Bringing your own shopping bag is one of the simplest things you can do for the environment.... However, remembering to bring your shopping bag is not the simplest thing. For me when I first started out on my green life adventure. I already had a reusable shopping bag. The classic Trader Joe's bag featured on the left hand side here. This bag was nice and sturdy, easily to wipe clean, and super duper easy to forget. Yup! I never ever remembered my eco-friendly shopping bags.
I do however now have a nice collection of trader Joe's shopping bags, because I kept buying them! I would forget my bag and feel guilty about using the paper ones. So I would buy more! Great solution for Trader Joe's profits... not so much for my wallet.
Then one day I discovered this little beauty.... The chico bag. Some boy scouts were selling them outside the grocery store. You know like those girls who sell the amazing cookies? Well they had HOT PINK!! I just had to get one. That was the best decision I had made in regards to reusable shopping bags! These little bags stuff into an attached pouch so that they are so tiny they can be stuffed anywhere. I always keep one in my purse. I can't tell you how convenient it is to have a bag right there in your purse anywhere you need it! They unfold to the size of your standard shopping bag and can hold up to 25lbs. If they get dirty; throw them in the laundry! My boyfriend even likes them because he can attach the carabeanner to his belt loop.
For my forgetfulness these were a dream. Since then I have noticed that they sell these bags at Whole Foods. You can also find these bags at the links I have listed below! I recommend grabbing a few. =)
http://www.chicobag.com/ http://www.reusablebags.com/store/chicobag-colorful-compact-reusable-shopping-p-450.html
That's a great idea! I have a collection of canvas bags from the grocery store that I forget about 60% of the time.
ReplyDeleteI know there's a seller on etsy who has really beautiful fabric bags that roll up and fit easily in your purse, but for the life of me I can't remember where I saw them! And my internet is being slow...
I'll post back here if I find the link :)
You know, my mom brought her own bags starting like 20 years ago...only her reasoning wasn't to be environmentally friendly. She just didn't want to deal with weak plastic bags when she would walk home from the grocery store! Hahaha...anyway, thanks for sharing these...the colors are definitely more appealing than my mom's old reusable bags. :-P
ReplyDeleteThat is soo funny that your mom switched to canvas bags because of the weak plastic bags! I have most definetly had them break on me & it is NOT fun =)
ReplyDeleteBefriendmantic if you find those bags let me know and post the link for sure! Perhaps I can do a feature on them?!