I hate plastic shopping bags -- especially the crappy ones from the grocery store that fall apart before you even get home, so there's no chance you can use them again. I've been using cloth grocery bags for a while now, but haven't been diligent about it. It's really taken a commitment to the habit to get into a routine of keeping them in the car, and taking them into the store with me every time.
I'm finally to the point where it's only a rare occasion that I'm stuck at the store without a bag of my own tucked under my arm. Can I tell you how happy it makes me to see the tidy row of cloth bags in the back of my van? Filled to the brim with groceries, standing nice and tall -- no flopping over and no apples rolling around helter-skelter. And I can carry two bags on each shoulder and manage to get all the groceries into the house in one trip. Now, that's what I call progress. Not to mention all the eco-friendly ramifications. I think I read somewhere that it costs $.17 to recycle one plastic grocery bag. Yikes.
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what bags do you have? I love mine but I have the acme ones and they still let my food fall out and roll around.
Isn't it great how much you can really get into those reuseable bags? I look forward to reading more of your blog!
Reusable bags are the way to go. We have ones you can buy in any shop practically, for a dollar, and they last ages...and the best part is, since they are practically in every shop, you don't get any funny looks when you rock up with 15 on the top of your groceries at the checkout, lol.
Hey Julie,
They're just the generic "green bags" that they're selling at almost all the groceries here for ~ $.99. They're usually store branded, but sometimes you can find them plain/blank.
http://greenbagnation.com/WordPress/?page_id=8
I was veering away from them initially b/c I have a bit of a tactile issue with the way they feel (the texture of the "fabric"). But they're really practical, and they stand up nice and straight while the baggers fill them, which helps them to roll their eyes at me less ;)
Murali, I'm glad to hear that they hold up well. I was worried that they might not, so that's reassuring!
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