http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/2009/06/shopping-bags-get-in-the-habit-of-bringing-your-own/ Simply Eco Savvy & Chic Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:57:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/2009/06/shopping-bags-get-in-the-habit-of-bringing-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-10423 Daisy Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:45:10 +0000 http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/?p=864#comment-10423 Chico Bags are my favorite! Inexpensive, fit in my purse, strong.... great BYO bag. Even the clerks are impressed. Chico Bags are my favorite! Inexpensive, fit in my purse, strong…. great BYO bag. Even the clerks are impressed.

]]> http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/2009/06/shopping-bags-get-in-the-habit-of-bringing-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-10265 Cariann Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:10:40 +0000 http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/?p=864#comment-10265 I have a couple that fold up and can fit in my purse (when I carry a large one)... I have also found that if I have the kids take the bags back to the car when we get home, it is a life saver... I always seem to forget to get them back out to the truck or van...If you are trying to get friends and family to use the recycled bags, try this tip.... My Mom used various store recycled bags as gift bags 2 years ago for Christmas..Each of the kids (young adults) got a grocery bag with their gift in it... it is gift that keeps on giving. I have a couple that fold up and can fit in my purse (when I carry a large one)… I have also found that if I have the kids take the bags back to the car when we get home, it is a life saver… I always seem to forget to get them back out to the truck or van…If you are trying to get friends and family to use the recycled bags, try this tip…. My Mom used various store recycled bags as gift bags 2 years ago for Christmas..Each of the kids (young adults) got a grocery bag with their gift in it… it is gift that keeps on giving.

]]> http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/2009/06/shopping-bags-get-in-the-habit-of-bringing-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-10094 Joyce Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:10:31 +0000 http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/?p=864#comment-10094 Hi, I have been using reusaable bags for years and I have all kinds of them that I use, its easy once you get in the habit, also if I am getting one thing like a few balls of yarn and I do not have a bag I just say " I ll carry it"Thanks for this post Joyce Hi, I have been using reusaable bags for years and I have all kinds of them that I use, its easy once you get in the habit, also if I am getting one thing like a few balls of yarn and I do not have a bag I just say ” I ll carry it”Thanks for this post
Joyce

]]> http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/2009/06/shopping-bags-get-in-the-habit-of-bringing-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-10041 Daisy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:38:06 +0000 http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/?p=864#comment-10041 Starting a bag habit is so, so easy. I carry my little Chico Bag in my purse. I bring bigger canvas bags to the Farmers' Market. I even refuse the tiny bags at the pharmacy - what 's the use? The bottles fit in my purse. The only negative experience I've had was at Sears. They did not allow me to use my own bag or even to refuse theirs and just tape the receipt to my purchase (a small garden pruner). I was appalled - and it was Earth Week! By insisting on their plastic bag, Sears lost a customer.  Starting a bag habit is so, so easy. I carry my little Chico Bag in my purse. I bring bigger canvas bags to the Farmers’ Market. I even refuse the tiny bags at the pharmacy – what ‘s the use? The bottles fit in my purse. The only negative experience I’ve had was at Sears. They did not allow me to use my own bag or even to refuse theirs and just tape the receipt to my purchase (a small garden pruner). I was appalled – and it was Earth Week! By insisting on their plastic bag, Sears lost a customer. 

]]> http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/2009/06/shopping-bags-get-in-the-habit-of-bringing-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-9753 Melanie@TravelsWithTwo Wed, 26 May 2010 13:31:15 +0000 http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/?p=864#comment-9753 When traveling, I started getting freaked out by all the plastic bags I'd see all over the world on beaches, in swamps and blowing over landfills.  I was thrilled when L.A. started accepting them for recycling, but Matt's right -- it's almost inconsequential.I've (finally) made bag-bringing a habit for the last two years, and I find the packable totes and the big canvas ones from L.L. Bean are the most useful.  (I don't have an IKEA one, but my neighbor with twins sure does!)  When I take out my own bag at a clothing store, sometimes a salesgirl/guy will look at me with surprise...but who knows?  Maybe it'll inspire them to bring their own bags, too. When traveling, I started getting freaked out by all the plastic bags
I’d see all over the world on beaches, in swamps and blowing over landfills.  I was thrilled when L.A. started accepting them for recycling, but Matt’s right — it’s almost inconsequential.I’ve (finally) made bag-bringing a habit for the last two years, and I find the packable totes and the big canvas ones from L.L. Bean are the most useful.  (I don’t have an IKEA one, but my neighbor with twins sure does!)  When I take out my own bag at a clothing store, sometimes a salesgirl/guy will look at me with surprise…but who knows?  Maybe it’ll inspire them to bring their own bags, too.

]]> http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/2009/06/shopping-bags-get-in-the-habit-of-bringing-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-3194 Tania Reuben Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:03:02 +0000 http://www.purenaturaldiva.com/?p=864#comment-3194 Yes. The statistics are similar for water bottles and soda cans! Yes. The statistics are similar for water bottles and soda cans!

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