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Ziploc chip bags

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Don't you hate it when you finish eating a bag of chips and you have to take the time to roll the open end closed and find a clip to keep the bag of chips closed? Well, I do.

They should put zippers similar to the ones on Ziploc bags on bags of chips. This would be an easy way for consumers to close the bag and make sure their chips don't go stale. Also, you don't have to deal with the hassle of the chip clips.

vkpathrose, Jan 23 2007

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Great idea! I can't stand leaving the chip bag open or hunting down chip clips...they already do this for shredded cheese, why not snacks!

kaskerj, Jan 23 2007

This is a nice idea and its already being done with other snacks, so applying it to chips makes sense.

StanJohn, Jan 23 2007

great idea. i've lost one too many bags of chips to just that problem.

152Temple, Jan 23 2007

Sadly, i just ate some stale pretzels. I wish this had already been done. In the past i've always used binder clips...but i currently have so many bags of food open, that i don't have enough binder clips to close them all. Great idea!

jt2007, Jan 23 2007

I'm all about the ziploc chip bags. They've done it with shredded cheese and other products - surprised we haven't seen this yet.

kquinn37, Jan 23 2007

good idea, but then i can't rationalize it to myself that i'd better just finish it in one sitting...

geist, Jan 23 2007

Great Idea -- makes common sense to use it on bag of chips! Can't imagine it being that costly for the manufacturers to snap a ziploc on a bag of chips. Atleast the big ones should defintately have them!

amitabh shah, Jan 23 2007

Good idea. However, it's a fact that chip companies create their plastic bags so that they tear open more easily, forcing you to eat the chips faster. They might be resistant to this.

justint, Jan 23 2007

Great idea! The "chip clips" just don't cut it. I would be more inclined to buy a bag of chips with the ziploc...the chips will last longer.

mbagal, Jan 23 2007

Fantastic idea, vkpathrose. Be sure to pass it on to PepsiCo.

dougsearles, Jan 23 2007

They already do this with the bite-sized chips-ahoy cookies... the idea being that the zip bag makes it easy to carry around and eat a few cookies for a random snack here and there.

chazwag, Jan 23 2007

A very practical idea, vkpathrose. I am all for it.

sheetal_chanderkar, Jan 23 2007

fresh chips are a good idea. let's ziploc them.

franco ditri, Jan 23 2007

There is nothing worse than eating a chip that is stale! It just ruins my day. This idea is so simple but very useful. No more stale chips. Always fresh. I wonder, though, if we buy new bags of chips repeatedly to avoid the staleness--thus, I wonder if chip manufacturers would want us to incorporate this idea.

mkiguchi, Jan 23 2007

Great idea. It is already in use in India by snack makers (Haldiram's) and I love it!

Sachin, Jan 23 2007

This is a great idea. After reading it, I was baffled as to why it has not been widely implemented already!

jal, Jan 23 2007

Great solution! When I read it, I was suddenly baffled as to why this hasn't been widely adopted already.

jal, Jan 23 2007

Great idea and seems extremely simple to implement, leaving you to wonder why it hasn't already been done.

rdoherty51, Jan 23 2007

Great idea considering chips come in one hundred pound bags!They get stale pretty fast.

max mong, Jan 24 2007

already exists.

kbomb, Jan 24 2007

Why has it not been done yet:)

poojag, Jan 24 2007

Should be easy to implement. I see these ziplocks in lots of products. Currently I'm eating some chocolate that's in a ziploc bag.

Yazad, Jan 24 2007

Why have they not already done this?

weg, Jan 24 2007

great idea

bsa, Jan 24 2007

Where are you VK?

This idea has already been applied in many countries. Let me know where you are so that I start marketing this in your country. Make money buddy. Contact me for worlds best prices for Zip lock bags in all possible varieties, sizes and films.

Naresh Ahuja, Jan 25 2007

Great idea - in fact it should be considered for almost all snacks!

ChrisD, Jan 28 2007

This is a great idea, the one challenge is that this type of packaging would be expensive. Would you be willing to pay a premium for a sealable large dorito bag?

vimspot, Feb 09 2007

I hate to say it, but it exists already- I can't remember the brand but my local organics store has a brand- they're really yummy. So yummy that I don't think I've ever used the function.

Arnoldini, Feb 18 2007

Great idea, but it probably hasn't been implemented because the chip companies make more money if you have to buy more chips because you left the bag open. Of course you could always transfer the chips to a big plastic bags, (thus making the plastic bag companies money:)

Sky Oz, Feb 22 2007

Breakfast. I end up opening every box of cereal and dumping the entire contents into a Ziploc, then I place a few drops of glue on both sides of the interior, place the Ziploc in the box and voila! Does anyone have success opening up a cereal bag?

abrightman, Feb 25 2007

There are some chips I believe, Bugles, have the zip lock zipper

Johnathon22, Feb 27 2007

Good idea. Why not even take it a step further and put several ziploc seals in increments, one third of the way down the bag perhaps. With the used portion of the bag perforated so you could tear it off. (Maybe thats overkill?)

mindsform, Mar 31 2007

There are off brand cerals that come in bag with a tear off top and half of a ziplock top already. Chip bags can be this way too. Also there are cookie containers that use a sticky resealable top and that could be used for chips along with a tear off top for protection. But if your home is like mine the chip bag doesn't last but a couple of days anyway with too teenagers.

Michael, Apr 04 2007

They are expensive to manuyfacture. If you're willing to pay for a price increase, well, you've got more patience than me.

SonnyResetti, May 18 2007

Zip seals are plastic, chip bags are metalized mylar. Joining the two is another manufacturing step, and not as easy as it looks. Cost is an issue.Why mess with chip clips? Clothespins work just as well.

mdwstsllr, May 29 2007

Look what I found http://www.quickseals.com/default.php

Its already invented :(

Betterways, Sep 28 2007

The only technical hassle is that the chips are in a airtight nitrogen filledbag. The gas escapes once you open it. The airtight gas filled bags keeps the chips fresh. A great idea nonetheless. It wouldbe great if the chip manufacturers put the gas filled chip enclosure intoa ziploc. You unzip the ziploc and then open the air filled bag inside.Eat and zip whatever is left. Every bag of chips should come enclosed in azipper. Are chip companies watching this vital need?

pepindia007, Nov 06 2007

great idea, so many times I have tossed stale chips!

pjgibber, Nov 28 2007

The chips made by Target (I forget the name of their brand) already have this.

strike3e5, Jan 16 2008

Great idea, but yes, Target's brand does have it - Archer Farms. It works really well.

jpashman, Jan 24 2008

how lazy are you?

you dont have the time? what? a whols minute max, to put a clip on you fat bag of chips.

if you are so lazy, you should go for a walk instead of eating a bag of chips

cash_200, May 25 2008