March 4, 2008
100 Things - #4 I use cloth shopping bags. That probably doesn’t come as a surprise to many regular visitors to this blog, but it is none-the-less one of a 100 things about me.
I’ve been using cloth shopping bags for many years now. I love the convenience and sturdiness of them and have a wide collection. My cloth bag collection includes many handmade sweeties, treat bags from conferences/seminars, thrifted goodies, and even a few found at various locations over the years that I took home and washed for future use.
I make it a practice to bring groceries in from the car, unpack the bags, and take the cloth bags right back out to the car. This way I always have the cloth bags with me and I don’t forget them at home when I go to the grocery store, library, or farmer’s market. On more than one occasion, I’ve been grateful to have these bags in my back seat, they’ve come in handy for more reasons than my shopping trips.
March 4, 2008 at 8:07 pm
i’m the same way. i feel naked w/o my bags…i usually carry one in my purse as well. they are huge and hold large amounts of groceries. baggers get nervous when i keep saying ‘more, put more in it…’ they are so used to flimsy plastic bags.
March 5, 2008 at 3:20 am
our cloth bagging is sporadic at best. maybe your “take the bags right back to the car” trick might help in our efforts.
March 5, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I have been given Trader Joe’s bags and other bags that aren’t cloth, but we have able to reuse them over and over for several years now. I, too, empty them and put them right back in the car; if I don’t I get caught without them.