"I used these drawstring bags and cellophane bags to hold a pencil or two, a Halloween stamp and three or four pieces of candy this year. The drawstring bag wins against my Halloween cellophane bag purchase hands-down. I gave out these Halloween bags to kids in my neighborhood and and two local elementary schools, and the items put in the bags usually stayed there even when jostled around a bit (I toted the bags around, separating different grades into plastic grocery bags. The open-ended cellophane bags were difficult to close and they didn't look attractive with a pencil sticking out of them. If the goodies in those bags had all been smaller (not long like a pencil), it would have been easier to close. Very glad I purchased more of the drawstring kind."