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Originally Posted by Caoineag
I have more plastic bags than I can use up and we use them to clean up after the dog. Also, every store that sells them discounts your groceries for 10 cents per bag. It doesn't take long to recoup the cost and save more in the future. As to taking food to work, that is why I have a backpack. Also environmentally, plastic bags are a nightmare.
Keep in mind as well that most places are moving to ban or eliminate plastic bags. So pretty soon people will have to switch anyways.
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In order to get the discount, do you have to use that stores bags? If you want the 10 cent discount do you have to ask?
I have totes (from when I was pregnant-seems like every time I went to the OB or the Lamaze class the hospital was giving me one to take educational items home in), I just had no use for them before now and yes they have the hospital logo on them. I have yet to use a cloth bag but I do use the plastic grocery bags in my bathrooms or return them to the store so they can recycle them.
How do you get over the wierd feeling of bringing the bags into the store with you. What if you go in bringing in 7 bags with you and dont find what you want, do you stop at the enterance to show the greeter you have not stolen anything (small items in the bottom of the bag)?