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A 3-bed recurring clean is not a dumpster job. It is still enough wet paper, wipes, and kitchen weight to split a 0.6-mil “value” bag in the hallway. That is the whole problem. Thickness (mil) matters more than the picture of a smiling family on the box.
I am not ranking brands. I am telling you which type to put on the Sunday list, and which type is why you are mopping a leak you just created.
What to look for
1. 13-gallon kitchen, drawstring
Most client kitchen cans are this size. Drawstring is a route choice, not a luxury: you grab, tie, and walk. Look for a mil rating on the box. If they will not print one, treat it as thin. Unscented if any house on the book is scent-sensitive or has pets that eat perfume.
2. Contractor bags, about 33-gallon, 2.5–3 mil
This is the bag that does not blow out. Wet bathroom cans, a kitchen can that is heavier than it looks, a small hall closet clean-out you already quoted. You do not need a 55-gallon drum liner for a recurring 3-bed. You need mil. One box lasts if you only pull these when the 13-gal would fail.
3. 30-gallon heavy — only for add-ons you already charge
Garage, basement, a real junk-out. If that is not on the book this month, it is not a Sunday line. Do not invent a third size because the end-cap had a warehouse pack.
4. Unscented as the default
Scented bags are a preference you cannot take back in a house that asked for no fragrance. Keep unscented as par. If a client wants lavender, that is their liner, not your whole closet.
5. Small bathroom liners — only if the book actually uses them
Some houses have tiny vanity cans. If you already replace those, a roll of 4-gallon liners belongs on the sheet. If you have been stuffing 13-gal into a vanity, stop buying a dedicated size you do not use — or start using the small ones and drop them as a line. Pick one.
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What to skip
- 0.5–0.7 mil “value” kitchen bags. They fail on a wet can. Buying more of them is not a restock; it is a repeat leak.
- Double-bagging 13-gal to fake a contractor bag. Buy the mil. Your time on a route is the expensive part.
- Scented lavender (or “fresh linen”) as the only box in the car.
- A 200-count of a size you used once on a move-out. That box will sit until it yellows.
- 55-gallon drum liners for recurring houses. Wrong job.
Sunday-cap note
Kitchen 13-gal is a real weekly burn. Contractor bags sit longer. If last week a bag blew out, you have a mil problem, not a quantity problem — do not “stock up” on the same thin bag. Gloves, bags, floor cleaner, vac bags/filters first if you are over the cap you set. Polish waits.
Write both sizes on the supply tab: “13-gal drawstring, unscented” and “contractor 3-mil.” That is two lines, not a wall of SKUs.
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