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post #21 of 31
5/21/08 at 2:46pm
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Originally Posted by sedalbj View Post
I use lingerie bags (3 for $1 at the Dollar Store), they are extremely lightweight, and I've had mine for awhile and they are still holding up.
Brilliant!! I am going to do this too.
post #22 of 31
5/21/08 at 4:11pm
I sometimes ask for a cardboard carton to pile the stuff into in the cart. Each thing gets weighed, and that back into the carton. I find it easier to put a large box in the car than lots of bags. Then DH brings it up to the 2nd floor apt! Works better for large fruits and veggies than lots of little ones though.
post #23 of 31
5/22/08 at 12:21am
I love the EcoBags - as an extra bonus you can get them from Frontier as well!
post #24 of 31
5/23/08 at 12:29am
Down here they tend to sell produce in those mesh plasticy bags (I think I've only seen oranges sold in them lately in Canada). I carefully cut the tops off so I have the bag saved. I plan on bringing tons back home with me for shopping. I have given some to a friend as well. If you ever see them at the farmers market (they buy them on a big roll that they just cut to the length they want & then tie the ends) you could ask to buy a length.
post #25 of 31
5/24/08 at 12:56am
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Originally Posted by sedalbj View Post
I use lingerie bags (3 for $1 at the Dollar Store), they are extremely lightweight, and I've had mine for awhile and they are still holding up.
Good idea! we use those for washing, but you're right, they would probably work perfectly for produce. I'm too cheap to buy the expensive ones right now, maybe I'll ask for some for Christmas, but we already have some extra lingerie bags on hand.
post #26 of 31
5/24/08 at 2:41am
I bought the net produce bags (and teh mesh bags for bulk items) from resusablebags.com, but I wish I had thought to get lingerie bags! What a great, affordable idea.
post #27 of 31
5/27/08 at 1:38am
Hi,
I found some plastic produce bags at http://reusablebags.com/
and I love them. But, I learned from a cashier at the store that they weigh more than the plastic bags. She weighed the one I used and told me to let the cashiers know so that I don't get over charged and so far there have been no hassles! It is so nice not to use up so much plastic!!
I bought organic bags from this site but they have a good selection. I also bought some sandwich wraps for my husband's lunch which cuts way down on plastic sandwich bags.
post #28 of 31
5/27/08 at 2:03am
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Originally Posted by HeavenLeighGrace View Post
The things like nannas, apples, onions and things that I need to group together in a bag (to pay for and to bring home safely).
What is out there to use instead of reaching for those plastic bags???

Help!
I put it all in a chico or reusable grocery bag. Makes for a longer check-out but otherwise works great. I'm waiting on my Eco-bag coop to finish up and then I'll have designated produce bags.
post #29 of 31
6/1/08 at 2:35am
I never use bags. this does not annoy the cashier at all. What annoys the cashier is prebagged fruits and veggies in yet another bag. people thinking this somehow keeps their food clean (seriously. .. .its filthy already. wash it before you eat it) and people who put different kinds of fruit in one bag because its all the same price. soprry, we have to keep track of inventory buddy. I am just going to have to dig it all out, sort it, manhandle it, and then put it all back if you didn't tie a double square knot in the bag. Sorry . . . . there are lots ot hings that people did that annoyed me. skipping produce bags actually made me pretty happy.

I like the lingerie bag idea though.
post #30 of 31
9/29/08 at 4:50pm
I made a boatload of them from the white tulle from a (horrible) bridesmaid dress. I get comments - generally compliments - from the cashier/bagger every single time.

They're about 10x10" each. I need to make some more that are smaller. I took one large length and just had to sew the two sides. It's an idiot proof project as I'm not a sewer. I just tie the top of the bag, but, if you're really good, you could add a drawstring.
post #31 of 31
9/29/08 at 8:48pm
I like the evert-fresh green plastic bags. We buy a lot of lettuce because we have house rabbits, and it really does keep better in those. I wash them a billion times. There is something in the lining that does it, but I probably defeat it because when I wash it, I turn it inside out ... use it, wash it, inside out, use it again - so half the time it's inside out, if that made any sense.

Other stuff, NO BAG. Nothing annoys me more (as a human) than seeing people put 2 fruits each in a dozen plastic bags. Are you afraid they will have sex? Are you afraid that the cashier can't tell the difference between the apples and oranges? Even if I buy 12 apples, it REALLY doesn't matter ... I just line them all up on the conveyor belt next to each other.

Oh - and don't even get me started on the sackers who put one thing in each bag. ugh. and then they want to double-bag it and tie a KNOT! like it is REALLY easier for me to carry 25 half-full plastic bags instead of 2 heavy ones?

I love the idea of lingerie bags - never thought of that! And, making them out of curtain fabric! Great!! I do most of my fruit & veggie shopping these days at co-ops and markets, so I get to "bag my own" produce the way I want it.

--janis (the bagLESS Lady, or I try to be)
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