Oliso Pro Frisper PRO-1000 Smart Vacuum Sealer Machine for Food Storage - White | Airtight Kitchen Appliance for Meal Prep, Sous Vide & Freezer Organization | Perfect for Home, Restaurant & Camping Use

I bought this one rather than the Foodsaver primarily because it is so much smaller and won't take up so much of my kitchen counterspace. It works great with the regular bags, which I think I will primarily use. However, it does nothing with the pantry bags (I seal, attach the hose, run the machine - but absolutely no air is sucked out). Either my unit is defective, or all of the pantry bags I've tried to use are defective. I'm intending to contact Oliso about this - will post an update if I ever get around to it.10/15/2014 updateI contacted Osilo via email, and the customer service rep suggested that I use a needle to clear any blockage in the flexi tube. I tried that but it still didn't work (if you have the same issue, try blowing air through it - if you can't, the problem is a blocked tube). I contacted them again, and they promised to send a new flexi tube and to expect it in about 10 days. A month later I contacted them again, and they apologized again, and I still have no new tube.The good news is that I found a small skewer (one used to lace up a turkey), and that was long enough and large enough to pierce through the blockage in the tube that I had. It seemed to be the glue that was used to secure the plastic end on the tube. So now I have a working tube, and pantry bags do work.I have discovered, though, that unless you are able to keep the zipper opening completely free of food and debris, that your seal will likely fail. The ability to reuse the bags without washing becomes less and less likely the more they're used. For example, I used a regular bag to store sugar, thinking I could just reseal each time. Well, if you pour the sugar out of the bag, your zipper is going to get sugar in it, and will likely not seal completely after that. Mine seemed to seal, but a few hours later, there was obviously air in the bag again. If I do this in the future, I'll use something to scoop out the sugar.I'm still happy with the unit overall - the big deal for me being the smaller size of the unit.3/18/2016 update - I wish I had bought a Foodsaver instead. Pantry bags just don't hold their seals, and regular bags are too expensive. Foodsaver rolls would be more flexible as to their size, and I'd need less pantry space to store it vs. the assortment of bags.Note on the wine bottle stopper: The one that I got with the unit only kept a seal for less than a day. I threw it away. I did buy some new stoppers, and I have one that's been in my fridge for a couple months that still has a seal. I can't say whether the wine inside is still good (doubtful), but the little button is still indented. However, my luck with components hasn't been great, with the failure of the tube first, and then the stopper. I've had brand new pantry bags that didn't seal, and I was very careful not to get the zipper dirty. Too much trouble.