[Roll-type Plastic Bags] The Convenience and Freedom of Having "That Bag" at Home | Best Value for Money with a Subscription-like Feel of Under 100 Yen a Month

Graduate from "spinning and tearing" at the supermarket.
Get your own drum and enjoy the luxury of using it to your heart's content.

You can buy those "roll-type plastic bags" from the bagging station. A magical roll that will skyrocket your household efficiency.

In our home, we have been using roll-type plastic bags since 2019.

We finally used up the last one, so we switched to this one starting this year.

What are roll-type plastic bags?

The roll-type plastic bags found at the bagging station where you pack your items after paying at the supermarket. Yes, that's the one.

The bag you spin and tear off.

Roll-type plastic bags have infinite uses depending on your ideas.

Roll-type plastic bags (poly bags)—it's actually convenient to have these at home.

If you imagine it as "that thing from the supermarket," you can probably imagine just how convenient it is.

Packing food. Portioning. You can put them in the bag and freeze them as is.

When defrosting, double-bag them with a Ziploc to prevent leaks.

You can also reuse bags you've used once, provided they aren't particularly dirty.

You can use them as trash bags.

Of course, their uses aren't limited to food.

They are also convenient for storing small items or keeping a day's worth of medicine together. You can even use them as a trash bag for the empty packaging after you've taken your medicine.

They are also great for walking your pet or going out. If you roll up a few and put them in your bag, they come in handy for pet waste or as a small trash bag.

Like this, the ways to use plastic bags are infinite depending on your ideas.

Taking home massive amounts of plastic bags is a definite no-go.

Sometimes I see people at the supermarket spinning and spinning the roll to take home a bunch of plastic bags.

Are you perhaps trying to take more than you actually need for your current shopping trip?

I really think that kind of behavior should be avoided.

For instance, if the number of people excessively taking home plastic bags like that were to grow to 1,000 or 10,000, it could lead to a trend of charging for plastic bags.
Just like how checkout bags became paid.

Incredible value: one roll lasts 4 years. An "unlimited use" experience for under 100 yen per month.

I understand the urge to take them home. They are convenient, after all.

In that case, why not just introduce plastic bags into your own home?

By the way, the size of the roll itself is approximately 13 cm in diameter and 23 cm in width.

The diameter of the roll core is about 3 cm.

If you introduce a holder like this along with it, you can use it for a long time.

At my place, we pass a long wooden stick through the core and hang both ends with stainless steel wire to use it.

I bought the previous roll of plastic bags in 2019.

It had 3,000 bags and lasted me 6 years.

That calculates to 500 bags used per year.

The one I purchased this time, shown above, contains 2,000 bags.

Based on the calculation above, this one should last me 4 years.

4 years!

As I write this, the roll-type plastic bags are 2,906 yen.

That's roughly 1.4 yen per bag.

If you can use them for 4 years, that's 726 yen for one year. 60 yen a month.

It feels like having unlimited plastic bags for under 100 yen a month.

The kind of versatile shopping bag everyone wants to take home.
Unlimited use for under 100 yen a month.
It's incredibly cheap.

The luxury of choosing "thick." The peace of mind and convenience brought by department store basement quality.

That is all.

What I want to convey this time is that you should introduce roll-type plastic bags into your home.

From storage to trash disposal. They are versatile for all kinds of bagging tasks.

Furthermore, once you introduce them, you can use them for an endless amount of time.

The real fun starts when you notice this roll has become quite thin.

A never-ending roll.

And the ones I bought this time.

They have "that thickness" you find in department store basements or slightly upscale supermarkets.

The thickness is different from the ones often found at discount stores. They are sturdily made.

They won't tear or break just by pulling on them a little.

Having something of slightly higher quality also subtly enriches your daily life.

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