Here's some bad news on five finger bags.

[BlackIrish]

Originally Posted by shilala

I managed to get in touch with the gentleman that drop-ships five finger bags for Gargoyle and found out what's up.
I also found that they are patented. As such, manufacture is protected to the extent of the patent. That doesn't mean that someone can't make five fingered resealable bags, it just means that no one can make them the way they're made, kinda.

Kinda amazed that you could get a patent on a 5-finger ziplock bag. Seems pretty obvious to me, but what do I know?

Anyway, thanks for the info. I always reuse these, and now I'll guard my supply jealously.