Vaccum Storage Bags

Advantages: Space Saving Ideas for Home and Abroad
Disadvantages: None I can think of

...I love this idea, whoever thought this up is a genius. A lot of families have storage problems my main pain in the backside is lack of room for excess bedding that i keep spare for guests and what not, So this is magnificent, how the air can be sucked out of the bag with any pipe vacuum cleaner and reduce the size of package to less than a quarter of the size. Brilliant for duvets and pillows i might add and to top it all off it keeps all those bugs away and when you do unpack them they smell as good as the day you washed them and put the items in there. Excellent I would rate these to anybody you can even use them for going abroad and storing your much loved items and reducing space which we all know must happen when traveling on a plane think of the goodies you can bring back !! Although I have never tries them in my suitcase while...

funkychic123 14.08.2007 · Read review
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What a Sucker!!

Advantages: Gives you loads of extra space, clear so you can see the contents inside
Disadvantages: None at all

...to see the light of day. We also have no space under our beds as we have ?seasonal? quilts, i.e. heavy weight ones for winter and lightweight ones for summer. These were using up an enormous amount of space which could be much better used for other things. For once in his life it was my brother who had the brain wave when he suggested some vacuum storage bags. He said he?d seen them advertised on the shopping channel. We had no time to wait for a delivery though so we decided to go out to the shops to see if we could find some. We have a (very small) branch of Lakeland Plastics near to where we live. So, we drove out to see if they sold any. They did ? but we underestimated the cost. Lakeland were selling them for £14.99 for a measly two bags. We reckoned we?d need about four times this amount and we simply didn?t have enough...

pennywa 30.10.2009 · Read review
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Suck your air out and triple the storage

Advantages: Storage problems solved easily
Disadvantages: None!

...JML VacPac Vacuum Seal Storage Bags Why I bought them... A large quantity of bedding, clothes and other odds and ends that needed to be transported over two hundred miles from home to my narrowboat in readiness for my next cruise was causing me a real problem. Since retiring to enjoy my boat and freedom, my income has dwindled to nil and downsizing is the name of the game. My car has downsized too, now a little Ford KA, great for shopping but pretty useless for anything involving luggage or bulk. I needed a cheap way of cramming as much into the car as humanly possible, hiring a vehicle was out of the question so I came up with the idea of Vacuum Storage Bags as a method of transporting my gear. What they do.... The idea is that you pack your items for storage in the plastic bag and then seal it with the aid of a little...

brittle1906 21.03.2008 (09.04.2008) · Read review
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Betterware (£13.99) V Superdrug (£4.99)no contest!

Advantages: take up less room
Disadvantages: depends which make you buy!

...I had decided to buy some of those vacum storage bags from the tv shopping channels. You know the ones i mean out all your spare bedding, clothes, towels soft toys ect in the bags suck all the air out and they store in a lot less room and are safe! The only problem was that they were quite expensive especially when you add the postage costs in to the price, so when my betterware catalogue was delivered a few weeks ago and I noticed they had started make these vacum bags I got very excited and ordered 3 packs. Betterware bags ****************** Each pack has 3 bags in it 1 large (55 x 85 cm) and 2 jumbo (60 x 105cm) Each pack cost £13.99. These are different to the bag on tv and I have to say different isn't better! They are quite a thick plastic which feels very sturdy, the problem though is with the sealing system or not...

tarara 01.04.2004 (27.05.2004) · Read review
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SUCK AND SEAL

Advantages: Excellent storage, cheap and very versatile
Disadvantages: You want to suck and seal everything

...Well I finally think that summer has finally ended, with the leaves turning to their autumn shades and the fashions changing to warmer shades and warmer materials, what to do with all those clothes from summer. If like me, you never throw any thing away until the summer season starts to find out if you can recycle some of last seasons fashions, then here is the solution. Why not invest in some Space Saver Vacuum Bags, now widely available at most shops. Argos, Littlewoods, Lakeland Limited all sell these through their catalogue services, and not forgetting the place where they first appeared on our screens QVC. These bags are a miracle for people with not a lot of space or a large amount of clothes, summer duvets and odds and sods they want safely storing until they need to come out again. I purchased some of these through...

