1 want both (durable ones with a ribbon tie)
2 no, not too much (if they hold up and have the ribbon tie, we're happy)
3 not too often, and not recently
4 yes (but no big deal, we just tie it off with the broken section)
5 depends; if the ribbons don't have enough give, we couldn't get them over the top of the trash can supplied with our trash cab (as it is, it's a tight fit)
6 see #5

1. yes
2. yes

3. no
4. yes
5. no
6. yes

well for me - the only bags I buy are the ones that line the can in the kitchen, and I buy the absolute cheapest bags I can find and surprisingly they don't break. We have to then put all our garbage in 30gal city bought trash bags for garbage pickup so I don't have to tie the cheap ones I buy, I just dump them in the larger bag.

So for me,
1. no
2. yes
3. no
4. no
5. no
6. no

1. no
2. yes
3. no
4. no
5. no
6. no

1. Yes, because I don't have a can, it's hung with a lid.
2. Yes
3. No
4. No
5 & 6. If they're the same price, it doesn't matter because I never had a broken tie. So, the next thing I look up is where are they made from. Made in the USA of course, would be my primary choice.

Now, that I answered your questions, here's one from me. What's your purpose of the survey?

this may or may not sound foolish but what is going on here?
it sounds like a survey you get in the mail from a trash bag company, is it? please give us a little more info because we do not want to be seduced by spam!

My thoughts, exactly,wisrose. The OP registered today.

.....so I don't mind responding that I think we've purchased about 4 or 5 packs of garbage bags in the past 20 years--usually for bagging things up for charity or clear ones for long-term storage of bulky items. We use bags from shopping (i.e. grocery) to line cans and we put these or loose trash directly into our trash can and bring entire contents to transfer station. We compost food scraps so we don't have stinky garbage.

This sounds like the exact same type of survey I took at the grocery store and got paid $100 cash. The survey was for a certain brand of chicken (took all but 10 minutes of my time). The manufacturer's reps wanted to see how they could improve their product.

No this from isn't a company that produces garbage bags. I'm a student at Carthage College in Kenosha,WI. This is for a class that I'm in where I come up with a product idea. One of the steps that i need to take is to see if there is a market for my idea. And all of your input is appreciated. BTW my idea is to have a new way to make garbage bags that eliminates the need for ribbon and twisty ties. :)

I apologize for not explaining myself initialy. Now that I go back and read it, the way i posted it, it did seem like a spam/businessy kind of thing. Even though my major has nothing to do with business or marketing (im a computer science major) i took this class to learn about how businesses work. It is a very informative class and apparently our college is the only college in the US that offers a course like it.

Good luck kyubik (I like your nickname.) It sounds like a great class--wish I had taken one like it. I was a science major but ended up marrying someone with his own small (one person) business and I work in that now. It would be nice if one of us had an iota of business knowledge.

1--Durability
2--Yes
3--Yes
4--No
5--I'd at least try them
6--I'd at least try them

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. No
5. Yes
6. Yes

Hey cool! My guess was right. I thought I smelled a student trying to get a report done!

So, will you be using super glue or the normal "men stuff", duct tape? ;) Actually, duct tape is not only the "men's stuff" but also my mom's stuff! She uses that thing on EVERYTHING!!! It's annoying because you just can't get it off! LOL...

Btw, you may also want to post the questions on the Cooking & Cookware forum. You may want to give a reason of your survey this time so you won't be so rejected.

Good luck on your project!

1. Practicality -- not the ties, but not having to keep buying 'em. I get the big corrugated box of .31 mil from the restaurant supply and don't have to buy more for years.

2. Yes, but not the biggest factor.

3. I've torn them by way overstuffing, but if I limit it to what fits in the can, no.

4. Yes. The ones I mentioned above don't have ribbons, I gather and tie the edges. Works fine.

5. No.

6. Only if they also came in bulk and didn't seem to be wasting resources unnecessarily.

Husband takes out garbage and tends not to look at price; I do.

I would pay a bit more for if bio-friendly.

We buy the one with ribbons which seem to work okay. Hate twist-ties.

I would love to see a strong bag with four or even two elongated corners that I could tie to make a handle. Four would be better to avoid leaks. Concept would be similar to Japanese furoshiki.

1. Durability. I look for thickest gauge.
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No, but usually DH takes out the trash.
5. Yes
6. Yes. Like the earlier poster ntt hou, I also look for products made in USA.

Good luck on your project!

Yes to all. Note: We buy our garbage bags at COSTCO. One huge box of them lasts forever.

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. YES
4. YES
5. YES
6. Yes

Notes:
1. Plastic strength durability and cost is very important.
2. Those new Glad stretchy bags don't work well with my trash compactor.
3. Hefty bags with blue tie straps have been more reliable than Glad bags with red ties.
4. Aging populace, with arthritis in wrists/hands, etc., would benefit from a design that helps pull the bag out of the can or compactor.
5. I use a compactor that must have the bags fit tightly and not slip off the liner bag not rip when compacted, and easy to pull up and tie.
6. I use a bag with tie straps; one with ears to tie the bag up hurt my thumbs and wrists.
7. Cost matters. The plastic Trash compactor bags one the market today are too expensive for me to use solely. I buy a 50 bag box a year and use them as liners, then line the compactor bag with at least one new bag daily after dinner is cleaned up each evening.
8. It's common for me to change the bag during the day if I think suspect something discarded may become odoriferous before the evening changing of the bag.

Clarification in the above post. Please excuse typos this early a.m.

7. Cost matters. The plastic Trash compactor bags ON the market today are VERY THICK, YET too expensive for me to use solely. I buy a 50 bag box OF PLASTIC TRASH COMPACTOR BAGS a year TO use as liners IN THE COMPACTOR, then DAILY USE at least one REGULAR 13 GALLON PLASTIC after THE dinner MEAL is cleaned up each evening.

Thanks again everyone i appreciate your results and feedback and Ill try to get back to you all on how well my report went, wish me luck :D.

as for kitchen garbage, i have to say ditto to this:
"We use bags from shopping (i.e. grocery) to line cans and we put these or loose trash directly into our trash can"

as for the big garbage bags (lawn bags) we buy the cheapest possible...we close them the way i was taught when i worked in a stable. grab opposite corners, tie from there. not as easy as the tabs or strings but sooo much chepaer. i do like "force flex" bags though (free sample we got somewhere)....but i wouldn't buy them

kren

I buy the Forceflex bags, the large kind, for this trash can. It took me a long time to find this trash can, but now with it and the Forceflex bags, things are much better.

1. When you purchase garbage bags do you prefer durability over practicality (ie the garbage bags with the ribbons in the top that make them easier to tie up)? Yes.

2. Is price a factor when you purchase garbage bags? No.

3. Have you ever had a garbage bag break on you when you took it out of the can? Yes

4. Have you ever had the ribbon break on an easy tie garbage bag when you were tying it or pulling it out of the garbage can? Yes

5. Would you purchase a different kind of garbage bags that were durable and easy to tie if they cost the same as a regular durable trash bag? (the new ties wouldn't break as easily as they do now) Yes

6. What if they cost the same as an average garbage bag? Yes

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