I've been using it every day now since... gee... June. OK, that's
wrong. The first one I bought I used for about a month until for some
reason the suction no longer worked.

So I've been using my 2nd one since July-ish, and on a daily basis.

It work great for everything I use:

- blocks of cheese
- frozen veggies
- bread (keep half in fridge in close-to-airtight back and other half
in freezer)
- quick breads (slice em up, seal em)
- snacks (e.g. crackers)
- fresh grated parmesan cheese
- fresh meats (chicken, ground beef)

The batteries last about a month. It takes 6 AA.

And even if this breaks again, it's only $10.

I re-use the bags except for those used on meats. I simply keep the
unused bags for the freezer goods in the freezer and same with the
fridge bags, unless open products like cheese has been in them (if not
first wrapped before placing in bag) then I throw the bag out. Could
probably wash the bag.

So just wanted to pass this along. Much cheaper than the Food Saver,
and though I never used one, suits my purposes just fine.

The bags see really well and tight around the products and since I'm
not storing frozen stuff for months, they serve me well.