I save them temporarily to use them for trash bags and other uses. The ones I don't use go out in my recycle bin.
I mean, I would keep them in my car, but don't you bring bring groceries into the house and unpack them there when you're done? I know its pretty easy to walk down to the car after I'm done unpacking, but sometimes you just forget.
You could keep them by the door, so it's easy to remember to take them with you the next time you leave your place.
Good advice. I should start doing this from now on. Now if I forget them then, then all hope is lost for me.
Mrs. rimrocker has about 10 canvas bags she keeps in her car and actually uses when shopping. When she sends me for a few items, it's about 50/50 as to whether I remember to grab one or not. When we do end up with plastic bags, we use them for little trashbags and dealing with other gross things.
I go straight to the supermarket after work, and almost always forget to put the reusable bags in my work bag in the morning. I usually buy new ones, but now I have a major stack of the things, and they charge me $3 a bag everytime.
Yeah, I would just set them by the door after I unpack so I could bring them in my car next time I use it. Then when I decide to get groceries, they'll be there.
We bought reusable bags. However, they're all in my girlfriend's car, and I am always the one to hit the store after work since I arrive home first. ... and we always forget to move the bags to my car. Thus, I'm glad you have that last option there.
i somehow missed this thread yesterday.... i use the canvas ones and find ways to use the plastic ones that i already have at home. there are def times in which i have too much stuff for my 2 bags so i end up getting some plastic ones. they come in handy when you want to shop "with your bare hands" or at the farmer's market b/c i use it as a cart. as far as remembering to grab them, it takes practice. as soon as i empty the stuff at the house, i put them by the door for the next time i go to the car. it took me 4-5 times at the store to remember to grab them and i usually remembered while still in the parking lot and i would go back to get them. you'd be surprised how many fewer bags you go through!!! also, i even bring them to target when buying eye drops, dryer sheets, etc. that are not necessarily just for the grocery store. one other note, i live in the heights and i've gone over to my sis's place out at 249 and 1960 and i noticed a few major differences. burbs have no prius or mini, huge families come out of heb with 20+ plastic bags (if they just had 2 canvas bags, they could cut down to like 14 plastic bags!!) and no canvas bags in sight! ok.....i'm done.
I noticed you didn't have a selection for brown paper bags only. I use the brown paper bags because in Minneapolis you can put your recyclables in them and the city will pick them up from your curb.
Why should I get charged for saving the store money? They really should offer you some discount incentive for buying the bag and saving them the cost of plastic bags. It might lead to more reusable bags.
Safeway credits you 5 cents for every canvas bag that you use. Grocery stores here in SF stopped using plastic bags, and only use paper.
I think that would work. I wish places still used paper bags. I liked them better. I guess not everyone can be green like CA.
I ask them to use whatever kind of bags they want. That way, it's not my call. If I'm at Whole Foods or Central Market, that's how I handle it. I can never remember the canvas bags and often get more than they will hold, anyway.
We used to have a drawer full of plastic bags. We now have a drawer full of canvas bags. I rarely do the shopping and have found it's best not to comment at home on how it should be done.
I honestly do not see how using these bags will help the environment. I mean for every person that uses these bags there are numerous people who negate that by other mistreatment of the environment. Face it, no one really wants to save the environment. The same people who promote all of this go-green crap are the same people who find other ways to destroy our environment because of their unwillingness to give up their comfortable lifestyles.
