i always pull the top apart - i used to just tear it down the side when i was younger and didn’t realize there was another way to open it but now i always open it from the top - if for some reason it won’t open that way, i’ll use scissors to cut the top off rather than tearing the side like i used to ;v;
I try to open from the top but when I can't, I'll open it from the side. Actually I've run into that problem a lot too with Asian potato chip brands. They usually have a tiny slit on the side that you can easily tear open, but it always makes me slightly uncomfortable haha xD
When I was a kid I used to do that but I was able to make a little hole so my chips didn't fly everywhere, then I'd open it up the rest of the way. Now as a *mature* adult I open it from the top but only halfway if it's a big bag of chips. That way they don't all fallout and have a little hole to go throu. Plus the way I fold the bag makes it easier if I only open it halfway.
I open a bag of chips from the top by pulling it apart. However, some bags of chips such as tortillas have crazy tight seals tht just don't want to give so I cut across the top instead. I could never bring myself to tear down the side unless it was desperate times