# Bread wrapper twist ties direction?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 2, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723 "2017-05-02T15:52:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/1 "2017-05-02T15:52:53Z")
It seems most of the twist ties I find on bread are installed with a counter clock wise twist and that seems backwards to me
Righty tighty
Lefty loosey
This seems much more intuitive to me.
Why, why, why? đđ
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### Author:  [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/2 "2017-05-02T17:14:42Z")
This is not something Iâve noticed.
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### Author:  [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/3 "2017-05-02T17:19:48Z")
My experience is that they are simultaneously wound both directions, so that any attempt to remove them goes through three cycles of first winding them tighter.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/4 "2017-05-02T17:21:18Z")
I havenât noticed what the OP is on about, but it pisses me off when a product twists the ties _in both directions._ If one piece is held on with a left-hand twist, then _every_ piece should be held on the same way!
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/5 "2017-05-02T17:44:55Z")
**silenus** , what products do you see with multiple ties on different portions?
The bread bags and the like that I encounter seem to be about 50-50, but I always make sure to twist it the correct way when I put it back on.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/6 "2017-05-02T17:49:29Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#):
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> My experience is that they are simultaneously wound both directions, so that any attempt to remove them goes through three cycles of first winding them tighter.
Yes! Thatâs exactly what happens to me. I thought I was going crazy.
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### Author:  [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/7 "2017-05-02T18:13:49Z")
While weâre at it, I hate those plastic things that tear the bag and then they break before the bread is finished.
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### Author:  [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/8 "2017-05-02T18:18:16Z")
Maybe the person who put the tie on was left-handed?
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/9 "2017-05-02T18:45:26Z")
> [@GusNSpot](#):
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> It seems most of the twist ties I find on bread are installed with a counter clock wise twist and that seems backwards to me
> Righty tighty
> Lefty loosey
> This seems much more intuitive to me.
>
> Why, why, why? đđ
I fully support this cranky assertion. Makes me crazy.
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### Author:  [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/10 "2017-05-02T18:51:56Z")
> [@GusNSpot](#):
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> It seems most of the twist ties I find on bread are installed with a counter clock wise twist and that seems backwards to me
> Righty tighty
> Lefty loosey
> This seems much more intuitive to me.
>
> Why, why, why? đđ
Maybe your shipment was meant for the southern hemisphere?
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/11 "2017-05-02T19:20:15Z")
> [@Chronos](#):
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> **silenus** , what products do you see with multiple ties on different portions?
Most recently in unpacking a set of [tomato cages](https://www.amazon.com/Gardeners-Blue-Ribbon-3-Pack-Ultomato/dp/B00GRPENAU/ref=sr_1_2?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1493752847&sr=1-2&keywords=tomato+cages). 3 posts, with 9 clip-on crossbars. The whole thing was held together with twist ties, and every set had a random twist. Must have been 7 or so ties total.
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### Author:  [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/12 "2017-05-02T19:20:39Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#):
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> Maybe the person who put the tie on was left-handed?
It depends upon whether it was wrap tied in the Northern or Southern hemisphere.
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### Author:  [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/13 "2017-05-02T19:24:59Z")
Itâs probably not done by a person, [but by machine](http://www.tach-it.com/Twist-Tie-Machine).
WAG: maybe the moving parts are screwed on the normal righty-tighty way, and if the machine tied clockwise, it would begin to loosen the connections over time? Like how the pedals on a bicycle have opposite threads so that one doesnât fall off. That doesnât explain why itâs not reverse threaded, of course.
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### Author:  [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/14 "2017-05-02T19:37:37Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#):
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> That doesnât explain why itâs not reverse threaded, of course.
Or why some are twisted in one direction, and some in another if my theory above doesnât pan out.
I just explain it as I do most of my problems-G-d hates me, and I donât know what the hell I ever did to her.
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### Author:  [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/15 "2017-05-02T21:19:32Z")
I loathe those plastic clips on bread bags, and twist ties just aggravate me. When you are done with the bread, grab the bag by the opening, slap the bread to spin it around and tuck the nicely coiled opening end underneath the loaf. Saves time!
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### Author:  [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/16 "2017-05-02T21:25:10Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Or why some are twisted in one direction, and some in another if my theory above doesnât pan out.
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> I just explain it as I do most of my problems-G-d hates me, and I donât know what the hell I ever did to her.
Maybe one side of the assembly line is clockwise and the other counterclockwise to cancel out the directional vibrations, or else the whole plant would spin off its foundations?
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### Author:  [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/17 "2017-05-02T21:48:10Z")
What ties do you have on bread bags? Over here they have a strip of [self-adhesive tape](http://www.videojet.in/content/dam/img/baked-goods/Bakedgoods-Bread-Tamper-Label.jpg) that you can kind of reseal a couple of times. They used to use flat rectangular clips like [this](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/21/ee/8a/21ee8a5f61c0f6976eaf3683ae7f0351.jpg).
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### Author:  [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/18 "2017-05-02T22:00:49Z")
> [@Colophon](#):
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> What ties do you have on bread bags? Over here they have a strip of [self-adhesive tape](http://www.videojet.in/content/dam/img/baked-goods/Bakedgoods-Bread-Tamper-Label.jpg) that you can kind of reseal a couple of times. They used to use flat rectangular clips like [this](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/21/ee/8a/21ee8a5f61c0f6976eaf3683ae7f0351.jpg).
The US has both of those too, but the specific type are [these](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twist_tie): a short piece of wire with paper or plastic covering it. As mentioned, the sometimes come with plastic garbage bags (usually the smaller ones), though I usually end up tying those.
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### Author:  [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/19 "2017-05-02T22:12:32Z")
I hate the fact that my favorite crackers no longer come with anything to secure the 4 âbagletsâ inside the box after you open them.
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### Author:  [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-wrapper-twist-ties-direction/785723/20 "2017-05-02T22:46:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#):
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> **silenus** , what products do you see with multiple ties on different portions?
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> The bread bags and the like that I encounter seem to be about 50-50, but I always make sure to twist it the correct way when I put it back on.
Iâm waiting with baited breath for you to come back with what **YOU** assume is the **CORRECT** way.
I, being a left-handed superior person, may have a different measure of whatâs correct.đ
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