Zoe30 31.10.2002 · Read review
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Great idea....in theory

Advantages: reasonable price, brilliant idea, easy to use
Disadvantages: don't work if you don't get the right type, only available in a few stores

...the winter and baby clothes as the little one grows out of them) and occasional wear (I've stored a couple of bridesmaids dresses from when I was a kid in one of mine and also the maternity wear from my recent pregnancy). They are basically an alternative to putting your clothes and soft furnishings in black sacks to clog up your loft or spare bedrooms! Once you have filled the clear plastic bag you seal the top - they have different types of seal, more on this later - you then suck the air out with your vacuum cleaner. Again there are different ways to do this depending on the type of bag, so more on this later. The bag and its contents shrink down to about half their original size and the whole lot is much easier to store. How do they work? -------------------------- As I said there are different types available and I have three of them...

gilly_v 20.05.2005 · Read review
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Its damn good ..

Advantages: Lots, saves space, reduces weight of the storage space
Disadvantages: I only worry about the durability of the plastic

...This is one of the best thing I have found in recent time... My husband bought it for us to pack all of our travelling clothes etc. and I have just fallen in love with the idea and the product. First of all its quite good size to accomodate clothes full of a suitecase. Then it saves you storage space. I have got just two of them now, but planning to buy more to sort out things at home which are not required in coming winter and then store them in these bags. Its definitely worth its price .. It definitely helps in reducing the weight of the clothes if you are flying. that means you can take more with you on your holidays :-) Now I am adding more things to my holiday luggage as I got some more space and weight to fill in the suitecase .....

CuteSurveyor 26.09.2008 · Read review
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Bag and baggage

Advantages: I don't have one
Disadvantages: I don't have one

...While awaiting inspiration for a new review, I remembered that this one was overdue for an update. Although I rewrote it a year or so ago for Dooyoo, to include selected items from handbag reviews posted over there, I never got round to revising the Ciao version. So here it is. All the articles mentioned appeared in reviews by women on one site or the other. * What have I in my handbag? I mustn't tell you lies; In truth the only bags I own Are those beneath my eyes. You don't need special insight, No expertise in rockets, To guess that, being just a man, I keep stuff in my pockets. But if I now said: "Nothing! So there, and that?s your lot!" You might not feel satisfied And rate this Helpful ? Not. * In any case, the subject Has made me realise how Much women carry in their bags...

torr 06.11.2004 (11.10.2009) · Read review
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The best space saving gadget bar none!

Advantages: Absolutely fantastic!
Disadvantages: Not too good if you get a puncture!

...Having recently had a baby I have come to realise that they grow out of things pretty quickly! Hopefully we plan to have more children so I didnt really want to dispose of the clothes that he had grown out of so I discovered vacuum seal bags! They are a wonderful invention! I have used two different types so far - one from Lakeland and one from La Redoute catalogue. I have to say that although I normally swear by Lakeland, the ones from La Redoute are better! They cost approximately £14 and you get two in a pack (they come in two different sizes). The beauty of these bags is that they also come with an outer bag which gives a bit more protection from puncturing the bag! If I remember correctly, the Lakeland bags cost roughly the same but do not have the outer bag resulting in one puncture! I have used the large size bags...

Junglejuice30 05.07.2005 (06.07.2005) · Read review
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Bags of jiffy bag envelopes

Advantages: padds some fragile goods
Disadvantages: not suitable for glass

...I received a DVD in a jiffy bag recently opened the bag carefully and put the bag ready to reuse with about 20 other old jiffy bags I have ready for recycling. Actually I am not sure that all of them are genuine jiffy bags but they are the same sort of thing. Jiffy bags made by Jiffy have been available for several years now I think they go back to the 1950?s. Jiffy bags are handy padded envelope bags that can be bought in a variety of sizes some as small as to 164 x 285mm, then several sizes upwards to 247 x 387mm, probably even larger ones available. The original bag is a golden brown heavy duty paper. The padded filling can be as simple as shredded paper. The envelope closures are one you peel to reveal a sticky surface this will then stick to seal the bag and contents. Some jiffy bags are filled with a macerated...

mumsymary 30.09.2009 · Read review
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