Big string thing

Please don't roll your eyes too violently (yes, I'm talking to you, Cranky Friend) if this household tip is painfully obvious, but it wasn't to me. Birdseed bags, feed bags, potato bags, anything that's sealed shut with a row of sewn string stitches, you can open simply by pulling out the string, in one easy motion. No need to reach for the scissors or a Swiss Army knife or whatever's handy. It makes opening bags really quite fun.