boysmommy3
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posted on September 1, 2000 02:19:36 PM
Anyone have any leads on a source where bulk dry cleaning bags can be purchased?
Trying to come up with a nice way to ship suits etc and thought dry cleaner bags would work for the larger clothes items.
I purchase turkey bags for the smaller clothes items and they work great - looks far more professional. But large items do not work.
HELP??
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bkmunroe
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posted on September 1, 2000 02:29:32 PM
I don't know about dry cleaning bags, but how about large garbage bags? Unused, of course.
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fonze
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posted on September 1, 2000 02:31:41 PM
Try associated bag company, they're on the internet. They sell all kinds of bags, boxes tape and packing materials.
fonze
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cathammer
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posted on September 1, 2000 09:04:58 PM
Most large cities have at least two or more drycleaning supply businesses; call & see if they'll sell direct. If not, ask your local cleaner if they'll sell you a box or order you one (most get del'ry once a week). Bags come in rolls around a heavy cardboard tube and in several different lengths.
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pineyhurst
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posted on September 1, 2000 10:06:20 PM
What is a turkey bag?
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boysmommy3
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posted on September 1, 2000 10:53:00 PM
A turkey bag is the bag you cook your turkeys in at Thaksgiving!!
I have tried all kinds of ziploc etc. and these poly bags are thicker, hold larger items - like jeans etc. and look great.
I thought of the trash bag idea too and actually tried it but it just didn't look good - not even semi-professional. It would help if they had clear ones but I could only find white or green or black and that just does not work.
THANK YOU TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP - 
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pineyhurst
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posted on September 2, 2000 12:08:05 AM
I have never heard of cooking a turkey in a bag. What does a bag do for the turkey? Does the skin get brown and crisp? But I don't cook much. The only thing I have ever been good at making is reservations.
On topic: These are sources of where you can get various colors and sizes of plastic garment bags. It looks like they come in rolls.
http://www.macpaper.com/99_63_text.html
http://www.glopack.com/garment.asp
http://www.wvplus.com/phoenix/garment.asp
http://www.travelautobag.com/tab_home002.htm
http://www.onramp.net/~anchorbx/garment.htm
Damm UUB.
[ edited by pineyhurst on Sep 2, 2000 06:55 AM ]
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Meya
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posted on September 2, 2000 05:39:59 AM
We've done our last two Thanksgiving turkeys in Cooking Bags and it is very good. It also really helps with the cleanup!
The turkeys are moister etc. They still get sort of crisp on top as well. (you put a few tiny slashes in the bag before cooking)
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BlackCoffeeBlues
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posted on September 2, 2000 06:48:50 AM
Where do you get the turkey bags? Pretty please tell me!
Dry Cleaning bags, as someone else said, can be purchased at dry cleaning supply stores. You might even be able to find a source online by doing a search for "dry cleaning supply".
I had a nice stash of clear plastic, rectangular bags that looked really great, but they came from my mom, the packrat, she'd had them for YEARS and doesn't know where she got them, so I am out now and need more. I have smaller bags that work for lingerie and such but now I have no bags for jeans, sweaters, etc.
TIA if you have a cheap source.
Sheri
[email protected]
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pineyhurst
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posted on September 2, 2000 07:03:35 AM
Another dumb question..... How does the bag not melt onto the turkey in the oven?
I am sure it works but the visual picture in my mind of putting a turkey in a plastic bag and then putting it in the oven is grim.
I think I'll stick to making reservations.
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Meya
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posted on September 2, 2000 07:32:40 AM
Lookie here:
http://www.reynoldskitchens.com/reynoldskitchens/kitchenconnection/products/oven_bags/faq.asp
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abacaxi
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posted on September 2, 2000 07:41:01 AM
boysmommy3 -
Check a janitorial supply company for the semi-transparent bags used in trash baskets. They are VERY sturdy, clear enough to see the clothing color, and CHEAP!
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BlackCoffeeBlues
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posted on September 2, 2000 07:59:29 AM
Oh, you might check Sam's club if you have them where you live. I don't know what the equivalent is in other places... but they have a limited amount of janitorial supplies for commercial use, like the big boxes of toilet paper or towels for the paper towel dispensers. They have garbage bags too and might very well have the clear ones. We buy stuff there for my son's school, commercial sized paper goods, trash bags, other cleaning stuff, and they usually have stuff you don't see in the grocery stores.
Sheri
[email protected]
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corrdogg
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posted on September 2, 2000 08:24:24 AM
boysmommy3:
You don't say how many you need, but have you tried the dry cleaners? (I know it's pretty obvious).
I recently purchased the end of a roll of bags from my local cleaners - got around 85 bags. I think I paid $10.00 for these.
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BlackCoffeeBlues
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posted on September 2, 2000 08:33:27 AM
Check this out:
http://www.anchorbox.com/garment.htm
Their descriptions are lacking, I can't tell if their "poly bags" are what I'm looking for, but these garment bags seem like just the thing for you and the prices seem good!
Sheri
[email protected]
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boysmommy3
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posted on September 2, 2000 09:02:10 AM
Thank you so much for your assistance. I will have to make some calls and check out some sites. I have asked at the local dry cleaners and they were not very helpful.
As for the turkey bags - we have a wholsale grocer in the area that has boxes of them that you can buy - they cost around .30 each - each bag thta is. Added into our opening bids - it makes a big difference on presentation.
Thanks again
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heavnsqt
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posted on September 2, 2000 05:55:49 PM
I do use white garbage ags fr shipping they do work.
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