Good morning and welcome to this edition of Works-For-Me Wednesday. Please be sure to visit Shannon’s blog to view all of the entries from all of the wonderful ladies who make this day so much fun!
I have had this Works-For-Me-Wednesday solution in my back pocket for a long time now. It was one of those things that I wanted to throw out there when I had absolutely no idea what to do…And that day has definitely come!
We are very tight on our grocery budget and I hate to waste money on any paper products because it takes away from our actual food budget. When I do buy paper products, I tend to buy the cheapest that you can find (with the exception of the toilet paper- ouch!).
I have found the best cheap trash bags to be the ones from Aldi. I have purchased them all over, but these seem to hold up the best under pressure. The bad thing about these bags is that they don’t really have any handles and so the bag would slip, when my husband was getting the trash out to take to the curb, and we would end up with a really nasty mess.
My solution for this- old pantyhose. Simply cut the top elastic off of any old pair of torn pantyhose and wrap it around your trash bag to hug it into place. I have been using the same elastic for three years now and it is still going strong. It is the perfect solution (not to mention practically free!) and your husband will definitely thank you for this idea!
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Free Up Pantry Space: Make a Snack
Weeding Through Your Child’s Art Work Creatively
Using the Coffee Maker With Ease
Making Your Spice Rack Usable
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10 Responses to “Works-For-Me-Wednesday: Solution for Cheap Trash Bags”
I’ve also heard of using large binder clips, but your idea would work better on a garbage can with a lip. Thanks for sharing!
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Great idea, thanks!
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What a great idea! I’m going to try this one when I have an old pair of pantyhose. I rarely wear dresses, LOL!
Oh, and thanks for stopping by my blog. A bug bite on his eye? Your poor son!!!
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It was bad- I mean B-A-D! We didn’t know what was wrong with him. He got it on Friday and it just got worse and worse. It was even so swollen, at one point, that it was completely swollen shut. I felt so bad for him!
Thanks for stopping by, ladies!
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oooh. This is a great idea! One I’d never have thought of on my own, but one I will have to implement! Thanks!
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What a great idea. I’ll have to try this one.
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Can’t go wrong with this idea! Aldi, here I come…
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We don’t have Aldi here-rats! I (sheepishly) admit I fork over extra for nice trash bags because I hate having them rip. But you inspire me to frugality. Will have to give it a try!
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neat idea – never would have thought of that!
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My son had a bugbite on his eye just two weeks ago…it WAS awful!We dont have an Aldi here either ,just the largest store in the world and i am sure you get my reference there.That is small town america for you.You are linked in Notes from the Trail….that is how I found you…LOL
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