Comments on: Stop Buying Bags: Strange Ways to Save

By: creativegeek23

creativegeek23 — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:05:21 +0000

this may be a bit over the top for me

By: Norma G

Norma G — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:18:10 +0000

Thanks for the advice. I was about to start buying these again. I’ll think about it. I had been using the generic brand plastic wrap. As good as the brand.

By: Ellae

Ellae — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:01:35 +0000

I wouldn’t consider using the bag the paper comes in unless I were storing a non-food item. Most of the time that bag is dir-TY! Also, I just use Couponing to get free or nearly free Ziploc bags and I’m okay with that.

By: Grover

Grover — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:50:00 +0000

I agree with Kacy above…. and so do the large kitty litter bags, Kacy.
My Wal*Mart now offers in their produce department the ‘green bags’ that are supposedly made to extend the life of your fruits & vegetables. They are FREE!
Isn’t that superific?!?!?!

By: Invest It Wisely

Invest It Wisely — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:58:50 +0000

Where I live, many stores now charge 5c for bags, so I only use them now as garbage bag replacements. Ziplock bags and such are easily reused, but I also wouldn’t reuse a plastic bag that’s had raw meat in it, except for garbage or recycling.

By: Kacy

Kacy — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:52:44 +0000

Large pet food bags make excellent trash bags. They also make washable lined cloth sandwich baggies that are cheaper than the numerous plastic baggies that they replace.

By: PrincessPerky

PrincessPerky — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:51:52 +0000

I don’t reuse that many plastic bags, but I also don’t buy many. Plastic containers are easier to wash and dry, and hold food just fine. For many short term storage (say covering a batch of muffins, a pretty cloth napkin does a better job)

The only bag we reuse is a double bread bag. It is the perfect size to fit a days worth of clothes when camping, keeps the clothes dry and gives you a place to put the old ones.

By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:28:41 +0000

Why does she think she cannot wash out bags sufficiently when raw meat has been in them? Does she also throw away the knives and cutting boards used for meat?