TheNameLassTaken

TheNameLassTaken: #reynolds_handi_vac Sealed 28 bags of chops no problem. I was well on my way to being a satisfied customer, and then came the next box of bags. Same technique, new batteries, plenty of suction from the sucker, but no air was sucked out of the bag. Not one of the 14 bags in the box worked. Played around and discovered that there is a very thin membrane over the blue circle on the bag. I found that if I picked at the edge and lifted it 3/4 off, then carefully pressed it back on (it re-adhered), the bags would THEN work fine. So... if you have trouble, it may not be you, it is quite possibly poor quality control at the bag factory (tsk, tsk).

My daughter also got the system. It worked fine for a while, then no suction. Took the sucker apart and found the plunge inside had inverted (kind of like a bicylce pump might). Turned it around and it was OK again.

Bottom line - Great concept, fairly cheap, good results when it works, but erratic quality on both parts of the system. Hey Reynolds, all your customers aren't engineers. It might be a good idea to tighten things up. Oct 18, 08