Re-Useable Shopping Bags

[PamNY]

At the pet store we have biodegradable bags made of corn. They suck because they're really weak, but it's Boulder so we rarely use them.

??? Dogs don't poop in Boulder?

I've been using fabric bags (or more likely my backpack) for shopping for years. The idea that this is all new is somewhat comical. I don't use a car, so that changes the equation; I don't always have a bag with me, though I usually do.

The only advantage to the bags sold specifically as replacements for the standard plastic bag is that they are great for hanging on my Xootr. Paper or plastic bags get banged up and more than once I've lost a lemon or two. If I have a really heavy load, I use a backpack because I can hang it with the bag facing me. Putting weight forward makes the scooter unbalanced when I hop off. Messes up my perfect curb jump, and the rear wheel could swing around and bang someone in the ankle.

ETA: If you don't want to buy a new reusable bag, thrift shops usually have plenty of the bags given away at conferences, etc.

Pam

[smurfalicious]

??? Dogs don't poop in Boulder?

They do, but those warrant a different kind of biodegradable bag that's on a small roll and has a handy clip on dispenser.

[msincredible]

I find the baggers at Safeway at the worst...on more than one occasion (when I forgot my own bags) I have ended up with more bags than items purchased.

A former boyfriend (from the UK) would always put his bananas inside a produce bag...I never understood why.

[Serendipity]

A former boyfriend (from the UK) would always put his bananas inside a produce bag...I never understood why.

I often see people doing that - never been able to figure out why, either!

[Miranda]

Just getting back to my pc here to check on my thread of yesterday...

WOW! What great response.

I really like the self-checker lane myself too. Something else I really liked about using my bag was the size... compared to a cart or a store hard plastic tote basket. The cart is a lot to push through store ailse when it's crowded (if you are not planning to fill the cart all the way up especially). The hard platic basket is just uncomfortable to grip by hand with weight, or carry in the crook of your arm (heavy to start with too).

The shopping bag works out perfectly in comparison.