are a few bag clips found on Amazon.com:
OXO Good Grips Bag Clips, set of 4 $5.99 ($1.50/clip)
OXO Chip Bag Clip Set, Assorted Colors, $9.99 on Amazon.com
Cuisinart Black Bag Clips, Set of 4, $10.99 ($2.75/clip)
The Binder Clip
A couple of binder clips found on Staples.com
Staples Metal Binder Clips, Black, Assorted Capacities, pack of 60,
$6.79 ($0.11/clip)
Staples Metallic Soft Grip Binder Clips, Small, pack of 18, $2.79 ($0.16/clip)
If you're looking for functionality when closing that snack bag, then get a package of binder clips. But if you really want your bags to look pretty, then I won't stop you from the wasting extra bucks on the fancy clips. Choices people...choices.
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