On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 19:06:25 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Sat 25 Mar 2017 08:59:22a, Cheri told us...
>
>> "U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 21:45:49 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 22:58:37 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Fri 24 Mar 2017 02:50:45p, Dave Smith told us...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2017-03-24 3:33 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> One not so perfect solution is reusable bags. Periodically
>>>>>>>> the store really promote the use of them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Indeed. They are not the perfect solution because they have a
>>>>>>> limited life and they too will end up in the landfill and
>>>>>>> take just as long to decompose. I am not sure how far ahead
>>>>>>> we are using them. You have to consider the amount of long
>>>>>>> lasting material there is in one reusable bag compared to the
>>>>>>> number of bags it replaces. One benefit of the reusable bags
>>>>>>> is that you can get 5-6 times as much into one, making it
>>>>>>> easier to carry more stuff out to the car and into the house,
>>>>>>> provided that you have the physical strength to carry the
>>>>>>> heavier bags. I am a big guy and in good enough shape to
>>>>>>> carry 5-6 large bags with handles, so I can carry a week's
>>>>>>> grocery's into the house in one trip.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>We bought several extra large, heavy duty, insulated canvas
>>>>>>bags from Costco. Each bag will typically hold the equivalent
>>>>>>of 4-5 supermarket plastic bags, plus they have a heavy duty
>>>>>>zipper on top. These are made so well that they should last for
>>>>>>years, plus they endure the AZ heat and protect our produce and
>>>>>>frozen products. Granted, these bags can be quite heavy when
>>>>>>fully loaded, but we park quite a distance from our unit, and
>>>>>>use a folding shopping cart to transport the bags from the car.
>>>>>> We also have several smaller canvas bags to use when we're
>>>>>>only shopping for a few items.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have the same ones. They aren't going to wear out in the
>>>>> next 10 years or so.
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>>>I have them too, the problem for me is remembering to bring them
>>>>in many times.
>>>>
>>>>Cheri
>>>>
>>> my bags live on the back seat of the truck. They are always with
>>> me. Janet US
>>
>>
>> Mine too, it's remembering to take them in the store at times
>> that's the problem.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>
>
>We keep ours in the boot and are pretty good about putting them back
>at the next trip to the car. In our place there's no good place to
>store them and it's obvious when they're just laying about. :-)


After we unpack the groceries, we hang the cloth bags on the doorknob
for the garage, then the next time someone goes out, they get brought
along and tossed into a vehicle.