tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post1846747252140654049..comments2014-01-16T05:34:35.872-08:00Comments on If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.: eco-friendly grocery bagsanne mancinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020711868764662709noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-69811252889967243842007-08-25T14:09:00.000-07:002007-08-25T14:09:00.000-07:00my little owl ones fit nicely in my purse folded u...my little owl ones fit nicely in my purse folded up, and when i'm not carrying a purse (most of the time) they fit in my cargo pockets. <BR/><BR/>i'm absolutely terrible about remembering to use them though...<BR/><BR/>but they came in handy on my field trip--i was carrying a purse, an umbrella, a water bottle, and some brochures, and was getting a little frustrated till i remembered the bag in my purse. made the field trip much easier!jamancihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154799606442336133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-52964554940115458452007-08-20T18:05:00.000-07:002007-08-20T18:05:00.000-07:00The new tote bags were a complete success on shopp...The new tote bags were a complete success on shopping day! Everything fit comfortably (OK, I over-stuffed a couple of them) and we did not run out of bags. The store was selling some cheapo nylon bags, but we were still happy with our renewable resource (cotton) washable bags in colorful patterns. The oversize handles made transporting groceries very easy too. Like I said, a complete success!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232444223492532562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-7375239654660512372007-08-17T04:38:00.000-07:002007-08-17T04:38:00.000-07:00Well, I guess you could crochet them too, but I'm ...Well, I guess you could crochet them too, but I'm mostly a knitter :) <A HREF="http://www.magknits.com/June06/patterns/market.htm" REL="nofollow">Here</A> is the one that I've seen most recently but there are many others. The nice thing about these handmade bags is that you can make them as big or small as you want them with whatever handles you want.<BR/><BR/>Something else that I've seen are the market bags that fold up into their own little pouch. When you take them out of the pouch, they turn inside out and the pouch turns into a pocket or something like that. Neat idea anyway and definitely handy to put in one's purse or car.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382615513555297912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-67199597997504869032007-08-16T18:17:00.000-07:002007-08-16T18:17:00.000-07:00I'm very excited to begin using these new bags. T...I'm very excited to begin using these new bags. Thanks for doing the research and buying them! <BR/><BR/>My Ecology professor taught us 30 years ago that we should forget about conservation efforts and preserving the ecosystem and saving the planet and all that because we were already too late and everything was already completely fucked. But we have to live with ourselves just the same, and if there is something I can do today to help make my children and grandchildren's lives better, I'm going to do it. It just takes a little effort, really.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232444223492532562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-56581148732667157302007-08-16T17:18:00.000-07:002007-08-16T17:18:00.000-07:00I may take you up on that offer. Ben thinks the b...I may take you up on that offer. Ben thinks the bags I bought are a little too small, and that our whole shopping load won't fit in them. So perhaps I will need to supplement the ones I have.<BR/><BR/>Wait, so do you <I>knit</I> the totes? I have never heard of that, I have to say.anne mancinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020711868764662709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906349739814240782.post-59833501969276702762007-08-16T14:23:00.000-07:002007-08-16T14:23:00.000-07:00My Gramma told me the other day that she's going g...My Gramma told me the other day that she's going green too and has a bunch of totes she takes to the grocery store. She gets really frustrated though because more often than not, even after she instructs the baggers to use her tote bags, they just put her food into the plastic bags and then put those bags into the tote bags.<BR/><BR/>Also - eco grocery bags are really popular among knitters, especially those (like me) who like to knit with really interesting fibers, bamboo, soy, hemp, corn, etc. I've got a really good pattern for some, so let me know if those claires bags don't work out for you.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382615513555297912noreply@blogger.com