About BAGSTK
Hi, I'm Francis, the inventor of BAGSTK. The idea for BAGSTK came to me in 2019 while I was at a self-checkout in a grocery store. I had trouble opening the plastic bags in their racks and found it frustrating. I noticed that the bags would stick to each other, and sometimes, I couldn't open them at all. A store employee helped me by using a sticker to open the bag with ease. This incident inspired me to create a product that could make opening plastic bags easier and less frustrating.
My research led me to set four objectives for the product:
- Create a product with enough friction to open the plastic bag easily without ripping it.
- Make the product stick to the plastic bag but not to the user's hands.
- Ensure the product can withstand repeated use.
- Design a product that is small enough to attach to a keychain and easy to use.
After a long journey and developing multiple prototypes, I achieved all four objectives and named the final product BAGSTK because it uses its elasticity to stick to plastic bags without sticking to the user's hands.
~Francis~