# Show of hands-- who hates cling wrap? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 30, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586 "2017-04-30T18:11:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/1 "2017-04-30T18:11:41Z")
It would be the perfect thing to put over left over egg salad in a bowl or maybe to wrap a half used onion in-- if only I knew how to use it. I could never get that nice, drum-like seal because I could never get the stupid metal teeth to actually cut the stupid plastic film. Nor can I get the stupid plastic film to stick to anything but its stupid self. And the stupid cardboard box ends up all soft in the middle where the stupid little sticky part that’s supposed to hold the stupid plastic film while you don’t tear it with the stupid metal teeth. I hate the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/2 "2017-04-30T18:14:07Z")
It’s really shit for the environment as well, really shit. Do you know about this stuff? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwopbod6kU \<\< or make your own :) ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/3 "2017-04-30T18:17:33Z")
With ya! It just gets tangled and bunched, and never works out like it does on TV. Tupperware, or zip-lock bags, yay. Saran wrap is the work of the devil. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/4 "2017-04-30T18:24:22Z")
Costco’s has a sliding cutter. Works just fine. Stories of [Roy Orbison wrapped in Clingfilm.](http://michaelkelly.artofeurope.com/karl.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/5 "2017-04-30T18:26:17Z")
My name is Baron Greenback, and I endorse this OP. Stupid bloody clings-to-all-the-wrong-things stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/6 "2017-04-30T18:26:19Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > It’s really shit for the environment as well, really shit. Do you know about this stuff? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwopbod6kU \<\< or make your own :) Not good for onions, though. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/7 "2017-04-30T18:33:19Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Tupperware, or zip-lock bags, yay. Saran wrap is the work of the devil. Obviously Tupperware or even ziplock bags are more expensive than cling film. So if you need to wrap something temporarily, cling film is a better choice. Also if you want to cover a plate of food to take someplace. But in my experience actual Saran wrap brand cling film works better than the generic supermarket product. I think the Saran wrap stuff is made of thicker plastic. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/8 "2017-04-30T18:37:40Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > With ya! It just gets tangled and bunched, and never works out like it does on TV. > > Tupperware, or zip-lock bags, yay. Saran wrap is the work of the devil. Yep. I think I’m genetically incapable of using cling film without creating a bunched-up mess. Checking the drawers, it’s Saran Premium wrap that I have, and it hates me just as much as any other brand (looks like I also have a Glad-brand one in there, too, that I’ve apparently given up on.) I pretty much just use Tupperware-type resealable containers or zip-lock bags. Fuck cling film. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/9 "2017-04-30T18:40:56Z")
I cannot stand the stuff. I even tried keeping it in the freezer to see if that would make it not as flimsy. I just don’t buy it anymore, haven’t in years, it just doesn’t work for me. ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/10 "2017-04-30T19:35:55Z")
It’s become a lot easier for me since I stopped trying to cut the cling wrap on the edge of the box. I take out the roll (open box at end and slide out), lay a length of plastic on the cutting board and cut it with a knife. Actually, nowadays I just rip it with my hands and, with a little caution, it doesn’t stick to itself too badly. Works very well with onions but also for bigger things, like when you want to cover a plate or a pot. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/11 "2017-04-30T19:39:44Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Stupid bloody clings-to-all-the-wrong-things stuff. I am sure that the only thing it does cling to is itself. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/12 "2017-04-30T19:44:54Z")
We use [Crystal Cling Wrap](https://www.instacart.com/costco/products/32619-crystal-cling-plastic-wrap-18-inch-each), from Costco. It sticks well to dishes, but not so well to itself. The 18-inch wide wrap is large enough for anything we need it for, the blade actually makes a neat cut, and the 3000’ roll lasts for several years. I suspect you’re simply using the wrong brand of plastic wrap. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/13 "2017-04-30T19:52:07Z")
Yeah, the generic stuff is the source of most of my impotent rage against this product. Spend a little more, it’s worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/14 "2017-04-30T20:07:30Z")
I have hated Saran and am now now hating Glad, so it isn’t because I’m cheap. The stuff is stupid! ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/15 "2017-04-30T20:12:23Z")
I believe the inventor of cling wrap should be suffocated with his invention. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/16 "2017-04-30T20:14:31Z")
Yes, it’s teh evil. If I buy the “professional” stuff, I can get it to work, at the cost of a really sharp cutting edge and some blood sacrifice on my part. I have a box on hand for the rare cases when I need it, but mostly I use tupperware or tinfoil or plastic bags instead. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/17 "2017-04-30T20:24:29Z")
Mr. Athena hates it too, and it took me a while to figure out why. He tries to pull off a piece THEN put it on whatever he’s trying to wrap. It sounds like that’s what a lot of folks in this thread do as well. I agree, if you try to use it like that, I’d hate the stuff. You need to pull it out of the box right onto the thing you’re trying to wrap, THEN tear it off. Voila. Easy as pie. [This video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dCOeHpbEFQ) demonstrates what I’m saying at about the 20 second mark. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/18 "2017-04-30T20:27:22Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > Mr. Athena hates it too, and it took me a while to figure out why. > > He tries to pull off a piece THEN put it on whatever he’s trying to wrap. It sounds like that’s what a lot of folks in this thread do as well. I agree, if you try to use it like that, I’d hate the stuff. > > You need to pull it out of the box right onto the thing you’re trying to wrap, THEN tear it off. Voila. Easy as pie. > > [This video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dCOeHpbEFQ) demonstrates what I’m saying at about the 20 second mark. Yeah, I know the basic technique. I’m just apparently incapable of getting a good clean cut. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/19 "2017-04-30T20:34:35Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I have hated Saran and am now now hating Glad, so it isn’t because I’m cheap. The stuff is stupid! Indeed! Testify! I am with you 100% on that! ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586/20 "2017-04-30T20:56:23Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > It’s really shit for the environment as well, really shit. Do you know about this stuff? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwopbod6kU \<\< or make your own :) You’re so right ! I won’t buy it anymore when I finish the boxes I have . ☹ I will need to find away keep a tomatoes fresh after it been cut in half. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-of-hands-who-hates-cling-wrap/785586.md?page=2)