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I could definitely see these being handy for stuff like powdered sugar! Maybe someone other than Sur La Table carries them for a better price.

Might be good for frozen veggies, too.

The only thing about that is the size/shape of the cap would make it hard to put a measuring cup in there, unlike the flexible edge of the straight up bag. Most things would be pretty pour-able so it wouldn't be an issue, but the really messy stuff that you would actually want this for like powdered sugar seem like they would still be a problem.

wow. simple but pretty darn brilliant.

Saw the small circle ones at Bed, Bath & Beyond last week, although I can't find them on their websited. I think they were about $4-6/piece, and I took a closer look, however, didn't buy any because I jar most of the things in my kitchen.

Yes, would be great for peas. My peas tend to spill in my freezer.

What! And switch from using binder clips!?

They are really cute, but the ones not in use would take up too much drawer space (at least in my kitchen). Plus I put most dry things into lidded plastic containers - which stack neatly and take up way less room than stuff in bags and don't break and spill stuff all over the cupboard.

So no.

I'm definitely ordering these tomorrow! There's nothing that annoys me more than having a giant plastic container or mason jar taking up space for 3 or 4 cups of rice or popcorn. This will save me lots of space for pantry items that I don't go through very quickly.

@Bobolink Weird. I have gone 5 years or more without hearing anything about binder clips and now I've seen it reference 3 times today on my favorite websites.

They look cool, and I can see the oval ones being more practical because they are big enough to scoop out of, but at $8 apiece, I'll stick with my 1L mason jars.

I put all of my slowly used items (like rice and sugar) into mason jars from the dollar store. They are cheaper, and because I have open storage, they look much prettier.

I use clothes pins. I realize not everyone has those because of not having a clothes line, but I won't be buying any newfangled plastic thingy for this!

I like these Bag Caps, but they are too expensive for me.

I stumbled across a great bag closing item at the grocery store, called Banana Seals, (just search Amazon for "Banana Seals") and have since bought them as stocking stuffers for most of my family. Everyone loves them.

Banana Seals are two pieces that fit together to make any bag into a zip-lock type bag. They don't take up a lot of room in your drawer, and they look as if they will last forever. Like the bag caps, are infinitely reuseable. However, these are perfect for chip bags and use in the freezer.