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Vacu-Seal Starter Kit MSRP: $29.99 Member Tested Rating: N/A Seal in the freshness of food with the Vacu-Seal Starter Kit ($29.99). The compact, cordless and handheld vacuum removes air through a valve on the bags, prolonging the life of food and protecting against freezer burn. The bags can be reused. The PackMate Company: 800-267-2486 or www.vacu-seal.com

MEMBER TESTED RESULTS   OTHER PRODUCTS Jeanette Allen Lifetime Member “It was very simple to operate. I have the bigger bulk sealers, and it’s very hard to get all the air out and seal. The Vacu-Seal was great. I had no problems getting it to seal or getting all the air out.” Tishia Carnahan Site Member “We do a lot of fishing, so it’s really good for making sure those fish are prepared to go into the freezer for as long as we need them to be.” Tanya Hoyle Lifetime Member “I’ve been thinking about getting a sealer for a long time, but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. The Vacu-Seal is great. It’s easy to use and is just as good, if not better, than the bigger sealers.” Julia A. Johnson Lifetime Member “I do a lot of camping in the summer. I feel this product would be of great value to me. It will also be good for storing my craft supplies.” Kathleen Koehler Lifetime Member “I made cookies for Christmas, and I had to mail them. I put them in these bags, and they worked great. The cookies arrived at the houses of my friends and family as fresh as the day I made them.” Lauren Morgan Site Member “This Vacu-Seal is great. I love to buy meats in bulk and freeze them for future use, and this product really came in handy. There was no freezer burn. I also love that the bags are reusable (except if used for raw meat), which makes the Vacu-Seal environmentally friendly!” Julie Pearce Lifetime Member “I especially like the portability of the product.” Sandi Reynolds Lifetime Member “The Vacu-Seal was very easy to use, and the instructions were simple and clear. Pricewise, it’s an excellent value, based on the price of similar products, which can run over $100 Marilyn Scott Site Member “This product is good for increasing the space for dry goods in cabinets and for keeping foods fresher in the freezer. It’s a lifesaver for those leftover foods.” Christine Serao Site Member “This is an excellent product. My only concern is that sometimes the bags aren’t quite big enough, and I found I had to split my food item into two bags. Otherwise, this is a very user-friendly, easy-to-use product.” MEMBER COMMENTS ShirlEaton Posted:4/6/2008 Location:monroe, LA Life Member Vacu Seal I have to say I love this and it keeps food noticably fresher in the freezer. My only complaint would be the bags need to be larger. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. Gail M Posted:4/14/2008 Location:richmond, VA Life Member Vacu Seal I have use the Seal-A-Meal for years. This seems to be the "new generation" of sealing meats, fruits, etc. Would love to try it out. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. Rosemary350 Posted:5/4/2008 Location:houston, TX Life Member Vacu Seal I need to say that have used this product for the last six months and have found a decidedly difference in my grocery bill. I no longer have to replace freezer burned meat. I love buying in bulk and then repackaging to save money. This product allos me to do just that and still have the item good to use at a later date. No worry about losing due to freezer burn. My only complaint is they cannot be washing and reused. Otherwise it is a fantastic prouct. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. 4himarks Posted:6/18/2008 Location:laurel, MD Member Vacu Seal My only complaint is it seems to go through a lot of batteries. A rechargable version would be a vast improvement. The gallon bags are allso a bit hard to seal compared to the quart size. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. hphuston Posted:6/26/2008 Location:levittown, PA Life Member Stainless steel soap If you have trouble with dry skin or allergies to scents, this product is wonderful. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. Perfectangeldb Posted:7/1/2008 Location:west melbourne, FL Member Vacu Seal I love this product. I too buy in bulk. This product has reduced my grocery bill in half :) just wish the bags could be reuseable.. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. jpalmer76 Posted:7/4/2008 Location:omaha, NE Member Bad purchase I bought one of these and it is a piece of junk. It takes forever to get the seal just right so that the device vacuums out the air. Also, the bags don't always hold a seal, so they are full of air again in a short time. - don't waste your money on this - sounds good, but is not!! I bought a 'Seal-A-Meal' and get much better results much quicker. