Do you save those plastic square bread clips or twisties?
@lookatdesktop (27156)
Dallas, Texas
April 6, 2018 10:14am CST
I save all of my bread and potato bag clips. They are good for re-using later.
Just get a glass jar what had your Pace picante sauce or Frito Cheese dip in.
They have a nice re-usable metal screw on lid. I don't know why people throw these away. You can put nuts and bolts, screws and washers and nails in them and they are solid and can last for many years.
There are many uses for them. For one, you can buy plastic storage bags without ties, re-use the clips on them to keep everything fresh inside. Even a bread loaf plastic bag can be used to save cookies and crackers in to keep them dry.
The Twisties or twist ties, which are just a thin metal wire, with a plastic coating, can be used to tie off plants to vertical posts to keep them upright and stable in the wind.
The clips are shaped like this:
Climps and Occlupanids? Must be another weird Wikipedia article unearthed by the Wikiworm… A bread clip is a device used to hold plastic bags closed, such as the ones in which sliced bread is commonly packaged. They are also commonly called bread tags, bre
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
6 Apr 18
I do not.
I have a good excuse, though: I don't eat bread. 
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
6 Apr 18
Ah, Come one now. You don't eat bread? Not even a flour tortilla?
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
6 Apr 18
@lookatdesktop — nope. Sorry. I eat it in restaurants, but it only goes to waste at home. But I am single, so don’t think there are 14 bread-deprived children running around. 
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
6 Apr 18
@FourWalls , Oh yes, Crumbs for the little chickadees. 
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
6 Apr 18
Imagine having a lifetime accumulation of them in a large 55 gallon oil drum. They could be melted down and made into some type of modern art. It would look awesome.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
6 Apr 18
@lookatdesktop Well there you go, its good to be self sufficient with things like this.
