Do you purchase the reusable bags?

I usually have at least one shopping bag with me when I go out and I have several canvas type shopping bags at home. I don't like using the flimsy plastic carrier bags as they break far too easily and they are dreadful for our environment.

The stores near me are not charging for plastic bags....yet. But I have bough a few of the resuable bags (they are only $1) and I try to use them as often and i can. It's true I do often forget them, but I try to keep at least one in my car at all times, in the event I forget to bring more bags. That way I have at least oneone hand. Trader joes has great resuable bags, and I have even made a few totes for myself and as gifts.

Mostly the stores here provide the plastic bags so I don't hand carry another plastic bag or any reusable bags to put the stuffs I buy into. They don't charge for the plastics anyways.

I have 3 reusable bags that I remember to take with me about 75% of the time. The plastic bags I end up with when I occasionally forget mine, I use for trash bags.

I still get the plastic bags, but I do use them to pack my husband's lunch in everyday. I also use them carry my packages from my business to the post office. So I am re-using them, not just wasting them.

yes i do purchase those reusable bags. i have two at the moment and so far i'm glad that i've always managed to bring these when i shop. i have tons of plastic bags at home and these are piling up. everytime i use these reusable bags, i get extra points in my membership card which i can later redeem. also, this is my own way of being environment friendly.

I haven't actually purchased any of those reusable shopping bags, but I wouldn't mind having a nice sturdy one so I'm not constantly being stuck with plastic bags. It's just better for the environment. I have a few bags that I carry things in if I need to, but they really aren't meant for shopping purchases.

I have a few bags. I try to remember them but I do forget a lot. When I do forget I try to get away with as few bags as possible. Somes times I just take a box that is there or load everything back into the cart and load it into my car. Bags are a luxury and not a necessity. It is frusturating to me that every store has bags they want you to carry with their name on it. I wish they sold cute ones instead.

The Irish Republic brought in what is effectively a "Bag Tax" a few years ago..you want a plastic carrier bag,you pay for it.(5 Euro Cent each) Aldi and Lidl are 2 German parented stores who have expanded into the UK and Ireland..they have a different take on shop displays-it's more like warehousing-the product packs are set out still in their packing cartons-this way,prices are kept low,and many people take the empty cardboard boxes rather than pay for bags to carry stuff out to the car..Asda in the UK (now owned by Walmart) still offers "free" plastic bags.Tesco UK do too,but they encourage re-use of carrier bags,and using non disposable or recyclable bags,by crediting you with "green" points on your loyalty card each time you reuse one.I have a Recyclable bag,and try not to take plastic ones anymore..they tend to take over the house if you don't reuse them!

i definetly use the canvas.i got tired of them breaking before i got home and dumping milk or soda on the sidewalk.even beyond the recycling,that was a big thing for me.

No, but I do choose them rather than the plastic ones in places like Marks and Spencers that hand them out for free. I have never found anywhere that actually charges for the flimsy ones around here.

We do! The super market here gives 2points for every reusable bag we bring.