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Originally Posted by AGDee
I re-use all my little bags too, for trash in small wastebaskets and to take my lunch to work, so I will then have to purchase bags for that purpose. That does seem pretty silly.
I have been eying the reusable bags and am thinking about buying them but here are my two concerns. Maybe someone who uses them can help:
1) How do you launder them? After a bag has had raw meat in it, it's going to have to be washed. Do they hold up in the laundry? Can they be dried?
2) Where in the world do you put them while you shop? I figure I usually have about 20 grocery bags per shopping trip. If I buy 20 of those reusable bags, where do I put them while I'm filling my cart with groceries? If I put them in the cart, there's not room for the groceries or the groceries will end up on top of them. Maybe a special backpack for my bags? This is a logistical problem, for sure.
ETA: Just read MysticCat's post and have to note that even though you can fit twice as much in the reusable bags, you might not want to LIFT twice as much in one bag.. like, I don't want more than two half gallons of milk in one bag!
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Okay, I made the switch to the reusable bags that the grocery store sells. Like MC, the bags I purchased are square in shape and hold a TON of groceries. I am in my third trimester of pregnancy and find it much, much easier to carry these bags than any other kind. The weight just seems to distribute well.
I shop for myself, my husband and a toddler. I usually need 3-4 bags for a full cart of groceries. (I leave out milk, cokes, etc... it is just easier to carry those separate). Again, you can get so much more in these types of bags.
I also now carry the bags (which have the grocery store name on it!) everywhere I shop... Target, Lowe's, Babies R Us, etc. They are the best things ever.
As for meat... at my grocery store, they still wrap the meat in a plastic bag first, and then put it in the big bag.
I have been using these since last Dec, and have not had to wash them at all. They are all still completely clean.
As an aside.. I heard that the bags that I have were made from recycled plastic and plastic bags. Not sure if it is true, but feeling the texture, there could be something too that.
All in all, I give the bags an A+.
ETA: I just put the bags in the cart. Again, you will only need 3-4 for a ton of groceries and they fold down very well.
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