I can’t speak for everyone, but in my experience growing up in a Black household, plastic bags were required to be recycled. My mom always kept her “bag of bags,” as I called it, under the kitchen sink. Did we have trash bags? Absolutely. But having extra bags always came in clutch when you needed a lunch bag or more trash bags for the bathroom and other household areas.

Unsurprisingly, I inherited my mom’s “green thumb” when I moved out and kept a bag of bags under the sinks of my apartments and house. However, since I practically live in the grocery store, those bags definitely pile up, even when I recycle them.

Seraphina (@thedevilsdaughter162) has a similar problem, which explains why the TikToker took to the app for hacks to make her plastic bag storage process a little easier.

In July 2023, Seraphina posted a stitch of another user holding a tissue box with a plastic bag on top of it. As the user held the bag, she showed its handle on the outside of the tissue box, with the bag stuffed.

After sharing the short clip, Seraphina posted herself reacting to the hack in her kitchen. She told her followers, “I’ll be back in a moment,” as she slammed an empty tissue box on her counter, followed by her own bag of bags collection. Then, in another scene, Seraphina showed her take on it and praised the woman in the video for putting her on to the impressive hack.

“I don't think y'all realize how much of a lifesaver this is,” Seraphina said while shaking the tissue box. If you have an issue with a bag of bags collection, this hack might be just what you're looking for.