Target bag recycling

[Auspicious]

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I have a dumb question about the cloth grocery bags.

Our grocery store recently started having them for sale on a rack by the checkout (or maybe they've been there and I just started noticing them). When I buy them and bring them back the next time, how do they know you previously purchased them and didn't just pick them up off the rack right then? Do they just take my word for it?

[Meenah]

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The new ones usually have tags on them. Our stores have never questioned me.

[Vishenka69]

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I reuse the plastic bags for garbage cans for the bathrooms and DH's lunches among other things. But our local grocery store also has receptacles for plastic bags for those who have the need to bring them in for recycling. The clothes bags I've seen aren't big enough and not very comfortable to carry.

[v-girl]

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I put poopy diapers in them. And DH uses them to carry his toiletries when he's on call. And to take lunches.

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we did / do all of those things -- but still have waaaay too many. i do all my grocery shopping there, too. I don't think it's too much to ask for them to have recycling recepticles out front. they replied to me and told me that's only available in CA.
Bullsh!t. If they can have recepticles in CA they can/should have them everywhere.

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If they can have recepticles in CA they can/should have them everywhere.

At the very least, they can train their employees to use fewer bags. It drives me nuts when they put only 3-4 small items in each bag. It's not like Target bags are small and flimsy. :huh:

I've been using these bags for a few months and love them. It only takes about 5 of these to hold the contents of a full shopping cart.

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ITA! And the sad fact is, they're trained TO only put 3 or 4 items in a bag. They have very specific rules about bagging. It's just so wasteful. I'm going to look into those bags. My cloth bags always flummox the baggers. I don't mind if things are kind of shoved in (as long as eggs don't get broken, or bread is totally smushed), and they're always so hesitant to really fill the bags.

[moonlight]

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just wondering... how much did you have to pay for each German bag??

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When I flew through Houston, I couldn't find any place to recycle my plastic water bottle or magazine. And I had a two hour layover so I had plenty of time to look around.

I'd like to get some bags like that Annie. Where did you find them?

Around here, some stores (but not Target) will ask if you want a bag.

[madeintaiwan]

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See I told you I swore Target recycled bags. Cal-i-forn-ia. Only in God's Country.... sorry couldn't resist. Back to your rightfully deserved venting.

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I'd like to get some bags like that Annie. Where did you find them?

If you're talking about Erica's bags, I went to the website http://www.gethipgetgreen.com/index.htm . They're pricey, and I'm thinking of seeing if any friends want to go in on buying a bunch of them ... the price goes down the more you buy.

Davita - blah.

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I bought the bags from http://www.gethipgetgreen.com. I think they are 5 for $25. The material is thin, but they have held up well and they hold about twice as much as a paper bag. What I like about them is that they stand up like a paper bag so it is easy to load them up with groceries....and they don't topple over in the car. I love the designs on Envirosax bags, but they don't stand up on their own.

I still sometimes get weird looks from baggers. After all, this isn't California.

I better win TJ's BYOBag contest one of these days, darn it. :waiting:

[alison]

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just wondering... how much did you have to pay for each German bag??

They're about 1 Euro (about 1.50, with the weak dollar). Not much. They don't last forever and look like a simple, canvas tote bag. You're usually not a walking billboard; the bags don't splash logos and brand names across them. I'm going to have to try to find some for Jenn...

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I'm going to have to try to find some for Jenn...

yeah - cheap ass Jenn who doesn't want to pay $5/bag. Duh - didn't think of it that way. That is NOT very pricey for reusable bags. And they look to be a lot bigger than the canvas bags I have so really would be functional. I think it's that paying for shipping really ticks me off.

[Stella]

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I have a few from Ikea similar to this:


They are $1.99 and I've used them for groceries, Costco, and as a beach bag. They hold up great, are super compact, big enough to hold LOTS of stuff, and cheap cheap cheap. I also have a couple of their huge blue tote bags. ($0.99)

ETA link for pictured bags...
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50118525