In article >,
"Giusi" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > ha scritto nel messaggio newsmpomelet-
>
> It's > taking me time to get used to doing it. I really do like them
> better > for many reasons, one of which is that they hold a lot more so I
> can > make fewer trips into the house after a grocery run.
>
> Really? I have a few that I picked up in the US and I never use them here
> because they seem so tiny. Our reusable bags are enormous. You can use 2
> to do a week's shopping. They run about 30" high by 24" wide and 9" deep.
> They have bottle holder straps sewn inside and rounded handles. Many also
> have a strap that snaps to keep the top closed. I can get more in there
> than I can carry up the stairs to the kitchen.

Ok, so yours are truly better. :-) It's just that ours do hold more
than the plastic or paper bags. About double the load and they carry
more weight.

I might just have to break down and bug sis' to borrow the sewing
machine and make some like that!
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