Comments on: a nice design http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/27/a-nice-design/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bev http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/27/a-nice-design/comment-page-1/#comment-47359 bev Fri, 11 May 2007 10:14:12 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/27/a-nice-design/#comment-47359 Hi Sandra - Yes, at 25 cents per bag, I'm sure more people will consider swiching to reusable bags such as these. The thing is, most of the plastic bags can't even hold too much weight without tearing open, so a large grocery order could easily require 8 bags (or maybe even more), which would amount to about $2.00. Regarding the above bag, the two holes are just large grommets that reinforce the attachment of the handles to the bag. We use these bags all the time and they hold an amazing about of groceries as they are very boxy-shaped and the "footprint" is quite large. They're also taller than a lot of the other reusable bags we've seen. When one is full of stuff, it can weigh quite a lot. The standard plastic grocery bags couldn't hold anywhere near as much food, especially by weight. The cashiers and packers at a couple of the stores we go to have remarked on how much the bags can hold, so I think they are fairly good compared to a lot of reusable shopping bags. You can actually fill these with enough groceries that they can be a bit hard to lift. What I particularly like about them is that we have a bit of a walk from out laneway to the kitchen up a couple of small flights of steps, and it sure is nice not having to worry about plastic bags splitting open and dumping contents on the ground enroute to the kitchen, etc... These bags are very sturdy and we use them all the time. Hi Sandra – Yes, at 25 cents per bag, I’m sure more people will consider swiching to reusable bags such as these. The thing is, most of the plastic bags can’t even hold too much weight without tearing open, so a large grocery order could easily require 8 bags (or maybe even more), which would amount to about $2.00.
Regarding the above bag, the two holes are just large grommets that reinforce the attachment of the handles to the bag. We use these bags all the time and they hold an amazing about of groceries as they are very boxy-shaped and the “footprint” is quite large. They’re also taller than a lot of the other reusable bags we’ve seen. When one is full of stuff, it can weigh quite a lot. The standard plastic grocery bags couldn’t hold anywhere near as much food, especially by weight. The cashiers and packers at a couple of the stores we go to have remarked on how much the bags can hold, so I think they are fairly good compared to a lot of reusable shopping bags. You can actually fill these with enough groceries that they can be a bit hard to lift. What I particularly like about them is that we have a bit of a walk from out laneway to the kitchen up a couple of small flights of steps, and it sure is nice not having to worry about plastic bags splitting open and dumping contents on the ground enroute to the kitchen, etc… These bags are very sturdy and we use them all the time.

]]> By: Sandra http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/27/a-nice-design/comment-page-1/#comment-47322 Sandra Fri, 11 May 2007 05:29:34 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/27/a-nice-design/#comment-47322 I hear that they are increasing the $0.05 charge per bag to $0.25 per bag. That cost adds up to a family which goes shopping once a week. I hope the cost of plastic goes up so this will eventually drive more people to go cloth. Looking at pics of the bag it does not seem it is equivalent to 3 plastic bags. And does anyone know what the two holes are for? I hear that they are increasing the $0.05 charge per bag to $0.25 per bag. That cost adds up to a family which goes shopping once a week. I hope the cost of plastic goes up so this will eventually drive more people to go cloth. Looking at pics of the bag it does not seem it is equivalent to 3 plastic bags. And does anyone know what the two holes are for?

]]> By: burning silo http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/27/a-nice-design/comment-page-1/#comment-12749 burning silo Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:54:21 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/27/a-nice-design/#comment-12749 Peter - Good to hear that Sobeys is promoting the bags now as it's a pretty big chain in the east and there are starting to be quite a few up this way too. We find these bags easy on the hands too -- *and* you don't have to worry about the bottom falling out of the bag before you get to the door! Most of the cashiers seem to like these larger bags too. This week, we found that one of our local grocery stores is giving 3 cents off per bag if you bring your own. The cashier said that, in our case, each of our cloth bags held the equivalent of about 2 plastic bags (or more) worth of stuff, so she gave 6 cents off per bag. Nice to see that some of the stores are trying to provide an incentive to recycle or use cloth bags now. Peter – Good to hear that Sobeys is promoting the bags now as it’s a pretty big chain in the east and there are starting to be quite a few up this way too. We find these bags easy on the hands too — *and* you don’t have to worry about the bottom falling out of the bag before you get to the door! Most of the cashiers seem to like these larger bags too. This week, we found that one of our local grocery stores is giving 3 cents off per bag if you bring your own. The cashier said that, in our case, each of our cloth bags held the equivalent of about 2 plastic bags (or more) worth of stuff, so she gave 6 cents off per bag. Nice to see that some of the stores are trying to provide an incentive to recycle or use cloth bags now.

]]> By: Peter http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/27/a-nice-design/comment-page-1/#comment-12740 Peter Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:17:11 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/27/a-nice-design/#comment-12740 Sobeys grocery store has started selling these now, 5 bags for $5, they appear to be pretty good quality and will stand up for easy filling. I find them alot easier on the hands when you have a heavy load, our parking spot is a little ways off, so that really helps :-) Sobeys grocery store has started selling these now, 5 bags for $5, they appear to be pretty good quality and will stand up for easy filling.

I find them alot easier on the hands when you have a heavy load, our parking spot is a little ways off, so that really helps :-)

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