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i know everyone uses them for garbage but i ran across an article that said using wax paper ou could iron them together to make a blanket or a table cloth or placemats. anyways i thought it sounded funny and didnt think that it could be done so i tried it and it worked lol it got me to wondering what else i could do with them :thumbsup:
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i know everyone uses them for garbage but i ran across an article that said using wax paper ou could iron them together to make a blanket or a table cloth or placemats. anyways i thought it sounded funny and didnt think that it could be done so i tried it and it worked lol it got me to wondering what else i could do with them :thumbsup:
And they didn't melt??? I just take them all back to the store (usually Walmart) for recycling. ;D
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If you get real creative you could use them as book covers or even wrapping paper for Christmas presents. Now won't that be fun to see under the tree.
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i know everyone uses them for garbage but i ran across an article that said using wax paper ou could iron them together to make a blanket or a table cloth or placemats. anyways i thought it sounded funny and didnt think that it could be done so i tried it and it worked lol it got me to wondering what else i could do with them :thumbsup:
Dirty Cat litter. :-X
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One interesting use I've seen made of plastic bags is to restore demagnetized debit cards at the grocery store! If you ever swipe your debit card through the reader several times and find that it can't be read, try wrapping one of those plastic grocery bags tightly around the edge of the card with the magnetic strip and then slide the card + the bag through the reader -- it works!
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Hey, just so you know, the plastic bag doesn't actually fix demagnetized cards. What it does is helps kinda smooth over rough patches in the magnetic strip. If the magnetic strip is truly demagnetized, the plastic bag sadly won't do anything. :(
On the other hand, a couple other things will do this same trick. A little thermal tape from the register (most registers now use thermal tape, that's why they fade). And for all you men out there who have an issue with their cards wearing out quickly in your wallet, if you put a little scotch tape across the magnetic strip of a new card, it'll last longer. Tape will also help you stretch out a card that's already starting to go so it'll last until you get a replacement. Btw, I'm a cashier, which is why I know all these nifty tricks. =)
Back to the plastic bags, some horse trainers use it for desensitizing horses so they don't spook when one goes flying by. I know this is kind of a niche use, but if you ever get to see this for yourself, it's pretty interesting to see how scared a 1/2 ton animal is of a little piece of plastic. And for anyone who decides to toss them into recycling other than the recycling bins found at various stores, please cut the handles before recycling. Bags that make it loose onto the streets or into waterways with their handles intact are exponentially more dangerous to strays and wildlife as the handles can wrap around necks or limbs, causing strangulation or loss of circulation. Otherwise, have fun getting creative! ;D
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Mine get used for garbage, garage sales or recycled back to the store.
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I also use mine to line my trash can. Then I'm not spending money for trash can liners. If I have excess bags I take them to "Care & Share" Food pantry or they end up in a recycling bin.
I don't think I'm ambitious enough to iron them. :heart:
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Lately my 10 year old has been makeing use of them with her stuffed animals. she has tried to make it like a hammock to rock them to sleep.
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I use them for garbage bags.I also pick up my granddaughters at school,so I put their snacks in them before leaving to get them.I have never tried making anything out of them.I do end up throwing some in the trash.Some of the ones here lately are not strong,they are very thin and when I get the groceries in they have holes in the bottom of them.My granddaughters use them for taking there items back and forth home.So we use the majority of them.
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I use them to pick up my dogs poop...i do recycle everything else plastic though...
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i keep and reuse it
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I'm not very creative with the store bags. I reuse them for garbage liners and return them to stores like wal-mart or use them to transport groceries from Aldi. At Target for every bag you bring in they give you (I believe) $.05 off your bill? Maybe it's only a penny but it's better than nothing. The bags that tear just get tossed so now that I think about it making stuff out of them sounds interesting. Hmmmmm ya got me thinking bout' it now.
