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Hi

Don't know if anyone else has tried these but I am really impressed.  I have tried ALL vacuum bags in the past and basically they've all been pretty cr at p!  So, Matalan were selling them for £7 a pack, two large and one medium, I thought I'll get some just to try even if they only last us this weekend.  Packed them up today and they're great.

Trace x

Have the bags stayed de flated because all the ones that I've tried seemed to gradually puff back up ???

poppi

 Helo tracey, i bought these bags from QVC when they first came out and raved on about them until i looked at them 1 week later and discovered they had all inflated again, complete waste of money . OH said well you will be taken in with all these wonder thingys.

Had more success with bin bags and the hoover(sounds kinky )but it works

Jo

Jo

We have tried loads of them and had no success but these ones seem to be staying deflated.

Poppi - yeah we were the same, but these seem much better, stayed deflated for about 9 hours up to now.

I'll post progress tomorrow!!

Trace x

I had the same problem with them re-inflating.  I had QVC ones and Index ones.  I just stick stuff in them, vacuum the air out, or roll them up, and let them get on with it - at least it keeps duvets under control!

The only other thing I find awkward with them is that the bag gets smaller but the plastic sealing strip across the top stays the same (obviously!) which makes them difficult to store.  I've got them under the spare bed and the bags go under nicely but the plastic strips stick out.

Nora

Nora

We had some of those ones, they were a nuisance and we kept ours under the bed cos they wouldn't fit anywhere else!  The matalan ones don't have the plastic pole type sealing strips, just a zip up type one.

Trace x

A zip sounds much more sensible. Might have a look at those on the way home - any excuse to go to Matalan! 

Nora

Hi lynn

I got two single duvets and two pillows in each of the large ones no problem and there was actually room for more!

The smaller one held four bath towels, two hand towels and two tea towels.

Trace x

Cheers Tracey!! cant get there in time to get some for next trip ,but will be getting them for the one after!!!

how you doing with the gas bottle ??