4 bags 2 hands

[tloonya]

It is not about cost of plastic bags.
It is about how is it if I put all you bought in 4 bags (because you have to walk home) is different if I put it in 2 bags?
You still have 2 hands and you will carry it in 2. Not 4. Breakage of the bags is not an issue here.
Even if I offer to double bag it - I still have to put stuff in 4 bags.

[Deleted]

2 bags per hand is easier on the hands.  

[Tiny]

Feb 11, 2014 14:43:14 GMT -5 tloonya said:

It is not about cost of plastic bags.
It is about how is it if I put all you bought in 4 bags (because you have to walk home) is different if I put it in 2 bags?
You still have 2 hands and you will carry it in 2. Not 4. Breakage of the bags is not an issue here.
Even if I offer to double bag it - I still have to put stuff in 4 bags.

Well, depending on what was purchased - 2 bags (one per hand) might not flop around as much as 4 bags (2 per hand) while walking.     I personally HATE when I get 2 cans of veggies in one bag and 2 cans of veggies AND a loaf of bread in another bag and then 2 more bags of with a coupel of things each. (4 bags versus 2 bags).   It would be better for my bread if ONE bag had 4 cans with the bread on top.   Less flopping around, less chance of squashed bread AND  I've only got to deal with one set of bag handles.


Again, I think it ultimately comes down to what's been purchased and how stategically it's put into the bags. 

I personally would rather have 2 well packed/balanced plastic bags than 4 plastic bags with stuff put in willy nilly.   But that's just me.

[Deleted]

This is why, Loony, that you should quit supplying bags (sort of like Aldi's.)  They should bring their own, preferably the reusable ones.  You can really pack those better than those flimsy plastic ones like Walmart uses. 

If your shoppers are older, they may encounter "fragile skin" like I have.  It takes nothing to make my forearms bleed.  I can reach for a coke in a carton, hit my arm on a corner, and have to go running for a Band-Aid.

Multiple bags on my arm make bruises.  I bring my own bags.  Make your customers do that.  It isn't hard if you have good prices.  Costco does a variation but has carts and boxes.

[HoneyBBQ]

I like 2 bags unless they are too heavy.

Just ask what they'd prefer. Not that hard.

[tractor]

I don't carry bags, that's why I had children.

[Deleted]

Feb 11, 2014 16:59:13 GMT -5 @davebo said:

2 bags per hand is easier on the hands.  

reusable bags have a much more comfortable handle than plastic bags....and they don't cut into your hand

[Deleted]

Feb 11, 2014 19:45:43 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

Feb 11, 2014 16:59:13 GMT -5 @davebo said:

2 bags per hand is easier on the hands.  

reusable bags have a much more comfortable handle than plastic bags....and they don't cut into your hand

[Deleted]

Feb 11, 2014 19:45:43 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

Feb 11, 2014 16:59:13 GMT -5 @davebo said:

2 bags per hand is easier on the hands.  

reusable bags have a much more comfortable handle than plastic bags....and they don't cut into your hand

Reusable bags are good for collecting a lot of bacteria.

[Sam_2.0]

Feb 11, 2014 21:12:19 GMT -5 @davebo said:

Feb 11, 2014 19:45:43 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

reusable bags have a much more comfortable handle than plastic bags....and they don't cut into your hand

Reusable bags are good for collecting a lot of bacteria.

That's why I toss mine in the washer They all come out pretty well. Just hang up in the laundry room to dry.

[Deleted]

I need plastic bags for when I walk the dog. I'm not shelling out money for poop bags! 

[busymom]

I know you said not to include bags ripping out, but I've had that happen with Walmart bags more than once. I prefer fewer items in more bags. And, I use those bags to line our bathroom trash can.

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2014 9:53:02 GMT -5 Sam_2.0 said:

Feb 11, 2014 21:12:19 GMT -5 @davebo said:

Reusable bags are good for collecting a lot of bacteria.

That's why I toss mine in the washer They all come out pretty well. Just hang up in the laundry room to dry.

