Amazon Basics Multipurpose Drawstring Previously Reviews Summary

Quality of Material

Pros:

• "These are pretty solid trash bags."
• "They are nice and strong, will stretch a little bit without tearing easily."
• "These bags are large and strong! Used 25 after Hurricane Irma while cleaning debris from yard."
• "They are nice and strong – I mostly use these when cleaning and changing my cats’ litterboxes and they hold the used litter perfectly – I am not afraid they will break when I am using them."
• "They are thick, durable and have a great draw string to tie closed."
• "The garbage bags are sturdy and hold a lot of trash or recycling."
• "These are perfect. They don't rip easily or tear and I get a lot of them in the box."

Cons:

• "Usually I'm skeptical about negative reviews, but all of these were spot on. At least 70% of these flimsy bags split when opened."
• "Now the ties break all the time and they are so thin that they are useless."
• "Put anything heavier in and it splits, tears and pulls apart."
• "The bag completely tears in half with no effort."
• "These bags are terrible. Paper thin and tear before I can even get them outside to a trash can."
• "The material is much thinner than your regular black garbage bags…"
• "Unfortunately, every single bag has split down the side."

Drawstring Functionality

Pros:

• "The drawstring closure is easy to use and allows me to not only make sure my trash is nice and secure but makes the trash bags easy to carry."
• "The drawstrings are a small but mighty feature, making it super easy to seal and transport the bags."
• "They have drawstring which can tie the bag well and keep everything clean and in good shape."
• "They are thick, heavy, and are exactly what I needed."
• "They hold up great, no rips or tares ever."
• "They have strong pull strings that don't rip out."
• "They don’t break and are easy to open."

Cons:

• "The drawstrings break as soon as you tug on them to cinch the top of the bag closed."
• "However the drawstrings are literal garbage, any amount of force when trying to tie them will break them right off."
• "The drawstrings require more massaging than a football team after a game to even tighten a little."
• "The plastic drawstring gets caught up it the plastic sleeve and snaps almost EVERY time."
• "Even the red drawstrings broke in my hands as I tried to cinch the bag."
• "The red strip of plastic that you pull to cinch the bag closed has ripped/broken/come apart on the last 2 boxes we’ve received."
• "EVERY bag, the red pull string ties have RIPPED out, without even any tension at all!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "I find that this is a really good value for the money!"
• "They are absolutely comparable to brand names at a fraction of the cost!"
• "These are a great value for the money."
• "They are also about 30-50% cheaper than similar off the shelf bags in my local supermarket."
• "Great trash bags for the price you pay."
• "For the price, these outperform every Hefty bag I've used, every Dollar General bag and other store name bags I've ever used."
• "Value for money is another area where these bags shine."

Cons:

• "Cheep is expensive."
• "I'd rather pay a bit more and not have a mess on my hands."
• "Just spend the few extra dollars to buy better bags and save yourself the hassle of dealing with dumped trash all over your floor because these bags can't hold basic household stuff."
• "I hate to say it this way, but what you save in purchasing these, you end up spending anyway on paper towels and other cleaning supplies."
• "These cheap bags will rip."
• "Whatever money you save on them is wasted when the bags rip open or from the smell that gets out of the opening."
• "I’ll buy them again because they’re cheap but not because I like them."

Convenience

Pros:

• "I love getting this delivered one of those things that I mean to buy but forget in the store."
• "It is so convenient to have them on a subscription program and know that they will arrive in a timely manner."
• "I always forget to pick up trash liners when at the store. I have these on subscription, i never run out."
• "I have them on a subscription to be delivered as I programmed them."
• "Amazon has made it convenient with subscribe and save, too."
• "It’s on our subscription for at least 2 years now as they just work."
• "I am currently going to the wash house to wash clothes. So these are super convenient and not as expensive as other brands."

Cons:

• "Shame on Amazon for selling this trash bag. They are no good."
• "I should've read the reviews. It's not even worth the hassle of returning."
• "Today I am officially throwing them away!!!!"
• "I canceled my subscription for auto delivery because it’s become annoying to tie them shut."
• "I won't be buying Amazon brand trash bags anymore."
• "The trash bags are not worth the money! The draw ties are breaking and they are splitting at the seams!"
• "I do not recommend purchasing these...a trash bag that can't simply hold trash is just more trash!"