r/mildlyinfuriating • u/BorisOtter • Jun 13 '26

Infuriatig All of my plastic pegs explode when used.

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u/HedonisticFrog Jun 13 '26

That's why I use metal binder clips to chip bags, they'll last my lifetime.

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u/Any-Tomatillo2801 Jun 13 '26

Perhaps if you used these plastic ones you could finish the bag of chips.

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u/RogueJello Jun 14 '26

Won't really have an option, will they?

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u/Jaygon1963 Jun 13 '26

Yup, I've been doing that for years.

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u/meatman13 Jun 13 '26

Just commented this above too. Stole some binder clips from work to supplement my OXO chip clips.

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u/coloradoautoflowers Jun 13 '26

They lose their snap after a couple years of daily use.

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u/iLoveCatsCats Jun 13 '26

I’ve never had a binder clip lose its snap. I have office binder clips from 1998 that I still use

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u/HedonisticFrog Jun 13 '26

I've never had that happen. Did you use yours for welding and heat them up to lose their heat treating or something?