Resuable bags is just an elaborate scheme by corporate america to get people to supply their own damn bags.  Those corporate guys are probably laughing that people not only BUY the bags from them at a huge markup, they have to wash them bags, and then they feel good about themselves!  

I'm half-joking....maybe not even half though.

[Sam_2.0]

LOL! I don't buy most of them. I did buy the giant Aldi ones because they are the best totes for everything (like the 31 totes - but only $2 instead of $40!). The rest is a mis-mash of give-aways.

[Deleted]

Feb 11, 2014 21:12:19 GMT -5 @davebo said:

Feb 11, 2014 19:45:43 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

reusable bags have a much more comfortable handle than plastic bags....and they don't cut into your hand

Reusable bags are good for collecting a lot of bacteria.

do you routinely put unwrapped meat in your grocery bags?

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2014 10:00:24 GMT -5 @beerwench said:

I need plastic bags for when I walk the dog. I'm not shelling out money for poop bags! 

we used to try and use them for the litter box but would have to look through 10 bags to find one that didn't have holes in them.  my community has poop bag stations so I use those for walking.  I would be afraid to use the ones from grocery store and find out they had holes.

[Deleted]

 I look at it before I take it with me! 

[tloonya]

Feb 11, 2014 16:59:13 GMT -5 @davebo said:

2 bags per hand is easier on the hands.  

HOW if weight the same?
It seems like one of my customers was telling me that if I weight everything that cost .99lb together is not the same if I weight them separately.

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2014 11:09:12 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

Feb 11, 2014 21:12:19 GMT -5 @davebo said:

Reusable bags are good for collecting a lot of bacteria.

do you routinely put unopened meat in your grocery bags?

Unopened meat?  I would hope that it's all unopened.  Are you buying opened meat?

[tloonya]

Feb 12, 2014 10:00:24 GMT -5 @beerwench said:

I need plastic bags for when I walk the dog. I'm not shelling out money for poop bags! 

We are completely off the subject here.
I wanted to know WHY same weigh need to be put in more bags.
Not all of these you are talking about. Anyone? 2? 3?

[Rocky Mtn Saver]

Feb 12, 2014 11:38:48 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Feb 11, 2014 16:59:13 GMT -5 @davebo said:

2 bags per hand is easier on the hands.  

HOW if weight the same?
It seems like one of my customers was telling me that if I weight everything that cost .99lb together is not the same if I weight them separately.

Multiple plastic handles even together do feel different than one single handle.  You're spreading out the load between 2+ reasonably-filled bags rather than putting all the load on one piece of overworked plastic bag. 

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2014 11:44:28 GMT -5 @davebo said:

Feb 12, 2014 11:09:12 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

do you routinely put unopened meat in your grocery bags?

Unopened meat?  I would hope that it's all unopened.  Are you buying opened meat?

I'm just wondering about all this bacteria that you claim will be in my reusable bags.....where is it coming from?  I don't put unwrapped meat in my bag and I wash fruits and veggies before eating...we all seem to still be alive

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2014 11:45:55 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Feb 12, 2014 10:00:24 GMT -5 @beerwench said:

I need plastic bags for when I walk the dog. I'm not shelling out money for poop bags! 

We are completely off the subject here.
I wanted to know WHY same weigh need to be put in more bags.
Not all of these you are talking about. Anyone? 2? 3?

My comment was in response to those suggesting reusable bags. Those plastic bags have a use outside of schlepping groceries! 

[NoNamePerson]

Feb 12, 2014 11:46:01 GMT -5 Rocky Mtn Saver said:

Feb 12, 2014 11:38:48 GMT -5 tloonya said:

HOW if weight the same?
It seems like one of my customers was telling me that if I weight everything that cost .99lb together is not the same if I weight them separately.

Multiple plastic handles even together do feel different than one single handle.  You're spreading out the load between 2+ reasonably-filled bags rather than putting all the load on one piece of overworked plastic bag. 

And it balances us old folks and keeps us from falling over 

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2014 11:48:11 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

Feb 12, 2014 11:44:28 GMT -5 @davebo said:

Unopened meat?  I would hope that it's all unopened.  Are you buying opened meat?

