We have never had this problem where the placement of the bag ties are at thr end instead of the middle. I am unsure if there was a production issue but please go back to putting the draw string ties back in the middle. We have torn our bags many times due to this. If this is how your bags will be, we will needto switch to another company. Loyalty Customer for 20+ years. I have pictures but dont see where i can add them. We purchased Hefty Mega Pack Ultra Strong 80 bags. #72001**** #0137********