# Where do coke dealers get those cute little Zip-loc baggies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 17, 2003, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510 "2003-12-17T10:59:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/21 "2003-12-17T16:17:45Z")
Within four hours over a dozen people chimed in and confirmed they were familiar with cute little coke bagies. What kind of message board is this? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![WILLASS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/22 "2003-12-17T17:04:22Z")
Those bags are available from most stationary shops in the UK. I canā€™t understand why they would get banned, what would that achieve other than force fashion conscious dealers to use clingfilm or those cool little origami envelopes. I wonder what the shareholders in the company that produces them make of the sudden surge in popularity? ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/23 "2003-12-17T17:08:46Z")
The sell them at plastics fabrication shops (such as TAP plastics on the West Coast.) We also used them when I worked for an orthodontist to hold little rubber bands, bits of wire, etc. and they could be ordered from any dental supply catalog. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/24 "2003-12-17T18:03:12Z")
[Google](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&q=ziploc+baggies&spell=1) is your friend. ---
**Author:** ![CheekyMonkey613](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@CheekyMonkey613](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheekyMonkey613)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/25 "2003-12-17T18:53:04Z")
Donā€™t know what this says about where I live, but theyā€™re available at the Dollar Store here. :S ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/26 "2003-12-17T20:43:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bienville \* > **You know the little baggies your coke comes in?** Mine comes in cans. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/27 "2003-12-17T21:09:06Z")
Theyā€™re great for finger sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/28 "2003-12-17T21:39:49Z")
[Minigrip Bags](http://www.minigrip.com/) - I use them to hold [bird blood samples dried on paper filters](http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~lreed/blot.jpg). Really, I swear I do. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/29 "2003-12-17T21:45:50Z")
People snort the weirdest things. ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/30 "2003-12-17T22:10:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cainxinth \* > \*\*Within four hours over a dozen people chimed in and confirmed they were familiar with cute little coke bagies. What kind of message board is this? šŸ˜‰ \*\* They donā€™t call us dopers for nothing šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/31 "2003-12-17T23:20:44Z")
I buy mini bags of all sizes for my button and mirror business. You can buy them by the case at [www.papermart.com](http://www.papermart.com) . You get a ton of them for the price a hobby shop will sell them to you for. ---
**Author:** ![OneYogini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b9e5f3/32.png) [@OneYogini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneYogini)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/32 "2003-12-18T00:58:47Z")
[highjack for personal commentary] Okay, line that made me ROFLMAOā€¦ "For the record, I use those little ziplocs to store tiny disks of stainless steel screen. I use them in ā€œexperiments.ā€ [MrKnowItAll] I resemble that remark! LOL!! šŸ˜‰ Kudos also to Brach, Willass and my girl Cheeky!!! šŸ˜ƒ [end highjack. resume.] ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/33 "2003-12-18T01:14:33Z")
> [@](#): > > IIRC, you canā€™t get them anymore in Washington DC. They decided they were being used mainly for drugs so they were banned. Does anyone else find this totally hilarious? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/34 "2003-12-18T01:17:41Z")
[American Science and Suplus](http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm?subsection=7&category=85) sells them dirt cheap. $1.75 for 100. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/35 "2003-12-18T01:30:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by An Arky \* > \*\*A very handy thing for keeping your baits, hooks, sinkers, etc. separate. Oh, and for putting crack in. \*\* What kind of fish do you catch with crack as bait?? Hoefish? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/36 "2003-12-18T03:14:11Z")
I donā€™t use the really little ones. Thereā€™s one size thatā€™s just slightly wider than a CD. But itā€™s quite a bit taller, so I run them through a paper cutter. Extremely handy for storing lots and lots of CDs. I have no idea why I canā€™t buy clear, plastic, CD sleeves at my local stores. I donā€™t want paper, lining, two-sided, etc. Just clear, plastic. So Mrs. FtG has a source and keeps me supplied. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/37 "2003-12-18T03:47:54Z")
[SNL] You put your WEED in it. [/SNL] ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/38 "2003-12-18T04:35:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bienville \* > \*\* > > Are they ever used for anything other than coke? > > \*\* Screens, for the bong. D ---
**Author:** ![Rock-n-Rolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@Rock-n-Rolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rock-n-Rolga)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/39 "2003-12-18T04:52:44Z")
Like **Scarlett** , I have several different small sizes to sort out beads and findings for making jewelry. Some I mailorder from jewelry supply places, but most I get at Michaelā€™s - they onces made by Darice. For a while I worked at a bead shop near a fairly bad part of Greensboro NC. We sold furnace glass beads by weight and many of our customers described themselves as ā€œbeadaholics.ā€ So if anyone asked what my job was Iā€™d deadpan: ā€œWell, I work right off of Lee Street, weighing expensive stuff out on scales by the gram and putting it in little baggies. Man, some of our clients are really hooked; they spend big bucks in just one visit and theyā€™re back for more in a couple of days!ā€ Hey, technically it was true! That was the first Iā€™d heard of the baggies being banned for their associations with drug use. Yyyeah, as if _thatā€™s_ going to stem the tideā€¦ā€œDamn, I canā€™t unload this kilo of blow now that there are no longer the right sizes of little bags to break it up into. May as well dump it in the Potomac and get a 9-5 job now. _sigh_ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Rock-n-Rolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@Rock-n-Rolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rock-n-Rolga)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510/40 "2003-12-18T05:05:38Z")
Ummm, that obviously should have been ā€œ\*\*- the ones \*\*made by Darice.ā€ I _swear_ I only get baggies for beads, never controlled substances, even thoā€™ my posting style might imply otherwiseā€¦heh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-coke-dealers-get-those-cute-little-zip-loc-baggies/219510.md?page=3)