is the bag supposed to come vacuum sealed?
833555
No, coffee beans releases gases as they age and the valve on the bag let's these gases escape, but does not let air in.
2175604
The package is sealed by a 'ziploc' type fastener and is also sealed airtight by the plastic seal above the zipper. However, it's not vacuum-sealed.
1643660
No. There's a special vacuum seal on the bags you have to use with it. However Ziploc does now make bags with the little round vacuum thingy in the corner.
1430437
No! Mine came loose in a plastic bag. Looked like some kind of wholesale repack. NO air-tight HARD-plastic container as pictured in the ad above. :-/ Be aware of which seller you buy from. My plastic bag pack came from a company called E a s t E m p i r e. If you want a plastic container, shop elsewhere!
2120813
It's vacuum packed. It is just fine. When you open it the air will come in and everything will be fine.
1454350
No. But you can leave a small opening when you zip close the bag and put the vacuum hose there to such out the air and close it entirely when you are done.
467946
Yes, Actually it came on a sealed bag. The joy of opening the bag was included =)
2007985
You can cut the bag in half or to fit the item you are vacuum sealing. Then just seal the open end(s) before vacuum sealing. Hope this helps.
454628
No. It is vacuum packed in a plastic bag you have cut it out of. But it would be nice to have a carry bag or at least strap it closed.
1529433
It comes sealed, you have to knock it out when you get it. If you choose to do that.
2021781
Mine was inside a clear plastic (resealable) bag but the box was sealed with a sticker.
129445
Mine have always arrived in a bag as pictured above. If your bag wasn't sealed I would return it.
675476
If I recall correctly, mine came in a sort of heavy duty big envelope/bag sort of packaging - no box. The bag of dog food was flattened like when you use one of those vacuum seal bags. Product contents were fine though.
524879
The bags have a Ziploc type top. You then vacuum out the air. It works great for me, but I have had one bag that would not vacuum seal. Probably a tiny hole in it some where. Figured it was a factory defect which will happen.
1186993
On my Hoover, the bag is sealed around the inlet with pressure and a tight fit only; there is no rubber seal nor are there slits.
2161995
My best guess is that something in the bag was a little bit damp when you packed it. It doesn't take much water to create mildew when a package is sealed up for a long period of time. I think that if you could really get all of the air out of the bag, you wouldn't have the musty mildew odor. But it isn't really possible to get ALL of the air out of the bag, so there you have it.
787227
No! Mine was vacuum packed, so I opened it carefully and poured it into another (larger) container, crumbling it up as I "poured" it. It's been fine!