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I use office supplies - big black binder clips. They have a much stronger hold than chip clips and take up less space.

I use office supplies like binder clips and even paper clips, too, for everything from frozen veggies to bags in the pantry.

I buy these things that I like to call "Clippy-dos" from Ikea. They are simple plastic bag clips that come in a bag of various sizes. They work great on things like pasta, chips, and rice... anything that doesn't require an airtight seal.

here's a link from Ikea.ca
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/70083252

I use clips for bags of cat food, chips, and cereal. For smaller bags, like for snacks and trail mix I use small butterfly clips.

Third that - office supplies.

I either use binder clips or transfer the stuff from the bag to a storage jar.

I'm a clothespin gal, myself. Increasingly often, though, I've found myself transferring bagged stuff to a glass or plastic container - as lizaboo mentioned above. It's easier to store (and, dear god, stack!) and much nicer to look at.

No clips at all....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rB6bf8DqMQ

Another office clipper here, too. And since I started hanging laundry on the balcony, they double as clothespins (I aim to get real clothespins at some point).

I'm with Jaden on this one. Not sure where I saw this before... maybe linked from steamykitchen?

one more for binder clips, except we call them bulldog clips, I only found out last week that other people don't call them that.

don't worry, mgn, I call binder clips bulldog clips too... you're not alone.

Binder clips here too. And I thought i was so clever using my office supplies in the kitchen, ha!

I use the IKEA clips as well!

Binder clips.

Who me? Appropriate office supplies? Never!

I use these little bird clips I bought in Berkeley a couple of years ago. They're made so that they look like the bird is perching on the bag, you squeeze his tail and wings together to open the clip and they come in blue, pink, green and white.

I had no idea binder clips were so mainstream... I use them for everything too.

In my head, there is a difference between bulldog clips and binder clips. Binder clips have those wire handles you can fold back down onto the item you are clipping.

binder clips again!

ditto on the binder clips!

I am a big fan of the clothespin, and they are part of my care packages and housewarming gifts with a list of all the amazing things they can do, besides pin clothes.

combination of binder clips, clothes pins, paper clips, rubber bands, sometimes even scotch tape. though not all at once! ;)

I take chips, crackers, etc., anything that comes in a bag, and put it into sealed jars. In my old apartment I had pantry moths and have been so terrified of them invading our house that I don't take chances anymore. All my flour gets frozen for a few days to kill any potential larva (gross, I know, but I've heard that it's almost inevitable), then put into a large, well sealed canister.

The bonus of doing this is that everything looks orderly and nice.

I have some super huge rubber bands I got as a sample from a printer when I was doing a project at work. They are massive and really strong. But I always save those rubber bands from asparagus and other veggies. They are especially great for holding those opened bags of peas in the freezer. I also hate packaging so I do unload as much as possible into containers. I love the ones from Ikea

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50081452

they are so inexpensive and look great all lined up with pasta or rice or whatever in them

Happify- That is hilarious because I use binder clips in my kitchen (the colored ones are great) and I just recently started using them to hang out clothes (esp. tea towels) on the balcony as well. Small world! :)