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Me putting 6 (3 more than I'm sure I'll need) in my backpack (which is storage overkill now) and then since I'm like a primitive creature or something where if I don't see it it doesn't exist, I forget that I have the bags after checking out.
The collection must grow
I'm in this picture and I don't like it
I do like to collect them but I never need a fifth examplar of that bad quality overpriced one they are offering...
Some reusable bags are just clunky. The ideal ones are those you can fold to the point you fit it on your purse or pocket.
Always fold mine and put them next to my shoes. Then next time I leave the house, I put the bags in my car 🙂
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Even in spite of best efforts for good systems to remember mine, I still forget them often. The problem in the US is that the system is not complete. The bags need to be made of biodegradable and/or recyclable materials, and every store needs a convenient way to turn in old bags so they can go into a recycling system. There probably shouldn't be a charge for them either.
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I leave mine in the trunk and have only walked into the store without them twice. Not forgetting them before walking into the store and putting them back into the trunk after unloading them is the hardest part.
I get boxes from work and just keep a couple in the back of my truck, also keeps my groceries from sliding around the bed. Get boxes when you can their great, I'm keeping my eyes out for a roadside milk crate to replace them though.
What have you done, Mark
When I'm done unloading at home, I hang them on the doorknob so I remember them next time I leave.
Keep one in your back seat at all times, keep another in your trunk, then remember to bring one every time you go to the store. If you forget, you have the one in the back seat, just put a new one there later. If you forget to do that, you got the trunk backup, just replace that later.
Wanna get real fun? Keep all of your reusable bags in the trunk.
I'm still hacked off that the bag fee was created only as a punishment for single use plastic bags, then once plastic bags were phased out the cunts kept it in and raised the cost with different tiers of biodegradable, reusable and woven bags.
That is cuntish. Where was that?
Definitely in Australia. After single use got banned, the new plastic bags were 10c and were good enough they could be reused. When they got banned, we got stuck with paper ones for 25c or woven ones for a couple dollars.
They also released $15 "washable paper bags" that I don't understand who is the target audience.
When they got banned, we got stuck with paper ones for 25c
Cheeky bastards! We had a single use for €0.25 for a while but that's long gone. Paper bags are still free. They're generally small unless you're buying clothes or whatever. You definitely wouldn't be bagging the weekly shop with them but most places offer free boxes from the shelf stocking leftovers.
They also released $15 "washable paper bags" that I don't understand who is the target audience.
Very, very rich people is the answer. Surely the amount of energy to wash one is not that far off a fresh paper bag.
The thing is, even for rich people, the cooler bags are cheaper AND better, they're lined to keep cold things cool longer, and they hold a nice square shape, the sides are stable with nothing in them, so they're very easy to pack, and they're super durable, for only $3. They can be washed just as easily as any other bag, and can be zipped closed.
Their fabric ones are also good size, quality, and washable, also for $3.
The $15 ones simply make no sense.
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I am in NY state and this happened here, not sure where Lyra is though.
Paper bags are $0.05 each Reusable bags vary by store, size, and design but are usually $1 - $2 depending on the bag design and size Thermal reusable bags vary from a few $$ to $10 depending on size
For a while Walmart didn't have any paper bags or reusable bags, that was fun.
In theory you just have a dozen or so bags that you can take with you every time. The knee-jerk reaction is to call it something the company does to offload responsibility, but unfortunately for us Americans this is the norm in many other places in the world and they deal with it fine.
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Curse of ADHD.
Only way I’ve found around it is to throw a few bags right back in the car after unloading.
None of that, "I'll do it in a few minutes, I won't forget" nonsense. I absolutely will forget. I can set an alarm for 10 minutes, but then I'm doing something else already and I'll silence it, thinking "oh yeah, I almost forgot! I'll do that just as soon as I'm done doing..."
Nope. Bring groceries inside. Go pee. Unload groceries. Return bags to car. If I follow those steps, I'll remember lol
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36? Those are rookie numbers 😅
Get a foldable bag that you can stuff in your main carryon (purse, backpack, etc) in the event you forget
It's a good backup. Just gotta put it back once you unload everything or else you forget about it
Problem is I don't generally like to walk around with a backpack or purse unless I'm traveling or spending a very long day away from home.
Yea thats the one problem. You could get a clipon for your keychain but it feels bulky imo
Just gotta put it back once you unload everything or else you forget about it
Therein lies the problem
It would be easier to think puting it back into the carryon rather than the car.
I usually forget the big bags I have because I say I'll put it back in the car tomorrow and that ends up being like next week, but the small foldable ones I have always go in and out of my fanny pack immediately, mostly cause if im unloading groceries I still have my fanny pack on and the act of folding it reminds me to put it back
No, no, I don't think you understand. These already make up 20 of the ones I forgot at home. The problem isn't not having enough bags.
I just make sure i have bags in everything: my fanny pack, my work backpack, and my car. My car has like 3-5 at the very least, so I use one and forget about it, at least I have some more. I'll probably even add one in my wallet just in case. Redundancy is my solution to being forgetful
I have a great system where I load up a lot of bags into my car so I basically always have access to reusable bags when I drive to the store. And then I promptly forget the bags in the car when I shop and end up with freaking single use plastic anyways.
I was reading that and thought "yeah man great system but then you forget those too!". Then I read the second part, I feels you man