Dont lick your finger, the veggies get sprayed with water. Wet your finger with the clean water and the bag will open for you. Just like everything else in this life: Its better when its wetter.

I'd proudly and, like a snob, tell you that I've ascended beyond plastic bags by using reusable nets.

But I also keep forgetting the nets at home, so I use the plastic bags and promise myself not to forget. Only to forget again. FUCK.

FYI, reusable produce bags exist!

I put the bag between my palms and rub back and forth a bunch of times. It works as long as you have both hands free (and you have two hands).

Theres no reason to put most produce in bags. I don't know why people are obsessed with plastic. People even put bananas in bags... Theyre already bagged!

The struggle is real.

...the easiest way to open these IME, is to lightly lick your thumb and the neighboring finger. This makes the respective sides of the bag stick to them for easier opening.

Hold the middle of the side that is supposed to open between your pointer finger and thumb and slide them in opposite directions. It almost always works for me :D

That's easy. Just flip it, then flip it over again, just like a USB plug.

You guys put all the fresh stuff in plastic bags? Why not just straight into the shopping bag?

I aggressively rub the side that's meant to open between my fingers and typically that opens it a bit, and from there you just try to separate that while doing the bag open wave.

Put the top in between your hands held flat like you're praying, then move them back and forth in opposite directions like you've just came up with an evil plan, if that doesn't work, then you're holding the bottom, so just do it to the other end.

Most of the produce bags here have handles. I found that the meeting place where the "handle" meets the "bag" to be the easiest spot to separate. I just rub the bag between my fingers in that area and usually it only takes a single rub for it to separate.

Bring your own reusable bag.

Lick a finger a little and it'll open effortlessly.

Same with trying to peel double-sided tape

The plastic bag is folded on the sides. I have much more success if I start by pulling there, than attacking the opening directly. Hard to explain but you'll figure it out.

Gently blowing on the opening sometimes works

I have zero issue opening these bags but for some reason my mom and siblings really struggle.

I was at my local walmart today...