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YellowHair
Joined: 14 Jun 2004
Location: Seocho-gu, Seoul
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 Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:02 am Post subject: Space Saving Vacuum Bags? |
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Anyone know where I can purchase the space saving bags that can have the air sucked out of them to make packing more compact. Folks back in the states are requesting a few mink blankets, so I thought about packing them instead of sending them via snail mail. Any help here would be great.
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:41 am Post subject: Re: Space Saving Vacuum Bags? |
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| YellowHair wrote: |
Anyone know where I can purchase the space saving bags that can have the air sucked out of them to make packing more compact. Folks back in the states are requesting a few mink blankets, so I thought about packing them instead of sending them via snail mail. Any help here would be great.
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I think I've seen them for sale at Carrefour. They are available here. I know that. You might have to hit a couple different stores. There are two kinds. One you plug into your vacuum cleaner. The other with a one way valve. You manually squish the air out. The latter is best if you don't have a vacuum cleaner.
They came in darn handy for moving to Korea, I tells you. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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You can swing it with just regular trash bags and rubber bands.
Insert blankets into the bag
Put rubber band on wrist and gather bag around vacuum nozzle
flip on the vacuum and tada!
The trick is to be quick about getting the rubber band around the end of the bag tightly. Oh, and if you can, use clear bags rather than dark ones incase of baggage inspections. |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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someone doesnt watch Queer eye...
That Sucking Machine!
You know those machines that vacuum-pack your clothes? Well, they suck. Instead, use cotton garment bags that maintain your clothing's texture, shape and durability.
thanks Carson... |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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You can find them at any E-Mart, Homeplus, and I assume Costco. Look in the section that has storage boxes and such.
A tip...they work best if you insert the clothes, seal the bag all the way to one end, then insert the vacuum hose. Place the hose nozzle flush against one of the garments in the bag, and remove the air by sucking it out through the garments. The vacuum nozzle won't stick to the side of the bag, you get more air out, and get a tighter seal. |
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