Tuesday, October 27, 2009

going green got easier

Reversible wal-mart style shopping bags!

Aren't they so cute?!
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It's easy to use re-usable shopping bags at some stores
(the hard part is remembering the bags.)
but other stores, like Walmart?
I kinda think they frown on it.
Sure
they sell flimsy re-usable bags for $ .99
but
actually using them,
I think the checkers wouldn't like so much.

And so I thought
if the bag was just like a wal-mart bag
the checker wouldn't be inconvenienced any.
You could just load your groceries on the belt
then
go load your bags on the bag-turn around thing.
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They use 2/3 yard for each side
with some scraps leftover for quilts :-)
and go together in about 30 - 40 minutes.

The hard part
will be remembering to bring the bags...

10 comments:

  1. You convinced me !!!!!!!! I'm ready to buy..Let me know.
    By the way, Congratulations Grandma!!!!!!!!
    He is gorgeous like his Mama and Granny.......

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  2. well, those are VERY cool. yes, remembering them would be the tough part! they would make a nice beach bag too!

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  3. Reusable bags are 'the' thing here! You'd fit right in!

    As for remembering them, I help Nathan by getting the boxes and bags back in the car (when 'I' take the trash out). Then when he forgets them - at least he only has to run out to the car...

    As for the reversible part - why? So they are extra durable? So they can match whatever color you're wearing?

    Cheers!

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  4. I'm with you on this one - remembering is the hardest thing in using these bags! I try to throw them in the trunk with my coupon book. I like your colorful bags! So do you have a pattern to share? I still have your pottery that the boys made. Hopefully I'll see you on Sunday.

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  5. Nana ~ go buy you some fabric & come see me :-)

    'Net ~ you bet

    Why Reversible?
    that's just cause I like things all nice & tidy. (I know - my house doesn't reflect this, but it really is true. My house may be a wreck - but, by golly, my shopping BAGS look good :-)
    So, if I'm going to line it, it may as well be reversible.... you could make one side pretty & one side more manly...

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  6. so nice!! those look great!!
    I think I have seen an online tutorial for this sort of bag, but it wasn't reversible....

    i bet it is sturdier reversible, though I kinda figured that your primary reason was what you said just now :)

    If nana frey comes, LMK so I can see her and she can meet Luke and Aiden :)

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  7. you saw a tute for these bags?? where?? I spent about 20-30 minutes looking & couldn't find one.

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  8. um.... I can't remember... it's been months ago. I think.

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  9. Here is a link to a tutorial I found a while back. Yours looks pretty much the same. (Great job, by the way!) I bookmarked it thinking I'd use it soon. ha ha I still haven't.

    http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=177482.msg1837265#msg1837265

    Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Shannon- thanks! That's not exactly how I did mine ~ but it sure works! I may try that way & see if I like it better... not sure how I couldn't find it ~ ah well - it's good for my poor brain to do some 'figuring' once in a while

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