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So, there I am in the grocery store, putting my groceries into my nice reusable bags (I don't let this store bag for me any longer - too many unfortunate juxtapositions, often done in spite of my loading the stuff from my cart to the conveyer belt in an order that would, simply followed, produce a reasonable bagging result).
And as I'm doing this, the guy behind me in line is paying for his purchase - a single can of soup. The clerk hands it to him, and as he exits the lane, he stops to grab one of the plastic bags and drop his can into it.
...
Yannow, sometimes, it makes just as much sense to just carry the darned thing.
In less humorous, but more useful, vein, I've picked up some store-branded shopping bags to supplement my home-printed ones. Why? Because on days when I don't plan to shop but end up needing to shop, I often don't have the bigger ones with me. And sometimes I have needed more than just the three ones I have. And they make lovely tote bags, but it's hard to put groceries in if I'm using them as tote bags. What got me was the bags Whole Food is selling - shape-wise and size-wise they're equivalent to plastic, or a bit larger, but they're stronger. They're machine washable (hang to dry), water resistant, and most importantly, they stuff down into a little tiny stuff sack. It's easy to toss several in my purse, and they also have a clip so I could just hang them from something, too. The stuff-sack is built into them, sewn into a seam, so you don't have to carry it separately when using the bags as bags. Lovely design. (Chico bags; they have a website, but the Whole Foods branded ones are cheaper in the store than the unbranded ones online.)
And as I'm doing this, the guy behind me in line is paying for his purchase - a single can of soup. The clerk hands it to him, and as he exits the lane, he stops to grab one of the plastic bags and drop his can into it.
...
Yannow, sometimes, it makes just as much sense to just carry the darned thing.
In less humorous, but more useful, vein, I've picked up some store-branded shopping bags to supplement my home-printed ones. Why? Because on days when I don't plan to shop but end up needing to shop, I often don't have the bigger ones with me. And sometimes I have needed more than just the three ones I have. And they make lovely tote bags, but it's hard to put groceries in if I'm using them as tote bags. What got me was the bags Whole Food is selling - shape-wise and size-wise they're equivalent to plastic, or a bit larger, but they're stronger. They're machine washable (hang to dry), water resistant, and most importantly, they stuff down into a little tiny stuff sack. It's easy to toss several in my purse, and they also have a clip so I could just hang them from something, too. The stuff-sack is built into them, sewn into a seam, so you don't have to carry it separately when using the bags as bags. Lovely design. (Chico bags; they have a website, but the Whole Foods branded ones are cheaper in the store than the unbranded ones online.)
