Woolstitcher > wrote:
> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >
> >
> > > They also sell small totes for groceries for about $1.50 but they
> > > aren't big enough for more than a couple of bunches of produce.
> >
> > You might be surprised. I'd passed on buying the canvas bags at
> > Schnucks because I thoought they were too small based on how they
> > looked folded up on the rack. Then I saw my sister's bags "in
> > action". It turns out they actually hold quite a bit.
> >
> > Brian
> >
>
> That is very true. Some of the bags that I make are about the size
> of a Trader Joe's paper bag, I can carry 60 pounds (not that I would
> want to, it was a test) w/o the straps giving. I could have put in
> more weight, but *I* couldn't carry it.

I have a problem lifting a 10 lb. container of kitty litter. It's not
likely you'll find me carrying a tote containing 10 lbs. of any grocery
item, let alone 60 lbs. Nice that you tested it, though

Jill