Originally Posted By: overtaxed
... (nails and screws) ...
Wouldn't these pointy items be a bit tough on the bags you want to seal them in (puncture)? What would be the point anyway? (no pun intended) They aren't going to compress. And the overhead of the plastic bags (the extra space along their sides) would tend to make the packaged screws take up more room than if you dropped them into a 35mm film canister instead.