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So did it stay deflated or re-inflate.

Does the bag button need to stay on the bag or can it be used for several bags?

Does sucking the air out and tying a knot do the same job?

I have decided to ditch the suitcase this year in favour of vacuum bags but would like to do it as cheaply as possible. Mum has bags from lakeland but others have said they split so I would like a back up plan. We have little enough room in the car as it is without trying to shove clothes in hither and thither.

Also - what state do clothes come out in after they've been vacuum packed. We are off to stay with rels and I would like to look halfway decent rather than like a bag lady when we stay there. Its also the 10th anniversary of dad's death so we would like to go to church and preferably to be uncreased!

Hi Portia Husssey,

  I haven't used it for bags containing clothes but the bedding I used it for looked ok. The bag button is used on as many bags as you want, so one button can be used endlessly. As I have said it is not cheap at £13.00 but when you consider how many bags you would normally need to buy it works out to be really cheap. As you say, you suck the air out and tie a knot. I always take a spare roll of bags in case of splitting and I find the cheap, thin bags work better but you do need to replace them often.

 Hope this helps. One other thing is that it took about a week to arrive.

might try and just use the air pump, a bit of plastic pond tube and some duct tape......

it's worth a play anyway...!