tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782626612277999475.post8337209463169344229..comments2024-01-27T18:11:21.373-05:00Comments on Eco 'Burban: To Do List - The Plastic Bag HabitEcoBurbanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931648017376435556noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782626612277999475.post-7503923488056709412022-08-15T12:47:30.800-04:002022-08-15T12:47:30.800-04:00Hi thannks for sharing thisHi thannks for sharing thisWasp Nest Removal Yorkhttps://www.bee-wasp-removal.com/us/bee-removal-pennsylvania/wasp-nest-removal-york.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782626612277999475.post-27046140751402259382008-07-13T06:28:00.000-04:002008-07-13T06:28:00.000-04:00Ok, I have to jump in on this because I've been th...Ok, I have to jump in on this because I've been thinking on this topic and recently wrote about <A HREF="http://www.newdream.org/lgbym/?p=16" REL="nofollow">frugal green shopping bags</A>.<BR/><BR/>I've more or less kicked the bag habit for several years now. You can do it too - I am cheering you on! I keep a stack of reusable bags in my car and one in my backpack at all times. About the bagless purchase/shoplifting anxiety, I used to have that too, but I no longer have that worry. For one thing, I don't look like a shady character that a store clerk is going to stop at the door (and I doubt that an eco 'burban mom does, either ;). Also, if I carry something out without a bag, I also carry the store receipt in very plain view in my hand, and I think that helps allay any of the store employees' concerns.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596879695978431017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782626612277999475.post-27645979616909618772008-04-14T13:08:00.000-04:002008-04-14T13:08:00.000-04:00Thanks for the bag review and link. I, too, am pa...Thanks for the bag review and link. I, too, am participating in Crunchy Chicken's challenge so they will have to wait until next month.Mrs. Gray's Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598848369138213143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782626612277999475.post-62465255653870689202008-04-07T20:45:00.000-04:002008-04-07T20:45:00.000-04:00No - You are probably right, I didn't NEED the pla...No - You are probably right, I didn't NEED the plastic bag to get the shoes and laces to the car. A bag is much, much easier to get the items to the car when you have 4 kids in tow. And, for some reason there is this stigma (a.k.a shoplifting!) here in the 'burbs when you walk out without a bag. Call it wierd, or just to many years of retail-brainwashing, but that bag habit is much harder to break than people think. I will tell you, I had to go back to the same store for yet another pair of shoes for yet another child and didn't forget my reuseable tote that time!EcoBurbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931648017376435556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782626612277999475.post-68318855012863570192008-04-07T15:56:00.000-04:002008-04-07T15:56:00.000-04:00Hi there. Congratulations on your new blog and th...Hi there. Congratulations on your new blog and the steps you are taking. My question about the bag: did you really need it in order to transport a pair of shoes and shoe laces to your car? And if so, could you have walked the bag back into the store and asked them to reuse it after bringing your purchases to the car? As soon as you realize that you are walking out of a store with a plastic bag, you have the opportunity to walk right back into the store with it!<BR/><BR/>It feels weird to do that at first. We worry about what others will think. But eventually the worry subsides. The only way change will come is if those of us who care will speak up. You might get funny looks, but the more of us out here spreading the word, the less strange it will become to others in our communities.<BR/><BR/>By the way, my site, Fake Plastic Fish, has many, many resources for learning to go plastic-free. Check out my list of plastic-free changes I've made to date:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/thelist" REL="nofollow">http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/thelist</A><BR/><BR/>Wishing you the best in your efforts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com