On 3/2/2015 12:42 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-03-02 12:14 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> Not where I live, no. Plastic or paper are still free.
>> Some stores give you money for each reusable bag you bring,
>> so in a sense, getting a store bag costs you.

> A number of years ago the city of Toronto imposed a 5 cent per bag
> charge and it sort of spread across the province unofficial. Stores
> everywhere else followed suit.

Yeah, it's a win win for them, I bet.

> They started selling reusable bags cheap.

Same here, you can get a nice bag for a dollar. Very sturdy.

> From what I understand, the city dropped the requirement but stores
> kept charging... until recently. A couple local grocery stores had free
> bags but the chains charged. I prefer the reusable bags. I can get a lot
> more in one of them than on those skimpy plastic things so I can usually
> get all my purchases in to 2-3 of them rather than a dozen smaller bags.

So true. I can carry a ton of stuff in one of those. The trick
is to get them back into the car and from the car into the store.

I got a pop up bag from Costco a couple of months ago. It would
fill a cart if I brought it into the store and I could sling my
whole shopping order over one shoulder. It's amazing how much you
could carry like that.

Before anyone asks, pop up bags fold flat but have a frame that
pops up and stays open. It's great to even put your plastic bags
of groceries into, no more escaped apples rolling around the car.
Similar to this, if not identical:

http://www.amazon.com/Pop-Up-Organiz.../dp/B00AZMUMC4

nancy