Does anyone know where to buy reusable grocery bags that are made in the United States? I noticed all my current reusable bags are made in Taiwan, China, etc., including my favorite Trader Joe's bag. But all my "one use" bags are made in the USA. I would like to save the planet as well as my fellow American's jobs.
COMMENT 200245
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2011-08-04 03:50 PM |
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make one :) You can use an old shirt and just sew the bottom of it and cut off the sleeves!
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COMMENT 200248
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2011-08-04 03:56 PM |
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Reason #12 why I will never succumb to lunacy and stop using perfectly harmless plastic grocery bags.
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COMMENT 200249P
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2011-08-04 03:56 PM |
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I found some on Amazon, link Rather than purchase new ones, just use the zillions of random tote bags I've accumulated over the years.
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COMMENT 200250P
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2011-08-04 03:58 PM |
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249P here again -- I meant that *I* just use the bags...I wasn't inviting you to use my bags. :^)
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COMMENT 200251
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2011-08-04 03:58 PM |
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We no longer master the crucial reusable bag technology here in the States, so they have to be imported. Or maybe we can import the people with those esoteric skills and keep the jobs here. Or use a basket.
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COMMENT 200253P
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2011-08-04 04:03 PM |
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I can't believe that we all don't have enough old bags around that we have to go looking to buy new ones! BTW - the old shirt is a great idea!
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COMMENT 200259P
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2011-08-04 04:11 PM |
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You mean my Trader Joe's and Whole Paycheck bags aren't handcrafted here the states? Bummer.
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SBJULES
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2011-08-04 04:13 PM |
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Where were Scolari's made?
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COMMENT 200265P
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2011-08-04 04:18 PM |
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You can check here: link
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COMMENT 200269
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2011-08-04 04:23 PM |
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Make a bag out of used Capri Sun pouches.
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COMMENT 200272
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2011-08-04 04:33 PM |
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LOL... what is made in the US? If it is made in the US it still (components) came from some place else to make it. It's a world market folks, everyone has a piece of the action. Even the Oakland Bay Bridge is being made in China and other countries...
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COMMENT 200280
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2011-08-04 04:41 PM |
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I bought on recently from a SB artist. On the inside is stitched "mintlane". Maybe Google? Yes, I tried "mintlane bag Santa Barbara" and she's on Facebook and at the Artwalk. Not only USA but local! :-)
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COMMENT 200284P
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2011-08-04 04:48 PM |
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Sorry. I don't have $22 (each!!!!) to throw away on some local artist's tote bag to haul my groceries when a nice, free, harmless, recyclable, and apparently American made plastic bag will do just fine.
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COMMENT 200285P
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2011-08-04 04:50 PM |
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200284P - where do you recycle your plastic bags?
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COMMENT 200300
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2011-08-04 05:10 PM |
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I bought a really cute makeup bag from MintLane last year for a gift (they were selling at the Mary & the Machine craft show - they are like quilted piecework bags - super cute!). Great stuff. But if you don't want to spend that much or just want a simple cheap tote and you don't sew, I'm sure you can find a tote locally made for pretty cheap. If not, get my email from Ed. I sew, and can use up some fabric in my stash to make a bunch of bags for you for pretty cheap (maybe not TJ's dollar bag cheap, but cheap). :) 284P: Well, then, use those bags. Obviously this question wasn't asked by you, and doesn't apply to you. (Also, they are not harmless, and recyclable doesn't equate to recycled. Just because something CAN be recycled doesn't mean it is. If you do recycle them, great and thank you. But most people don't. Myself included (although I re-use them).)
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COMMENT 200313P
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2011-08-04 05:30 PM |
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I maintain that "re-using" a plastic grocery bag is just as good as "recycling" one.
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COMMENT 200331
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2011-08-04 06:21 PM |
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Well 284, we use reusable bags in our house, as do many of our extended families. We bought this one as a gift for my mother-in-law. The fabric is "reclaimed" and the money goes to pay the artist who WORKED to create an item. By the way, this bag is so nice I'm not sure she's going to use it as a grocery bag. I'll bet she'll use it as a book tote, or even as a carry-on bag for flying. The OP asked for grocery bags, I know, and this definitely could be used for groceries, so I thought I'd post with the info. Just because plastic bags are "free" to you, they aren't free (grocery stores buy them and pass the costs on to you in other ways), they aren't good for our environment, and I'd laugh at you if you gave me one as a gift. |
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COMMENT 200335P
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2011-08-04 06:33 PM |
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Interesting! Where is the edhat bag made?
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COMMENT 200338
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2011-08-04 06:41 PM |
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My Trader Joe's basic canvas ones, say Made in the USA. But I bought them some time ago.
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COMMENT 200370
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2011-08-04 08:29 PM |
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I've been making and crocheting my own (some out of fabric, crochet with hemp). I'd be happy to show anyone how to sew a seam (that's all you need to know!)
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COMMENT 200401P
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2011-08-04 11:22 PM |
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Plastic bags suffocate sea turtles and other species.
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SEEDLADY
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2011-08-05 06:21 AM |
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ChicoBag self-stuffing lightweight nylon bags. Available at places like whole foods markets. MADE IN CHICO, CA. link plastic bags are not harmless
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COMMENT 200419
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2011-08-05 07:04 AM |
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I have seen lots of reusable grocery bags, even Trader Joes bags sometimes, for sale at the Goodwill. Maybe not made in the US originally, but not too bad a compromise.
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COMMENT 200434P
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2011-08-05 07:32 AM |
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200401P - No plastic bag that I ever used suffocated a sea turtle. That's because I dispose of them properly. The problem is not the plastic bags.
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REDTOP
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2011-08-05 07:42 AM |
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I LOVE my Chico bags! I always carry at least one and highly recommend them. Cheap, cheerful, strong and practical.
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COMMENT 200444P
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2011-08-05 07:50 AM |
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Oh gosh - now I have to worry about where my reusable grocery bags are made.......
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COMMENT 200446
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2011-08-05 07:51 AM |
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I just bought a canvas bag from Trader Joe's two weeks ago and there is a tag on the outside clearly stating it was made in USA (forget which state). It was the burgundy colored bag, maybe the noncanvas ones are outsourced.
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COMMENT 200483
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2011-08-05 09:05 AM |
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I reuse and recycle my plastic grocery bags right at the grocery store. What's the problem. Why do I have to buy a bag from some "artist" and junk up my car with them. Yesterday eveing news, Eco-people on KEYT protesting and supporting an SB plastic bag ban with Das Woman and Mayor Schnauzer. Showed people picking up trash on the beach. NONE of it was plastic bags.....howerver guess what they were putting the trash in?
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COMMENT 200488P
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2011-08-05 09:11 AM |
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People that go buy "organic" food that has been proven to be much more expensive yet no better for you than non-organic food clearly need a carrying vessel that is much more expensive than plastic bags yet no less harmful to the environment. Doesn't surprise me a bit.
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COMMENT 200628
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2011-08-05 01:14 PM |
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Assistance League Thrift on Veronica Springs Rd. always needs plastic (or other) bags. What's so difficult about re-using and/or recycling? Washable is even better. Thanks #200245 for the tip on making one from an old sweat shirt or T-shirt. Glad I kept my 1950 Singer sewing machine.
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