I'm just wondering about all this bacteria that you claim will be in my reusable bags.....where is it coming from?  I don't put unwrapped meat in my bag and I wash fruits and veggies before eating...we all seem to still be alive

It's coming from the food that you're buying.  You've never seen a meat container leak any of the juices that are inside?  Even if it didn't leak, the butcher that put it out had his gloves covered with raw meat and it's now on the outside of the package.  

uanews.org/story/reusable-grocery-bags-contaminated-e-coli-other-bacteria
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/06/reusable-grocery-bag-germs/4341739/

[milee]

Feb 12, 2014 11:48:11 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

Feb 12, 2014 11:44:28 GMT -5 @davebo said:

Unopened meat?  I would hope that it's all unopened.  Are you buying opened meat?

I'm just wondering about all this bacteria that you claim will be in my reusable bags.....where is it coming from?  I don't put unwrapped meat in my bag and I wash fruits and veggies before eating...we all seem to still be alive

Even if you never buy meat so no actual meat is put in your bags, there are plenty of places that your bags pick up bacteria (and worse) at the grocery store.  Produce and the produce area is known to harbor all sorts of creepy crawlies (in fact, fresh produce is responsible for more food-borne illness than meat even though meat gets the bad reputation.)  The carts themselves are crawling with nasties - from the meat juices that spilled on there from the last customer to the leaking diaper of the kid that sat in the seat.  The conveyor belts at the checkout are a nice, plasticized surface that is slightly moist and is the perfect place to grow bacteria.

So wrapped meat, unwrapped meat, no meat at all - you're still getting all sorts of nasty stuff on the reusable bags.  Toss them in the washing machine every other week or so.

[NoNamePerson]

Feb 12, 2014 11:53:24 GMT -5 @davebo said:

Feb 12, 2014 11:48:11 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

I'm just wondering about all this bacteria that you claim will be in my reusable bags.....where is it coming from?  I don't put unwrapped meat in my bag and I wash fruits and veggies before eating...we all seem to still be alive

It's coming from the food that you're buying.  You've never seen a meat container leak any of the juices that are inside?  Even if it didn't leak, the butcher that put it out had his gloves covered with raw meat and it's now on the outside of the package.  

uanews.org/story/reusable-grocery-bags-contaminated-e-coli-other-bacteria
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/06/reusable-grocery-bag-germs/4341739/

My resuable bags are washable. Now I know someone is going to tell me they don't get clean but I am assuming since they get washed with same detergent as my clothes they are clean.


ETA: after reading milee posts I am going out and get a Hazmat suit 

[milee]

Feb 12, 2014 11:56:56 GMT -5 NoNamePerson said:

Feb 12, 2014 11:53:24 GMT -5 @davebo said:

ETA: after reading milee posts I am going out and get a Hazmat suit 

I have germ issues.   Trust me, I regularly fight the urge to wear a Hazmat suit.  It's probably a good thing we live in a hot climate or I'd probably give in to the urge, go full on crazy and get my own Hazmat suit.

One of the ways I talk myself down is to remember my nana who lived to be in her mid-90s while never washing her hands and regularly reusing the Styrofoam tray the ground beef came on after just a quick rinse.  Somehow she survived and we will, too. 

[milee]

Feb 12, 2014 11:56:56 GMT -5 NoNamePerson said:

Feb 12, 2014 11:53:24 GMT -5 @davebo said:

Oops, double post.  No need to torture you with my issues more than once... 

[tloonya]

Feb 12, 2014 11:46:01 GMT -5 Rocky Mtn Saver said:

Feb 12, 2014 11:38:48 GMT -5 tloonya said:

HOW if weight the same?
It seems like one of my customers was telling me that if I weight everything that cost .99lb together is not the same if I weight them separately.

Multiple plastic handles even together do feel different than one single handle.  You're spreading out the load between 2+ reasonably-filled bags rather than putting all the load on one piece of overworked plastic bag. 

I am offering double bag they refuse.