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Shopping Bags

I am more than a little amused by the BBC article on the upscale shopping bags.  Don't get me wrong.  I think that a reusable shopping bag is a great idea.    Of course, it has been around for quite a while, so my amusement comes from that the idea that it is being treated as the latest rage, an upscale fashion accessory, etc.  There is a wonderful grocery store chain in Chicago that has been offering sturdy cotton canvas shopping bags to its customers for years.  They are large enough to hold a standard paper bag worth of groceries, with comfortably wide handles, and the last time I purchased one, which was about a year ago, they were about $5.00.  I use them in stores that are not part of the Chicago chain, even though they carry the name of that store emblazoned on the side.  And, surely there are people out there that remember the string bags that our grandparents used.  Let's hope that this is a fad that catches on.  The hype may be a bit silly, but as my grandmother told me a long time ago, when it comes to saving things, every little bit helps. On From Rowing to Rhymes posted 2 years, 4 months ago 4 Responses