5 Reasons I Stopped Packing My Pills In A Bag Of Ziplocs
Summary: Every trip used to start the same way. Me at the kitchen table at 11 at night, counting pills into little snack bags, writing on them with a marker, then finding one burst open at the bottom of my suitcase. My sister showed me hers on a cruise last spring. 10,000+ women have made the same switch. Here is what we all worked out.
1. It Doesn't Look Like A Medicine Bag
A sandwich bag full of loose pills tells everyone at the table exactly what you take and how much of it. That was the part I hated.
This one just looks like a little makeup pouch. Soft pebbled leather, a neat zipper, nothing clinical about it. It sits out on a cafe table or a hotel nightstand and nobody gives it a second look. What is inside is nobody else's business.
2. A Full Week, Morning And Night, In One Case
14 pouches clip onto the rings inside. Each one has its own colour zip and a label you write on, with boxes for AM, PM and Other.
I loaded mine on a Sunday. Fish oil, collagen, blood pressure, vitamin D, the magnesium I take at night. By the time I was done the counter was empty and I still had pouches left over. One case, 7 days, morning and evening, sorted before I left the house.
3. You Grab It And Go, And Nothing Spills
Ziplocs pop open. Anyone who has travelled with them knows the feeling of reaching into a bag and finding loose pills in the lining.
The zipper here runs around 3 sides and the pouches clip onto rings, so nothing shifts and nothing escapes. You pick it up off the table on your way out, drop it in your bag, and that is the whole routine.
4. Your Ziplocs Can't Do This On A 2 Week Cruise
2 weeks at sea, 4 ports, and everything I take twice a day. I used to bring a 7 day plastic box plus a bag of spares, and by day 3 it was chaos.
This went in my carry on and stayed there. It takes up less room than the old box, it does not rattle, and a splash on a deck chair wipes straight off. When someone at dinner needed an antacid, I was the one who had it.
5. Right Now, You Get 50% Off
Pick your colour, sage green, black or blush pink, and it is half price while the Labor Day Sale is on. Plenty of women order 2, one for the suitcase and one that lives in the car.
Every order comes with easy returns, no questions asked. The green one sells out first every time. If yours is in stock, I would not sit on it.
- 14 reusable pouches, a full week sorted
- Write AM or PM on every single pouch
- Zips shut, nothing spills in your bag
Popular colors sell out fast
