Glad ForceFlex Kitchen 13-Gallon Size Trash Bags - Where's the Strength?
Written: Feb 10 '08
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Pros: Might be okay for light duty kitchen trash
Cons: Tore easily with can lids and fresh pineapple tops
The Bottom Line: They do not work for my household, therefore I cannot make any recommendation to buy.
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| mountainhigh's Full Review: Glad ForceFlex Trash Bags |
I changed the type of trashcan receptacle in my kitchen, which required the use of heavy dutier trash can liners. I went for what I thought was the heaviest 13-gallon size on the shelf and bought the Glad ForceFlex Quick-Tie ForceFlex Tall Kitchen 13 Gallon Bags.
Glad ForceFlex bags are unique and have a diamond shaped mesh wrinkled look. Where it has this mesh wrinkled look is very stretchable. These are made from 100% polyethylene.
What Does Glad Claim on How They Work?
“GLAD ForceFlex® bags use a proprietary plastic technology known as SELFING (Structurally Elastic-Like Film.) The plastic is deeply embossed with a diamond-like pattern that gives the material unique elasticity. Pressure is diverted away from the point of impact so that the trash bag will absorb force and stretch instead of breaking. The pattern isn't made from thicker plastic - it's made from "smarter plastic" that allows the bag to stretch around objects instead of letting them poke through. This technology was originally developed for the diaper manufacturing and feminine protection products industries.”
They also say, “discover a revolutionary trash bag that redefines strength. GLAD ForceFlex® trash bags are actually stronger because they stretch.
The bag has a unique diamond texture that stretches around objects to help prevent rips and tears, so you can fill it, stretch it and stuff it with just about anything.”
My Experience
So the above was what they claim and if the product works as claimed I should not have any more problems with rips, tears, or leakage due to a tear.
I placed the bag as usual in the new step can trash can and gave it more strength by lining it with a paper bag. I would then remove the whole bag and paper bag and tie it up to set it out in the garage to wait for trash day.
First night I picked it up a fresh pineapple top punctured thru the plastic bag I had put it in through to the Glad ForceFlex bag making a tear and making a mess of dripping sticky fruit fluid. I was not happy as I did pay a lot more for these bags than my generic store brand ones. I really expected more. I could do this with the bag costing 50 percent less if I wanted it to break and drip sticky fluid.
But, I still had 54 more bags to try so I grab one and placed the dripping bag into the other one making this a costly trash bag night since I had to use 2 bags instead of one.
Next night the bag once again had a hole when I brought it up straight from a smooth plastic inner trash can and once again it had to be double bagged but this time my husband used a big Hefty trash bag for it and left it open preparing for the next night. I guess he already had given up hope these were not going to work for us.
I honestly did not need the stretchy part because the can I use is a round small diameter kitchen size trash step can and I do not put anything else in them once it is filled in the step can. I guess at this point its good that I don’t since I cannot seem to get them to work on just using as at trash bag double bagged with a paper bag.
At this point I am wondering why on earth do people buy these bags? I had a box of Kirkland brand trash bags and decided to run a comparison for durability. Sure enough the Kirkland bags even felt stronger and did not tear when I took it out of the can so just the paper bag inside the plastic bag was all it needed. I could feel how much stronger the Kirkland bag was as compared to the Glad ForceFlex bag and knew I was going to have to double bag these as one bag is not durable enough.
So after I discovered this, I started to have another empty Glad ForceFlex bag ready to insert the trash bag that I took out from the can. More than likely it was from a can lid or a pineapple top that would make these rips. However, I would only cut open a fresh pineapple about every 3 days so all that was left was sharp can tops.
I’m sure they are good for some people, but not for my household. I will stick to the Kirkland brand unless I found something better. What a shame but then the Kirkland brand gives me a bigger bang for my buck anyway and gives me about 6 months of bags compared to Glad ForceFlex that gave me a little less than a month for the same price.
Recommended:
No
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