Staging New Hampshire

I like these bags - I use them every time!

Sharon, we were able to purchase similar bags at our local grocery market. All of the benefits you describe are so true. Not long ago I did forget to place them back in the car and sure enough bought groceries without being able to use them. But, when we began to unload the groceries I grabbed the bags and put the plastic bagged groceries into them. What would have been several trips was greatly reduced by their use. And, I haven't forgotten them again. They really are useful. 

Hi Sharon,  I'm a big fan of these bags, too.  I have two sets, one for each of the grocery stores I frequent regularly.  They hold more items that a regular paper grocery sack and I those plastic grocery bags!  Stuff always falls out of them and ends up all over the floor of my van before I get home!  And, you are right, they do come in handy for toting staging "stuff".

This is a great idea!  I have more than my share of plastic bags around here.

Courtney, Yvonne and Diana:  You get so used to their convenience and then when you forget them, you really appreciate the difference they make.  Thanks for sharing!

Kristina:  I visited my parents in Florida last year and my mother had so many bags that I decided to pull them out of the cabinet and here is a photo.  This is just one cabinet...she had plenty more.  What kind of bag emergency is she saving up for?

Sharon,

The best use I have found for those plastic bags is as trash bags in every other room besides the kitchen. It will definitely cut down on buying more plastic bags.  I double them and they seem to go pretty quickly. 

I have been on my recycling craze and looking for fabric bags. So I will definitely check out the website.

Thanks for sharing. 

Hi Sharon-

I have been recycling plastic bags back to the grocery store, but will check out the fabric ones!

Kathy

Tanya  Good way to recycle...even though I use the fabric bags for food,  I still find myself with plastic bags from other stores and I use them for trash too.

Kathy   They are so much easier to handle and make it much less of a chore to bring the food into the house.  They come in different colors too.

Sharon -

Thanks for sharing. We need to be reminded that little choices we make every day affect our world. Here in California I've noticed that more and more stores are offering the fabric bags. I use them whenever I can. Being a stager and shopping all the time I have collected more than my share of plastic bags. I keep them all and use them for packing up jobs. I can't tell you how many strange looks I've gotten when I tell the cashier I don't need a bag.

 

I have several I found at Wal-mart--they are black also, $1.00 each,  and I have found them to be bigger than the ones found in the grocery stores around here in MN.  They are great and hold A LOT!!--glad you pointed these out.

Kelly  If we each make some effort, we can make a difference! 

Julie  Mine are bigger than the grocery store ones too.  They are more square and hold quite a bit. 

 

Sharon,

Publix also has these bags. Just yesterday our family visited the Charleston Tea Plantation (America's only Tea Garden)  and their bags were a non woven bag.  Great for advertising and great to reuse.  More information click here to visit packagingsource.com.

 

Tara, my local grocery store sells bags, and so does Walgreens.  The best however are to be found at IKEA.  They are huge!  And can hold as much as four toss pillows, or anything you need for staging.  I haven't used one plastic bag when shopping since I bought my stash of "green" shopping bags.  Thanks for the post!

Terry  It is so funny that we could be so excited about bags!  I think that we are used to such poor quality today that when we find a winner we really appreciate it!

Patty  Tea Plantation?  That sounds awesome...I love tea and I imagine it would be a fun place to visit.  More and more places have the bags now.  The day will come when you have to bring your own everywhere. 

Sharon,

I also have purchased these kinds of bags from my grocery store. I always keep them in my car and when I go to the grocery store and use them, they take 2 cents off of my bill for each bag I bring. My husband and I keep one in each of our cars filled with a roll of paper towels, windex, box of tissues and a flash light.

Barbara   Great idea to keep essentials in the car!  Add some bandaids and protein bars and your even better off.  Thanks for the comment.

I have purchased the fabric ones, but if I only remembered to put them BACK in my car to reuse them. I seem to always forget to take them along with me.

Heather

Heather  Where do you keep them?  When you get home from the store and empty them, put them right back in the car.  That is where mine live.  I never forget them at home, but I have gone in the store and left them in the car, I hate it when I do that!

I love these bags. I think I was born green so it has been very easy for me. I love hearing everyones stories about trying to change! You can find bags like these all over. WalMart is now carrying some that only cost a dollar! They are strong. I have many. I also keep them in the car. It's makes it much easier. Way to go!!!

Stephanie   It does make such a difference using them!  I'm so glad that everyone is catching on and they are available in so many places.  I particularly like my bags because they are more box shaped, square, and hold so much.