Comments on: Grocery Bags Should Be Free!

By: Come on!!

Come on!! — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:33:21 +0000

Please, please use the reusable bags. Sorry for the small inconvenience this may cause for you, but it’s not for some tree hugging granola grinder, this is FOR YOU, AND YOUR KIDS. For our national security, health, environment. Just do it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:45:42 +0000

I love my grocery bags, where I live, most of the younger people that bag groceries suck at it when it comes to the plastic bags. They end up ripping, spilling, etc. The plastic bags cut into my hands when they’re heavy.

When they first came out with the tote style grocery bags, I tried them out, and discovered not only do they fit sooo much stuff in them, they’re easy to carry, never cut into my hands, I can even put them on my shoulder so I can carry more than 2 when unloading into the house. No matter what bagger I have it’s nearly idiot proof. It evenly disperses the weight in the bag pretty well so it doesn’t feel as heavy as it should. And it is good for the environment. So I use them as often as I can for whatever I can.

My kids even have some they use for sleepovers or carrying in extra items for school.

I got my bags from winn dixie and publix though, there’s another grocery store that has the shorter handles that aren’t so great like you mentioned in the article. So if you hate the ones at your store, try another kind.

By: Stef

Stef — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:01:23 +0000

Plastic bags take 1000 years to decompose, they are an oil-based product and use energy and water to produce. In the 1000 years it takes for EVERY SINGLE BAG to decompose, they are eaten by animals and strangle animals or prevent them from eating, causing their painful deaths. 1 BILLION animals are killed every year after digesting plastic bags. I get you are selfish and do not care about the environment in general, but how about caring about animals, specifically. Or if you are really that selfish, how about caring that it will pollute your cityscape? Or how about when they finally do decompose they will leach harmful chemicals that will enter the food chain, polluting the food chain, and ultimately human water and food sources? But, I get it, you are not “environmentally conscious” so it is better for you to convince the supermarkets to continue carrying plastic bags- better for your life, right?

By: Ann Crane

Ann Crane — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:31:13 +0000

I like the canvas bags. I didn’t at first then I started using them and now I love them. I use them for groceries, traveling, and anything else I can use them for. I don’t but a lot of groceries at a time(can’t afford them) so they come in handy for what I do get. Thank you

By: zig

zig — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:31:14 +0000

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:14:44 +0000

I’m sick of people complaining about having to buy bags. It’s only $1, for goodness’ sake. If the store had to supply free reusable bags to all their customers, how much would it cost them? (vs. you just spending $1 for one).

“For all the talk I hear about saving the environment, I have not yet seen anyone actually using those canvas bags at the checkout”.
I guess you haven’t been grocery shopping too much. I see tons of people with these, and that’s not when I’m on duty during my former job either.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:33:59 +0000

When I lived in Taiwan, legislation was passed that plastic bags needed to be made differently/of a higher grade plastic for environmental reasons. Stores didn’t want to foot the bill, so they started charging for bags.

Wow, all the sudden I started remembering to bring bags, sticking stuff in my backpack rather than getting a plastic bag for one lone item, or even toting home an armful of groceries, just to avoid spending the money. But I don’t do those things here in America- it appears from my life that I am more motivated by not having to spend money than by receiving a credit back.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:51:02 +0000

The issue here should be the fact that you are concerned with your childrens’ future and want them to still be able to breath fresh when theyre your age. Youre on the planet, so do something constructive. Save it! Stop bitching about a couple dollars. Stop using plastic bags and stop drinking out of bottled water!

By: mad

mad — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:42:25 +0000

I believe that everything green green should be free.We would get a bigger response from people and save the Earth faster!

By: Ziggee

Ziggee — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:12:19 +0000

when our local grocery store chain started to sell their big canvas bags I bought them, even though I had my own smaller canvas bags. I liked the price because you could buy one of their large canvas bags for under $4.00 and they save trips to and from the car to get groceries. we keep our bags in the trunk of our car so they are always available to use at the grocery store or other stores.

I once forgot to but the bags back in the car and went shopping. When we got there and noticed I stopped at the isle where they had them (craftstore) I put it in the cart and did my shopping. when I got to the check out I paid for it with the rest of my purchases and had them use the new bag to put my merchandise in.

Unfortunatly the bag I bought at the craftstore was much smaller and cost morethan the bags I bought from the grocery store. But I have never forgotten my bags again.

Zig