GoddessOfGuinness
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Wed Feb-27-08 01:45 AM
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Has anybody tried those "green bags" they advertise on TV? |
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They're supposed to help keep your produce fresh longer. Do they work? Is there a cheaper alternative as or more effective?
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Wed Feb-27-08 01:53 AM
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1. My mom bought a couple |
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she stuck some bananas in one of them and she claims that it's keeping them from ripening too quickly. That's the only thing I know of that she's used it on. She seemed pleased with the results.
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Wed Feb-27-08 01:55 PM
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4. That's what the commercial claims... |
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Thanks for replying! :hi:
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Wed Feb-27-08 01:55 AM
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Glad used to sell veggie bags in the grocery store right next to the zippie bags. they were great too, but this new generation is better. Strawberries, 2 weeks, no kidding.
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Wed Feb-27-08 01:55 PM
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Wed Feb-27-08 01:59 PM
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5. My kid made me buy a box |
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He actually said "I saw it on a commercial, so it has to be true!" I've got a lot to teach that kid...
But as for the bags, so far everything seems to keep pretty well. I think my Dole romaine mix is lasting longer than in a ziplock bag, but I've just started to use them. The true test will be on our usual rotting bunch of bananas and Mr. MG's habanero peppers, because I can go for weeks without using up the remainder after making chili with the first few.
They were $10 for a box (at Bed, Bath and Beyond) and quite a few in the box, plus you can reuse them, so it's a pretty good deal, I think.
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Wed Feb-27-08 10:55 PM
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8. The TV deal was $10 for 20 bags... |
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Is that about how many were in your box? I'd rather not pay S&H if I can avoid it...
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Wed Feb-27-08 11:44 PM
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$9.99, 20 bags. You should be able to find them in a local retail establishment to avoid the shipping. :hi:
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Wed Feb-27-08 02:27 PM
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At the Dublin airport have them pull as many pints as will fit in one of those bags and I will meet you anywhere in the sates to see if they are still fresh? Whatever it costs I will pay!
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Wed Feb-27-08 10:56 PM
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Do you think it'd retain a head? :rofl:
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Wed Feb-27-08 02:28 PM
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7. I saw a commercial for those! I, too, am wondering how well they work. |
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Thu Feb-28-08 10:47 AM
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12. They work amazingly well! |
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I had a pile of them, but over time I lost them all because some produce, even though the bags kept it fresh for a long time, I didn't bother to use and they went bad anyway, sliming the bags so they had to be thrown away with the food.
But, yes, they work incredibly!
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Thu Feb-28-08 10:53 AM
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13. A TV consumer guy tested the bags.... |
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And they tested really well. Put them against tupperware, regular baggies and open in the fridge.
In every case the bags came out on top. I ordered some.
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