Comments on: Grocery bags

By: Ammad Babar

Ammad Babar — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:35:38 +0000

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By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:03:51 +0000

I think using cloth bags is a great idea…you slowly collect them over time and then have plenty to take with you when you shop. Using the plastic bags is a total waste…do something good…take your own bag to the store!

By: FyUyCyKyOyFyF

FyUyCyKyOyFyF — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:27:53 +0000

I work at a supermarket. If anyone asks me to double bag something (or even triple bag) I explain that a) the bags are strong enough, b) it isn’t store policy, and c) it’s a waste of my time. If they still insist (usually rudely) I make sure the item(s) in the bag puncture through in a corner or the bottom so there’s a chance it will rip on the way home and break.

Don’t go into a place of business and tell the staff how to do their jobs.

By: Miss Kitty

Miss Kitty — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:08:33 +0000

This website has knit bags for $4.00 a piece that fit on the sack rack at the grocery store: http://www.sexyoldbag.com . I’ve had baggers initially almost refuse to bag my groceries when I mention that I have brought my own bags, because they’re used to the cloth bags being difficult to fill. But once I show them that the bags hang right on the rack, and won’t be any more difficult to fill than a plastic bag, they usually seem relieved, and sometimes make comments about how much they dislike the canvas bags.
Cloth grocery bags are the wave of the future, even at the store whose name ends with “Mart,” I’ve been told they will eventually not have plastic bags any more. When you do a little research, you realize what a problem these plastic bags really are. It’s scary!

By: Jen B.

Jen B. — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:13:30 +0000

I LOVE the idea of reusing the mesh onion bags to put your veggies instead of using all the plastic produce bags! Great!

By: John

John — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:07:13 +0000

It's nice to see so much interest and dialog on the subject but it is true that Europeans in general are far more adapted and realistic about such matters. They don't expect a free bag at the store and typically bring their own bags. For comparison to other options mentioned above ... Reusable Canvas Bags by NotAMall

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:50:58 +0000

I live in northern Virginia. A number of grocery stores have stopped using bags(giving them away). They just put the boxes the food came in out so that people can use them. They also sell the canvas bags. So in effect you either bring your own bags(paper, plastic, or canvas) or you use there boxes. No bans, taxes, or subsidies needed. It might be a good idea considering the companies don’t pay for bags, the environment is better off, and the consumer becomes responsible for their items in transit from register to home. One concern I have is for forgetful and weak elderly who may forget to bring bags and cannot lift heavy bags, boxes, or the like.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:07:26 +0000

Um, I don’t know how you’re figuring your math (other than self-promotingly), but I always get about 150% in my cloth bags — that is, they hold 150% of the plastic bag (which I always get, to be trash bin liners) and about 100% of the paper.

By: Grocery Bag Handles

Grocery Bag Handles — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:38:02 +0000

Much ado about nothing. On my website BAGGY BUDDY EASY CARRY BAG HANDLES I have a few links to other sites that argue the pro's and con's of paper versus plastic. There is not enough room on my homepage to address cloth sacks. Plastic bags vs. paper bags vs. cloth sacks. Do you think you are going to help the environment by using cloth sacks? That seems to be the consensus of opinions here. Guess again. What cloth? Cotton or hemp need's plenty of fresh water to grow. We're also running out of fresh water. Cotton also needs plenty of fertilizer. Heavy in nitrogen, fertilizer run off is polluting our rivers and lakes, and destroying the largest organism here on planet earth; coral reefs. Don't forget the use of pesticide, so the boll weevils don't use the cotton fields as their grocery store. Then there is all the energy used to plant, water, protect, harvest, and refine the cotton bolls into cotton. Then you can start adding up all the btu's of energy used to transport the rolls of cloth to the bag manufacturer so they can use even more energy turning it into bags and transporting it to the website or store you bought it from. Then there is the obvious. People who use cloth sacks tend to buy fewer groceries per trip. This causes them to make more trips to the store, using much more energy driving back and forth to the store. Lets say your local supermarket is just 5 miles from home. The average plastic or paper bag using American makes two trips to the supermarket a week. That adds up to 10 miles round trip X 2 times a week X 52 weeks. That's 1,040 miles. With $3.00 a gallon gas, in a 15 miles per gallon car, your using over 69 gallons of gas, costing $208. a year. If you use cloth bags you will make atleast 33% more trips. If you double up on your groceries using my BAGGY BUDDY EASY CARRY BAG HANDLES you will use 50% less. Now that's green.

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:00:44 +0000

I’m sorry if anyone’s blaming the cashiers for this situation — it’s a business decision, pure and simple. And people won’t start to switch to canvas or reusable bags until they’re actively penalized for not doing so. That is, getting 5c. back per reusable bag isn’t incentive; charging them 15c. per plastic bag definitely would be.

What’s funny is, I now have too MANY canvas bags. I picked up so many at a trade show last week. I have to start weeding them out!