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Default OT, sort of: Opening store produce bags


"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On 20 Mar 2015 18:26:26 GMT, KenK wrote:
>
>> How do you open one of those plastic produce bags in the food market
>> without wetting your fingertips in your mouth? I hate to do this -
>> fingers
>> get dirty in stores.
>>
>> I'm just an old worrywart?

>
> I've never had a problem just rubbing my thumb and forefinger together
> with the bag between them (unless I'm trying to open the wrong end of
> the bag!). But I do see a lot of older women that probably use lotion
> on their hands that have a hard time with it.
>
> I suppose it matters what kind of bags your store uses - some are
> thicker and clingier than others.
>
> -sw


I am constantly trying to open the wrong end. In many cases the correct end
isn't obvious.