Comments on: Save A Plastic Tree

By: Tiffany @ Snapshots of Life

Tiffany @ Snapshots of Life — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:52:00 +0000

I have started using the canvas bags, too. Unfortunately, I often forget them on my way to the store, so I have started leaving some in the car. But, if I do end up bringing home some plastic bags, I have recently learned something else I can do with them.

I can donate them to the public library to give out to people who get a lot of books. I thought that was pretty cool.

By: Sarah at themommylogues

Sarah at themommylogues — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:39:47 +0000

I love the canvas bags. They’re easier to carry. And is it just my Wal*mart that gives me one plastic bag per item? Goodness sakes people! I use the canvas ones at my local grocery store, but may start bringing them to Wal*mart too. I reuse & recycle the plastic ones, but always have WAY more than I need.

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:45:15 +0000

Discount???? There are stores that give DISCOUNTS for bringing your own bags???

Sheesh, at times I’d pay THEM not to give me those ridiculous plastic things when I forget my reusables.

LOVE the tampon story. Having picked up a whole package of pads that my 2yo snuck into my bathroom to stick to my floor yesterday, potty humor was right up my alley!

By: Wal*mart lover

Wal*mart lover — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:08:00 +0000

I’m doing this anonymously to come out and say that my hubby works for Wal*mart (something I won’t announce on my blog for privacy reasons). He tells me that each bag that gets used costs the company 10 cents. Add to that the fact that Wal*mart is quick to pass on savings to the customer. So if enough people brought their canvas/recycled bags, that would save the company some money and they would pass on the savings to us. So you just might be getting your nickle back by not having to pay as much for your tampons. Or milk. Or whatever.

By: Char

Char — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:24:45 +0000

Ok, so I got to the tampon part and that was me, LMAO. Because I just love toilet humour. And because I’m classy that way. Haha! One of my most embarrassing moments ever involved the high school tuck shop (similar to the U.S. school cafetarias), the hottest guy in school who just happened to be giving me the time of day for a few minutes that once, and who I went on to date for a few weeks later, (notwithstanding my total geekiness) and a tampon that flew out of my school uniform blazer pocket when I attempted to retrieve something out of my pocket, and landed between heart throbs feet, rolling to a gentle stop against his heel. Which accounts for my total meltdown reading your “Bible bookmark” story. Too funny.

By: Carol ~ I Throw Like A Girl

Carol ~ I Throw Like A Girl — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:37:02 +0000

I have a confession to make. I, too, use canvas bags. But it’s not to save the planet, and yes, my store does offer a nickel per bag, but that’s not it either. I h.a.t.e the accumulation of those plastic bags in my closet. They multiply like rabbits.

By: Gabby

Gabby — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:54:31 +0000

You, my lady, are too funny.

I can not believe the judgement that Wal-mart employees have heaped on you, the nerve!

I really have to be desperate to go to Wally World. I just end up angry and want to drive over somebody with my overloaded cart before I leave.

I prefer Target.

I know, it is not as dirt cheap… but you do sometimes get what you pay for in some ways, cheap and chaotic aisles.
You go for it with your recycling bags.

By: Mrs. Who

Mrs. Who — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:34:11 +0000

Oh, yeah. I started doing the canvas bag thing a few months ago and it is fabulous. They hold so much more and are so much easier to carry. Now, if I can just remember to bring them in to the store instead of leaving them in my car half the time!!

By: Mrs. Bick

Mrs. Bick — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:25:55 +0000

I have tried to get into the habit of bringing my own bags, even if they are the ones being sold at the check out! My problem has been using them, unloading them in the kitchen, stowing them in the pantry, and the FORGETTING them for the next trip. At this point, we have accumulated enough bags to stow a functional stash in both vehicles. And they come in handy for all kinds of things, not just toting groceries!

Oh! And how I laughed at your tampon bookmark disclosure! Not a worry of mine any more! I Diva Cup! http://www.divacup.com/

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:07:25 +0000

Hi there,
I have just discovered your blog and enjoy it much. I grew up in West L.A. and then went to U of F and now have lived in Atlanta for over 20 years. Your post about the GPS system had me hysterical and I almost gave my self away at work! About the bags. Ifeel guilty too. It really irks me though when the bagger puts one or two items in a bag and hands it over. I combine them and then give back some bags right in front of him. I use them to line my bathroom trash cans, and also for my husband’s daily lunch that I make him (He’s spoiled) and for my middle schooler’s lunch. I only have one canvas bag (Publix) and I have been using it to and from the library. I just discovered all the magazines we like are there for check out. So I am being green by canceling my subscriptions to about 4 or 5 magazines and enjoying tons of them from the library!
–Michele in Atlanta