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Paige Holland

Woman claims simple folding technique is the 'right' way to seal crisp packets

A woman has shared a handy way to seal your crisp packets to keep them fresher for longer.

Usually when it comes to a half-eaten bag of crisps, most people tend to fold or twist the end of the bag, perhaps reaching for a clip or band to keep the contents fresh until next time, but this woman does neither.

She shared her savvy hack to Facebook writing: "Apparently we have been closing the chip bags wrong" and fellow foodies were mind blown.

In the clip she demonstrates a simple folding method which keeps the bag secure - so much so that you can even turn it upside down and none of the crisps escape.

The fold is so secure that the crisps won't fall out, even if you turn the bag upside down (Facebook)

She starts by folding each side of the bag inwards so that it makes a triangle of sorts.

Then you flip the bag over so that the folds are on the opposite side and start to the roll the empty portion of the packet toward the full end.

Start to roll the empty portion down towards the base of the bag (Facebook)

When you can't roll the bag anymore without crushing the contents, flip each of the corners inside out - they should look like little pockets.

Once the section is secure, the  process is complete.

The triangle folds you first made will act as a pocket to hold the rolled portion (Facebook)
No more stale crisps! (Facebook)

And to prove that the hack is effective, the lady even turn the packet of crisps upside down and shakes it around to show that none of the crisps were able to fall out.

Since it was posted the video has been viewed more than three million times, received 8,500 likes and 7,100 comments.

And although many people are praising her handy life hack, a few others are saying it's too time-consuming.

One person said: "I just went through and did this to every bag we had."

And another added: "I’m shook."

A third also said: "I've been doing it this way for years no clips needed and they stay fresh."

Someone else joked: "This will be my weekend just closing boxes and bags" adding a laughing emoji.

Yet one person commented: "Oh lord lol that's awesome but too much work."

And: "who has the time !!?"

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