These bags were great--super sturdy and held a lot of yard debris. I could even put some sticks in them that would normally rip through other bags. They were also a good size--had they been much bigger, I probably wouldn't have been able to carry them when they were filled with debris.A lot of people were complaining in the reviews that the bags were hard to rip apart from one another. This is somewhat accurate--I found that the bags were a little difficult to rip at first, but once I figured out the right place to rip from, it was pretty easy. I'm not sure what else the reviewers were expecting from a sturdy yard bag--the thicker and sturdier the plastic, the harder it will be to rip. You have to pick one--sturdy plastic or thin plastic, and I appreciated that they were sturdy and could hold a lot of debris.