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Has anyone else noticed Zip-locks have changed? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've noticed that every product I've bought in the past year with a zip-lock seal is destroyed with common use. I actually think the zip-lock itself has gotten stronger. The bag rips before the seal opens on half the bags now and whenever I try to opens bags I had no issues with before, I find myself stretching/warping the plastic before the seal eventually opens.

It's pretty frustrating and I am seeing it across many products. Cheese bags, storage bags, snacks etc...

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Which... might be ok, if the object is to reduce plastic consumption and pollution.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's not. It's to make more money. Everything will continue to get slightly worse - year after year - for as long as this current economic ideology continues.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

The point is… before you could reuse the bags MUCH more often, now I’m blowing out gallon ziplocks after 2-3 deli bought and home diced vegetables uses. The zipper is stronger like OP says, but the sides are tearing more easily.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Then get rid of the non-functional ziplock part altogether. That'd save way more plastic.