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Stan (the Man)
 
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Default FYI--vacuum-sealer bag bargains



Walter H. Lewis III wrote:

> Try here! cheepest I've found yet
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> http://www.dessicant.com/channel_bags.html
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> Walt


You've tried these with the Tilia and they work?

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Stan
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> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 18:20:58 GMT, "Stan (the Man)"
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>>I just returned from WalMart, home of the recently-arrested 300+ illegal
>>immigrants, where I found Black & Decker vacuum-sealer bags. A box with
>>two 18-ft long, 11-inch (gallon) rolls cost me $13.84 ($6.92 per roll).
>>The Tilia bags were selling for $9.97 for 15 pre-made 1-gallon bags
>>(about 66 cents per bag). I'm guessing the pre-sealed bags are about
>>12-inches long. So, at that rate, I'm getting 36 1-gallon bags for
>>$13.84 (about 38 cents per bag).
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>>While it says on the box that they "work with leading brand vacuum
>>sealers," I wasn't sure of how well they'd work with my Tilia, so I only
>>bought one box. I just tried making one bag and sealing an apple and it
>>works just dandy. I'm going back to wipe them out.
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>>Just thought I'd share.

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