To Hell in a Plastic Bag, Part II
Well, I’ve managed to improve my grocery bag usage. If only slightly.
Went grocery shopping today. Gallon of milk, carton of juice, crackers, cheese, bread. As I arrived at the checkout belt, the older cashier asked me if I wanted paper or plastic bags. Jumping at the chance to save the landfills from a few more plastic bags, I opted for paper. She disappeared beneath the counter for a few seconds, rumbling around in the cabinet. Eventually she reappeared with a handful of paper grocery bags. It was clear to me that she already regretted asking me the question.
The next thing that happened still baffles me. She stuck the paper bag inside of the plastic one, and started filling it up. Then, when it was full, she grabbed the plastic bag, lifed the whole bundle up, and settled it down inside a second plastic bag. She repeated this process for the second of my two paper bags.
Wow.
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You’ll have to break down and buy a couple of canvas bags that Giant sells and take them into the store with you. Then, at checkout, show them you care and want to use only YOUR bags for packing up your groceries. They cost a buck or two but should last a pretty long time and they hold a fair amount. That’s what I’ve started doing, when I’m not feeling too septegenarian(sp?) and can remember where I left my bags…