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…

  • Anticorp@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Are you using the name brand bags? Ziploc is one of the few products where buying the actual name brand makes a big difference.

    • Sarmyth@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      2 years 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.

      • Anticorp@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorEnglish
        1·
        2 years 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.