I'm a pleasantly surprised skeptic...

[sunshinecindy]

....of the Debbie Meyer Green bags. I thought there was no way these could work. Boy, was I wrong. I have thrown away so many baskets of strawberries this year that I quit buying it. It seems that I never get to use them before they go bad. I decided I'd get the green bags and give the strawberries another chance. Today, I finally got around to cutting them up. They've been in my refrig for 10 days. They actually looked better then when I put them in there, hows that happen? I am thrilled. The next test is my lettuce. I buy the bags of cut lettuce and with two of us, we never use an entire bag at our meal, and when I go to get it a couple days later after opening it, its brown and wilted. Today I put the remaining bag from dinner ina Debbie Meyer bag, we'll see how it looks in a couple days. With the price of groceries now I've been looking for alternatives like these. I am thrilled.

[LauraLea]

Well let me know how the lettuce does. I held off getting these as they did not get very good reviews.

Laura

[Sunni]

I like the bags. I was like you Cindy...very skepical.

It works great with my leafy lettuce and the scallions. They always wilt on me but they hold up a while. My husband even uses them. I hate waste too. I know what you mean with being only two of you.

I hope they work for you!

[Mom2aPrincess]

Ooh..Cindy. Keep us posted. I've been watning to try these really bad. Our local news once a week does a segment on As Seen On TV Items and these got a pass...since then I've been itching to buy them.

Are they their on item here at SR? If not, who carries them? (So I'm ready after your lettuce results...) I buy the bagged lettuce too and do good to get two salads out of it before it starts showing age.

[kimbih]

Another skeptic here too! But I used them twice now with Bananas and they last a LOT longer that they usually do. I'm definately going to try strawberries and lettuce next.

[askomsky]

I got them also when the offer was up and our local news had just did a segment on them.
The segment stated some fruits and veggies did better in them, but others did just as well in Ziplocs.

That said I agree my bananas will last for almost 2 wks in the bags! I've also tried strawberries, blueberries, cherries etc and they work great too.

I tried iceberg lettuce and honestly my gallon ziploc bag that I always used kept it just as fresh as the green bag. BUt it does do better on the leafy lettuce.

So I do love mine bc we go through a lot of bananas and instead of buy 4-5 every trip I can buy more and have them for a long time!

[~Kathie]

I bought the bags but I haven't used them for lettuce. I buy the romaine hearts 3 pack and we go through one head a day. :eek: It doesn't hang around long enough to go bad.

I have used them for celery and carrots and they keep a lot longer.

April...........good to hear about the berries and thanks Cindy for the info on the strawberries. I took a package back to the store it was so bad, the DAY after I bought it. I checked them before buying. It amazes me how they turned overnight.

I'd be interested in how the lettuce works out. BJ's sells a 6 head bag. I could get that and not have to buy them every 3 days.

[sunshinecindy]

Ooh..Cindy. Keep us posted. I've been watning to try these really bad. Our local news once a week does a segment on As Seen On TV Items and these got a pass...since then I've been itching to buy them.

Are they their on item here at SR? If not, who carries them? (So I'm ready after your lettuce results...) I buy the bagged lettuce too and do good to get two salads out of it before it starts showing age.

Yes, you can get them here, http://www.taylorgifts.com/prodetail~itemNo~27967.asp. Mine are not the self locking, but next time, thats what I'll get.

[Mom2aPrincess]

Yes, you can get them here, http://www.taylorgifts.com/prodetail~itemNo~27967.asp. Mine are not the self locking, but next time, thats what I'll get.

Awesome...and these are reusable right?

LOL...nevermind...clicked the link and it says reusable in the description... :)

[askomsky]

Awesome...and these are reusable right?

Yes although I find after 3-4 uses with bananas it really needs to get thrown away ( I do wash and dry inbetween uses) and the berries and more "gushy" fruit is less time use.

[Mom2aPrincess]

Yes, you can get them here, http://www.taylorgifts.com/prodetail~itemNo~27967.asp. Mine are not the self locking, but next time, thats what I'll get.

Anyone tried the ones for bread, cheese or cold cuts?

We eat bread really slow so if they work as well as you guys are saying the normal ones work, they'd benefit us for sure.

[disneyforever]

If I am remembering right (no laughing now, please ;) ) I think these are also available under the offers section of SR for $3 or $3.50 cash back. I'm pretty sure I saw the offer a couple days ago.

[sammielynn]

I saw the other day that they have a special bag now for bread.

[ligrumpygirl]

I just saw on HSN that there is a sale on a lot of different products made by the same persobn. Check out the HSN link here on SR...it lists coupons...that is where I saw it.

[mseg16222]

I may have to try these out

[Debbie Jean]

I've used these for several years now... bought them first on QVC... and absolutely love them! :love:

Something that definitely helps with all items, but especially leafy greens like lettuce, is to make sure they are dry when you put them in the bag. I always wipe everything down with paper towels first. Can't remember where I got the tip... it may even be in the instructions.

These have changed the way I buy fruits and veg... don't know what I'd do without them! :clap:

[Anna]

If I am remembering right (no laughing now, please ;) ) I think these are also available under the offers section of SR for $3 or $3.50 cash back. I'm pretty sure I saw the offer a couple days ago.

Yep...it is an SR offer for $3.50...that is how I ordered mine....now I just need to use them since I have read the reviews...:rotfl:

[Anna]

I've used these for several years now... bought them first on QVC... and absolutely love them! :love:

Something that definitely helps with all items, but especially leafy greens like lettuce, is to make sure they are dry when you put them in the bag. I always wipe everything down with paper towels first. Can't remember where I got the tip... it may even be in the instructions.

These have changed the way I buy fruits and veg... don't know what I'd do without them! :clap:

How often have you found that you need to buy replacements? Just checking to see how cost effective it will be to keep replacing them.:confused:

[Debbie Jean]

How often have you found that you need to buy replacements? Just checking to see how cost effective it will be to keep replacing them.:confused:

I generally rinse them and let air dry... they are a fairly heavy "plastic" so they hold up really well. In the past few years, I think I've only ordered 3 times... once from SR, of course! :D I'm guessing each pack contained about 40-50 bags, various sizes... still got a bunch in the drawer so I won't be needing more of them for awhile, I don't think.

I find the savings is in being able to buy in larger quantities without the spoilage which was always a problem. For example, baby carrots, which we love are much more economical in the larger pack but we could never eat all of them before they spoiled... now they just last and last and last and are as fresh at the end of the month as when I bought them!

[juliokirkland]

Just bought some yesterday and am hoping that I'll love them as everyone else on this board has. If I do, then I'll be buying some for my mom as well. She notoriously throws out lots of veggies and fruits each week.

[schaery]

Also, these are available on ebay and some offer free shipping. I just bit the bullet and ordered some. If they'll keep me from wasting strawberries, bananas and lettuce, they'll be worth the money.

[hjohnson6]

I want to buy some of these but DH is the skeptic. I may have him read this thread. :D