Sunday, January 18, 2009

a must have

I've been eyeing them for months now - reusable shopping/grocery bags.  Are they really worth it?  Would I remember to bring them down?  etc.  My best friend Meghan finally caused me to cave and buy a few...And boy-howdy am I glad I did!  They're stinkin awesome!  (Otherwise I wouldn't be posting about them. ;) )  Totally a must have.  Here's my list for why everyone must purchase/make them:
  • Rid yourself of the endless pile up of plastic bags.  Yes, you can reuse plastic bags, but I know I at least, have a 3 year supply built up!
  • They huge!  Mine aren't very big (regular ones purchased for under a buck at Lowe's), but they hold a TON of groceries.  (Which will reduce your trips to and from the car/house.)
  • Way easier to load/unload into/from your vehicle... handles, no worries about them busting, they sit flat, etc
  • Go green! :D
I LOVE them!  I put mine in a bin on the floorboard of the car, near the carseat.  My theory is that I can't forget the kid so hopefully I'll remember the bags!  You can purchase plain ones at nearly any grocery/fix-it type store(mine are from Lowe's)... Or find some cute ones online.... Or even make your own!  (Click the links to start your search.)

1 comment:

AgKB said...

Haha! I told ya! It's addictive! I love mine and even though I prob won't get my usual 5 cents off per bag on my grocery bill in MO, I'll keep them cause you're right, they hold more, stay in one piece, and you can put them on your shoulder so you can carry more in at a time which equals fewer trips to the car!! Recycling cans/bottles is also a fav of mine- 5 cents/ea off the grocery bill as well. Yay!