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date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:50:41 +0100,    group: uk.d-i-y        back       
Re: Totally OT - Cling Film   
In uk.d-i-y, TheScullster wrote:
>Hi all
>Just a daft question on the subject of cling film.
>Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
>There was a time when, no matter what brand you got, it would pull off the
>roll fairly reliably.
>Now, all brands seem more inclined to tear away from the roll ends which is
>maddening when you are getting the sarnies ready last minute to head out the
>door.  The film itself does actually feel thinner.
>Does anyone have recommendation for more rhobust product?

We use Lakeland's film on giant rolls that last a year or two. No
problem. It's in a wall-mounted box with a serrated cutting edge, that
works reliably until right at the end of the roll, when things start
getting tricky.

But for sarnies we've gone over to using Tupperware-style boxes (me) and
used magazine mailing bags (her).

-- 
Mike Barnes
date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:50:41 +0100   author:   Mike Barnes

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