Unwritten rules (until now)...let's talk about 'em

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

Agreed...I used to buy those little can liner bags, but I came to feel this was less sustainable than reusing the grocery store bags. And they are good for post-swimming, post-work out, etc.

I use grocery bags too. I use them as lunch bags and as trash bags for the small wastebaskets. If they contained raw meat, I throw them away, but the ones that just had dry goods get repurposed. It's an environmental thing. I always forget to take my re-usable bags into the store and usually have more stuff than can fit in the ones I have anyway. I don't know where to put them in the cart while I'm loading the groceries. They end up buried under the food and then they aren't available to load groceries into. I deal with the guilt of this by repurposing the plastic bags. Besides, they charge ridiculous money for the special trash can bags. And the grocery bag ones have handles which help a) keep them from falling inside the wastebasket and b) make it easy to grab the bag out on trash day and tie it shut.

Originally Posted by WhiteRose1912

Yeah, I had to look that up because I was about to blame all my Texas-native friends for the rotten driving around here. You definitely have to use turn signals in Texas.

Oh, well. Back to blaming Michigan.

I use my directionals all the time and I'm in Michigan...

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I use grocery bags too. I use them as lunch bags and as trash bags for the small wastebaskets. If they contained raw meat, I throw them away, but the ones that just had dry goods get repurposed. It's an environmental thing. I always forget to take my re-usable bags into the store and usually have more stuff than can fit in the ones I have anyway. I don't know where to put them in the cart while I'm loading the groceries. They end up buried under the food and then they aren't available to load groceries into. I deal with the guilt of this by repurposing the plastic bags. Besides, they charge ridiculous money for the special trash can bags. And the grocery bag ones have handles which help a) keep them from falling inside the wastebasket and b) make it easy to grab the bag out on trash day and tie it shut.



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If you live in CA, you don't use these bags at all. I have a plethora of reusable grocery bags to use when shopping. Some stores have plastic bags but give you a dirty look if you use them. Most stores charge you for using any bags that you don't bring. I just got back from my Radiology annual meeting, and I knew I'd become a Californian when I saw a stack of extra meeting bags with a sign "Take One" and I took 10. LOL. They may not be perfect for shopping, but they'll hold groceries.

[MysticCat]

On the Wal-Mart/grocery bags, it's simple recycling and not spending money unnecessarily.

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Some things that have been listed are personal preferences rather than "unwritten rules." But anyway....

There's a difference?

[sigmagirl2000]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

On the Wal-Mart/grocery bags, it's simple recycling and not spending money unnecessarily.

They make phenomenal cat litter scooping bags.... just make sure to check for holes first. Otherwise you're asking for dirty litter on the floor - or your foot.

[StealthMode]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

If you live in CA, you don't use these bags at all...

My city charges for bags but the next town over does not. Thankfully, the grocery store up the street from my residence is technically over the city line. Free bags for me (if I need them). Honestly, I reuse them so much (they make GREAT lunch sacks) that I don't feel badly.