SO, recently California passed a law wherein we now have to use our own bags every time we go to the market or CVS or Rite-Aid, or wherever. If you don't take your own bags you have to purchase one for 10 cents. So if you buy a shitload of groceries, you're now going to have to pay an extra 40 or 50 or 60 cents on top of that .... to help the environment. HOWEVER, here's the really smart part. The bags they sell you are made of .... wait for it .... PLASTIC. you know ... to help the environment.
If you're smart like I am, you've already purchased plenty of bags with handles made out of something (not plastic) but sturdy and reusable. I have them in my car. And every time I go to the market or CVS or Rite-Aid I completely forget to take them into the store with me, ergo, I end up purchasing MORE PLASTIC BAGS. California. Why people want to come here I have no idea.
Sucks, don't it ? To top things off, the people who so graciously pack our bags, overfill the ones we bring in! Sure, they're willing to put the groceries in the trunk but whose going to come home with me to bring them into the house?! Those suckers are heavy, especially to those of us who suffer from arthritis induced claw hands!
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me rant a little. Hey, it got kinda pretty over here.
Deedles
I have canvas bags that I purchased online from here: http://www.ecobags.com
ReplyDeleteseveral of my bags are over 35 years old and still useable. I figure I have not used over 20K plastic bags in that time period.