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I recycle them :D
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Hey, just so you know, the plastic bag doesn't actually fix demagnetized cards. What it does is helps kinda smooth over rough patches in the magnetic strip. If the magnetic strip is truly demagnetized, the plastic bag sadly won't do anything. :(
On the other hand, a couple other things will do this same trick. A little thermal tape from the register (most registers now use thermal tape, that's why they fade). And for all you men out there who have an issue with their cards wearing out quickly in your wallet, if you put a little scotch tape across the magnetic strip of a new card, it'll last longer. Tape will also help you stretch out a card that's already starting to go so it'll last until you get a replacement. Btw, I'm a cashier, which is why I know all these nifty tricks. =)
Back to the plastic bags, some horse trainers use it for desensitizing horses so they don't spook when one goes flying by. I know this is kind of a niche use, but if you ever get to see this for yourself, it's pretty interesting to see how scared a 1/2 ton animal is of a little piece of plastic. And for anyone who decides to toss them into recycling other than the recycling bins found at various stores, please cut the handles before recycling. Bags that make it loose onto the streets or into waterways with their handles intact are exponentially more dangerous to strays and wildlife as the handles can wrap around necks or limbs, causing strangulation or loss of circulation. Otherwise, have fun getting creative! ;D
Nice to know some of those good tips regarding debit/credit cards.....thanks for sharing!! I also never thought about cutting off the handles from the plastic bags....that's good to know!!
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Maybe I'm a cheapskate, but I use them to line garbage cans in the bathrooms and bedrooms in my house rather than purchasing bags for those cans. I also take them to the library to carry my books home. When I go to the park, I use them to carry a picnic. Also, I wrap really stinky diapers in them when discarding diapers away from home. They come in handy when potty training kids have an accident.
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I reuse the bags in every way I can think of. Trash cans, etc. When I remember, I take bags in for recycling. I got a couple of those eco friendly reusable shopping bags in hopes of accumulating less bags, but I always forget to take them to the store. Although I do use the reusable bags, it's never for the grocery store, so I end up with more plastic bags anyway.
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I use reuseable bags when I shop but I always need some plastic ones too. i use them as trash bags for the bathroom. I always need bags to carry things so in a pinch I use those.I have any extra i bring to a local thrift shop and they use them as shopping bags for customers. :peace: :wave:
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I use them for trash bags in small trash cans like the bathroom and also for scooping the cat litter and doggie duty in the yard.
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I don't have that many but use them for garbage or to store some things in the garage.
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I like the book cover idea - I have a cook book I can't live without, but it doesn't look very good anymore. I wonder if they would make it shine again??? I'm going to try it :wave:
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I use them for my boy's smelly diapers and for picking up small amounts of trash when cleaning out the car. My favorite thing to do with plastic bags is make plastic yarn. It's called plarn. I like to crochet and I'm making a bag out of it.
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My aunt cuts them into strips and crochet rugs out of them. They are pretty nice for as weird as it sounds
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I'm not very creative with my bags but I do save them and use them for putting together my fiancee's work lunches.
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I never really thought of reusing them in other ways besides lining my trash can in bathroom and in my son room. We also put our recycle in them, then with those we give back to the store. I must say I do not really get any unless I forget to bring my cloth shopping store bags. :peace: :peace: :thumbsup: :peace: :peace:
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I also use mine to line my trash can. Then I'm not spending money for trash can liners. If I have excess bags I take them to "Care & Share" Food pantry or they end up in a recycling bin.
I don't think I'm ambitious enough to iron them. :heart:
We also reuse bags in this way. The Walmart and Meijer bags are great for the kitchen because they are slightly longer. My mother had considered taking the excess bags to a place where they could be reused. However since they're used so frequently I don't think it's necessary right now.
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i know of one family that is so poor that they use it to stuff the area around their back door to stop the cold air
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Temporary garbage bag or recycle it.
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first use is to line bathroom trash cans...next use is "collecting" dog poop in backyard...if I have a bunch at end of month, most go in the plastic recycle bin.
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I use them as trash bags, I haven't bought actual trash bags in years. When the collection of bags gets to be too much I recycle them at Walmart, for some reason whenever I put them in the recycling bins outside the recycling crew never take them
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I use them as trash bags and also for kitty litter.
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I use them as trash bags but have more than I need all the time.
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I use them as garbage bags for small trash cans in the bathroom. Also use them to clean the litter box because I can tie them up and throw this away.
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We use ours to fill smal trash cans in the bathrooms.
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i know everyone uses them for garbage but i ran across an article that said using wax paper ou could iron them together to make a blanket or a table cloth or placemats. anyways i thought it sounded funny and didnt think that it could be done so i tried it and it worked lol it got me to wondering what else i could do with them :thumbsup:
Dirty Cat litter. :-X
i use my bags for kitt litter bags and for trash liner for bathrooms.