mary_foster92•1mo agoTop Commenter

Finally gave cheap store brand trash bags a shot

After years of buying the name brand ones at $15 a box, I grabbed a $4 box from the grocery store on a whim, expecting a mess. They actually held up fine through a full kitchen renovation cleanup and then some, so maybe I've been wasting money this whole time. Anyone else find a random store brand that surprised them?

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rileyb611mo ago

Guess I gotta be the odd one out here. I tried the same thing with a store brand a while back and ended up with trash juice all over my kitchen floor. Tore right at the seam when I lifted it out of the can. Maybe you got lucky with a good batch or your rennovation debris was lighter than mine. In my experience you really do get what you pay for with garbage bags, especially if you're hauling heavy wet stuff.

emmag221mo ago

Ugh, "trash juice all over my kitchen floor" is honestly my worst nightmare, I feel for you so hard on that one. It's so frustrating when you think you're being smart and saving money, and then it just backfires in the grossest way possible. I think you're totally right that it might just be the luck of the batch or maybe my debris was a lot dryer. It really is a gamble with store brands, and sometimes you just gotta pay up for the peace of mind with the name brand stuff.

fiona_murphy1mo ago

You really do get what you get what you pay for" is exactly what my friend Jen said after she tried the store brand bags. She had a big bag of wet coffee grounds and leftover pasta from a dinner party and when she went to tie it up, the bottom just gave out. Coffee and spaghetti sauce all over her linoleum. She swore off cheap bags after that and now she only buys the name brand ones with the stretchy plastic.