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By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:06:51 +0000

I use whatever bags I have, some cheap ones and a couple of canvas ones. I noticed some nice bins the you can use too. They are like a short box that you can pack your heavy items in and they won’t tip over in your trunk. I really like these plastic bins.

Now if I could just figure out a way not to forget to bring my bags into the grocery store with me cause putting them in the trunk doesn’t work and putting one on the front seat as a reminder doesn’t work that well either cause the kids throw it on the back seat and then it gets forgotten. Grrrr

By: Goldnrod

Goldnrod — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:00:28 +0000

I got these beautiful bags at Fred Meyer (owned by Kroger).

http://www.pattyreeddesigns.com/instatote/index.htm

They are expensive, $8, but if you wait they will put them on clearance, I got my large bags for about $3.20.

They are recycled from soda bottles & easy to clean.

By: Amy @ Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free.com

Amy @ Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free.com — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:09:30 +0000

I love my reusable bags…I have some – all given to me. One if from National Parkinson’s Foundation – my dad passed away in 2006 from a disease related complication. One if from my CSA – it’s bright orange and says BUY LOCAL. Another from Healthy Cooking Tatse of Home and I just got a 4th one in the mail from Stonybrook Organic Yogurt. I use all of them them. I guess I don’t really care what anyone else thinks about my bag. I’m too cheap to pay for the designer bags but I think they’re cute.

By: Michelle @ Find Your Balance

Michelle @ Find Your Balance — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:58:29 +0000

I have these pretty bags that roll up into a tiny bundle to keep handy in my purse or car. I like them but I have no idea what they’re made of. Hmmm. Well, at least I use them! For groceries, for other shopping, and for when I suddenly need an extra bag for a myriad of reasons. It’s great!

However they do get dirty and need to be washed on the gentle cycle. I admit I don’t do this as often as I should.

Here in Boston everyone has reusable bags (well, not everyone) and stores are very used to it. Many give 5 cents off for each bag you use. I applaud those of you who live in other areas of the country where this is not yet widespread!

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:49:05 +0000

Here is a funny story – today I shopped at Food Town, which is a discount grocery store in Houston. I laid my re-usable bags on the belt and unloaded my groceries. I paid and went to my car. When I started unloading my cart I found that my bagger had “bagged” my reusable grocery bags in plastic grocery sacks!! Then I checked my receipt for unecessary charges. I would have gone back into the store, but I had appts. to keep. HAHAH.

By: Jenny @ Nourished Kitchen

Jenny @ Nourished Kitchen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:49:11 +0000

Mostly I use canvas bags that we purchased before the polyurethane bags became widely available. For the farmers market my husband and I managed, we hired a local artist to create custom shopping bags out of repurposed vintage fabric and webbing. They are SUPER cute.

By: Laurie N

Laurie N — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:59:23 +0000

I just use mostly canvas bags and toss them in the wash when they get dirty. So far they’re holding up pretty well.

By: Jendeis

Jendeis — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:55:38 +0000

Love that bag in the middle.

By: motherhen68

motherhen68 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:19:08 +0000

I really began using cloth bags this year. I had two I had purchased. Then on Earth Day, the grocery store I shop at gave away 1 bag w/a 50.00 purchase. As I was exiting the store, the lady in front of me placed her “free” bag on top of the trashcan. I watched her walk away. I sent my son to get the bag. Why throw it away when I want it? Then my mom gave me her “free” bag. So now I have 5 bags. I bought two really large ones for the heavy things, like flour and oil, etc. I’m amazed at how much weight these bags hold. My kids do the bagging (it’s one of those bag your own places) and they pile the groceries up in there.

The only concern I have is with leaky meat packages. I bought a reusable bag that seems to be made of plastic. I try to place all the meat into that one bag. I throw it into the wash w/towels. This is the bag that is wearing down the quickest. I guess it’s because I wash it often.

I do have some little drawstring mesh bags I use for produce, both at the store & the farmer’s market. These work out so great because it never fails, the produce from the store is always SOAKING WET when you take it off the bins. The mesh bags help to air it out and it prevents the lettuce or whatever from spoiling instantly.

I stopped shopping @ Wal-mart for many reasons, but one of the main reasons was the cashier’s attitude towards my reusable bags. Since the store we shop has bag your own, no attitude there. In fact, I get nice comments all the time from the cashiers about my produce bags.

I have found I really don’t need more bags than the 7 I have. I think the key is to have different sizes for different needs.