I took off 1 star simply because these would not handle anything besides light tasks, I don't tend to have a lot of heavy trash so it's no issue for me that these bags are thinner than what you would typically buy in store. I do see how someone who would say, buy hefty brand bags, would find these wanting- these are not highly stretchable and they do not have as thick of a tie string. I find these perfectly suitable for me just living alone with my apartment life, they hold what I needed to and they are durable enough that I don't mind putting my bag in the back of my car until I drive past the waste bins on the way out to make my personal deposit. They fit in my trash can very well, and they do their job so I'm overall very satisfied with these bags.