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Hazardous when not assembled properly

I used to have literally hundreds of plastic grocery bags in my kitchen, stuffed into an even bigger grocery bag. (I use about a bag a day to collect and dispose of the waste in my cats’ litter box.) I have been upgrading my kitchen and apartment, and decided I needed a more streamlined, attractive way to deal with the bags.

I was optimistic about this device, but it’s not a perfect solution. I didn’t count the bags I put in, but it does seem to hold a lot. However, I haven’t yet determined the best way to insert the bags so that when I pull one out of the dispenser, I don’t end up with several at a time. Also, taking out a bag is not always simple — sometimes a bag comes out easily, other times I really have to wrestle with it.

In addition, my bag holder arrived partially disassembled. There are three main parts to the holder — the black plastic bottom, the black plastic top piece, and the rounded stainless steel sides. One of the tabs that ensured that the black top was securely installed was not popped in — consequently, the steel sides were not held in place by the top, so sharp edges were exposed. And they are sharp!

Fortunately, I was able to unscrew the black top, reinstall it so all the tabs were in place, and squeeze the metal sides back into place so the edges were covered. However, remedying this was a rather unpleasant experience, although I am pleased that it was remedy-able at all!

Overall, a good solution, but not a great one.

Update (2/6/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.

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The average rating for this item is 4 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.