space bags

i bought some before my trip to michigan in late september .three to be precise .my intent was to get some that you didn't need the vacuum to void the bag of air .well they and by they i mean academy didn't have any of that kind .i had had that kind before .and it worked great for me when i would go on trips as i like to bring my own pillow and blanket to sleep with .you would put the contents in the bag .seal the top and then roll it up to squeeze out the air .and it worked great .it would allow me to pack more clothes with the saved space from the compacted pillow and blanket .well over time and many many uses of the bag it developed a hole or two and of coarse no longer held the vacuum so i was back to packing a couple less shirts and pairs of pants .but i went to academy hoping to find some more of them to save room in my suitcase .well i didn't find any but i did find some made for sleeping bags .i took one out to see just how big it was and it seemed like it'd easily hold my pillow and blanket .not only that but it was on sale .so i bought it and the only two others there to store bulky blankets and stuff here at my house .well it turned out i didn't use them for my trip to michigan because i wasn't sure if i'd have a vacuum cleaner to use to repack for my return flight .so the three bags sat in their box in the bag from academy .that is until today .last night i decided to wash my thick winter blanket and then i was going to store it in one of these space bags to keep it clean between uses .well it turns out that all three bags do not hold the vacuum they're suppose to .so it should be needless to say but i'm go ahead and say it anyway .i'm pretty pissed off