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. kathleendo Posted:9/26/2008 Location:woodhaven, NY Member Vacu seal For smaller items I found it to work well. I use it for cheese,onions,and even small portions of meat in the freezer. It's easy and small enough to keep in a drawer. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. John P Posted:2/5/2009 Location:borger, TX Life Member Vacu Seal I bought this last summer, and at first it was great. Within about a month, maybe 30 quart sized bags, the suction was gone. I kept trying it but, I finally tossed it in November. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. grandmajane Posted:2/19/2009 Location:clementon, NJ Life Member vacaume seal bags i bought these and omg just love them no more plastic wrap Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. heis Posted:6/2/2009 Location:norfolk, VA Life Member Reynolds VS. Glad I tried a test between Reynolds and the Glad Vacu Bags, I found that the vacuseal bags from Reynolds worked so much better. The glad bags vacuumed out but over time it let air back in so by the time you get ready to use it air has gotten back in. but the reynolds did not leak whatsoever. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. rabbits Posted:1/3/2009 Location:shapleigh, ME Life Member Vacu seal I purchessed this at Wal-mart 9.99 works great Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. dina4782 Posted:1/6/2009 Location:franklin park, IL Member i have seen this but was not sooo sure if it works great???? so i would need to try it out and if i like it then i guess more bags to buy at walmart beause they are the stores who beats all the the other storres in pricess... ar ether any out there to test???? Member #57169560 Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. katkell2645 Posted:7/15/2009 Registered Guest Vacu Seal I brought the Reynolds vacu seal and I love it. We have a deep freezer and do food shopping monthly. We break the meats down to serving size. What is really nice is if you need to take just a small portion out, you can then reseal the bag. We have saved alot of money using this. And yes I did have a seal a meal which I gave away since I brought the reynolds. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. jim43412 Posted:9/8/2009 Location:curtice, OH Life Member vacu-seal We have had this product in our home for the past year. We use it mainly for travel. You can vacumn seal your clothes in the gallon size bags to make them waterproof and to fit better in your suitcase. With the vacumn unit being so small and portable it fits nicely into the trunk of our motorcycle so we can reseal the bags after opening. Vacu-Seal is not just for food! Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. jlospinuso Posted:9/9/2009 Location:stanhope, NJ Registered Guest Vacu-Seal Wow this is exactly what i've been looking for! I will defenatly try this! Thank you for all the input. It was very helpful. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. sjaniene Posted:3/13/2009 Location:edmonds, WA Member vac seal I bought one it worked one one bag twice and that was it what a waste of money. I bought a Ziplock manual pump one and it works every time love it. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. sandrawerner Posted:3/24/2009 Location:watonga, OK Life Member vaccu seal I am a life member and every time I sign on and go to vaccu seal site to order...it says my account is suspended. CCOA says it is all fixed. Well let me tell you it's not. What good is it to pay money for a site I can't use. It's very frustrating. I am happy for those of you that were able to access it and get your vaccu seal. I am sure it is nice. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. theawesome1 Posted:3/26/2009 Location:cleveland, OH Member Reynolds Handi-Vac I was very disappointed in the VaccuSeal that I got for $10 at Walmart. BJ's had a demo on Reynolds & for $20 you got 27 gallon bags & 10 quart with the battery operated "sucker". Wash the bags when empty. Reuse. So I bought 2 sets, and we have rechargeable batteries so I am set.......... Great compared to rhe $165 vacuum sealer & their expensive bags in a roll that is cut by the machine that remvoes the air. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. nana04 Posted:4/14/2009 Location:elizabeth city, NC Member reynolds handi-vac I also bought this item at Wal-mart for 9.99 and love it but I wish the bags were reuseable and the batteries were rechargeable..but other then that its a great product. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. kruegkel Posted:9/22/2009 Location:sioux city, IA Life Member Vacu-seal I bought this at Wal-Mart last year and initially thought it was difficult to seal but then I realized that I was pushing too hard. The machine requires a light touch to seal the bag. There has to be air between the package at the seal for it to work. I have used the quart and the gallon bags. Most items will fit in either of these sizes. I use it quite often but do occasionally still pull out my large sealer for big quantities of meat. I also use it to infuse my marinades into meat when I don't have a lot of time to let the meat marinate. It works great for that. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. mduet Posted:9/27/2009 Location:houma, LA Member Vaccu Seal I love this product. I used to have the expensive vacuum sealer and when it stopped working I thought I'd have to throw away all those canisters I bought. But to my surprise, I can use the vaccu seal on the smoky gray canisters that have the little vacuum seal hole on the lid. It seals perfectly! Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. theawesome1 Posted:4/22/2009 Location:cleveland, OH Member What a Great Item to package chicken, steaks, ground round, in gallon size that shrink into a freeze free package. Italian sausage in 4's are great in the quart size to open to put in the panini machine to cook in 5 minutes. Then to take a ail brush & dish soap to lather the package on both sides to reuse again. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. jacko Posted:4/25/2009 Location:beaumont, TX Life Member producttests sendmethenextproducttobetested. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. fourjenn Posted:11/4/2009 Location:hemet, CA Life Member I love it I bought mine and it works so good. I love it. There is only two of us and breaking down bulks of meat saves us some cash.. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. susanbellnc Posted:11/7/2009 Location:spruce pine, NC Member Vacuum Sealer Bought one of these last year and ended up taking it back in just a few days. It didn't work for me at all. Maybe I just got a bad one or something, but it was really disappointing. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. lola5829 Posted:7/17/2009 Location:ridgefield, NJ Member vacu pak I am a new member, Willing to try anything. I would love to see how it works... you can send one my way.. Thank-you Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. Myra641 Posted:7/27/2009 Location:budd lake, NJ Registered Guest Product Testing Been a member for three years now and I am still awaiting something for testing.......beginning to wonder if I was wrong in joining! Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. Barbs Posted:7/29/2009 Location:sherwood, OR Life Member Testing I was given the opportunity to test one item and have never heard from you again. Are we limited to just one opinion? Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. gtribull Posted:7/30/2009 Location:baltimore, MD Life Member vacu seal I HAVE BEEN USING THIS SYSTEM SINCE IT CAME OUT AND COMPARED TO SOME OF THE MORE EXPENSIVE SYSTEMS IT WORKS JUST AS WELL IF NOT BETTER IN SOME INSTANTS.I WOULD RECCOMEND THIS TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND I HAVE Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. cgasper Posted:8/17/2009 Location:mineral, CA Member Vacu Seal - Reynolds I have been using the more expensive models and love them, but when I decided to travel a bit in our motorhome, I was looking for something more compact and portable. I have tried a couple different makes. This one is definately the best. For camping and for people who want to keep it simple and easy. This one is the ticket. I would give it a top rating. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. jregal Posted:8/20/2009 Location:cape coral, FL Registered Guest Vacu-Seal I bought the Reynolds version and I really love it. I even gave one to my girl friend for her Bridal Shower and now I went to buy one to give to my brother and his wife for their new home and I can't get it or the bags. Is it being discontinued? And will the same thing happen with the one you are showing? Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. drausue Posted:10/24/2009 Location:clearwater, FL Member Vacu-Seal I have this and love it-only problem is the product has been discontinued because of low sales. I have bought all the bags I can but when these are gone will hhave to find another product. This was the best on the market and I am disappointed!!!! Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. pfisher2 Posted:10/24/2009 Location:oak hill, OH Member Vaccum sealer This is a great product, really easy to use,pays for itself in no time.It is also user friendly for all ages. My aging parents have one they use constantly. Also I am anxiously awaiting my next product to trial!!! Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. Please login to post a comment.     Bread Buddy Bread Keeper The Bread Buddy helps keep bread fresh in its original package and al... Zevro's Indispensable Snack n' More Dispenser The Indispensable Snack n’ More Dispenser keeps up to 13 ounces of dr... Ekco Kitchenware Caddy The Ekco 8-piece Kitchenware Caddy includes a tool holder and seven s... Whistle Vac Food Storage Container The Whistle Vac Professional Series vacuum-sealing food storage conta...