Our bags are more like a canvas-y or strong calico type material.

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Melanie.
Mum to Lillianlee- 1st September 2006.

Monkey Mia's Savings... (my blog)

I'm SO excited! I went to Wal Mart last night and first thing I saw when I walked in was the rack of bags!! No prices on them, so I asked and she checked for me - $1! I got three! I want to make sure I'm going to remember them before I buy more!

Of course when I checked out the checker hadn't seen them before, I explained and she LOVED it!

I saved the tag off one on them so I'd remember to tell you all about them!!

The bag itself is black and says...

Paper or Plastic?
Neither!

The tag says the bag is...

- is 100% recyclable
- is made from 85% recycled materils
- is made from approximately 4 plastic soda bottles
- can replace 50 plastic shopping bags
- can carry the same weight as 2-3 plastic shopping bags

I'm SO excited!!!

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Stay at home mom to my 3 boys... ages 5, 3 & 1!

I can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Those are the ones I saw!! someone said they were5$ so I passed on it this time!!
Man If I knew I would have gotten some!!

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Kelly mom to 3 great girls A Peanut, a monkey and a little burrito.

Ok, you worried me since it didn't have the price on the tag and I was still unloading my groceries when she rang it up... BUT, I just checked my receipt! $1.00!!!

The thing I love most is it says "Each bag is made from approximately 4 plastic soda bottles!" And that's how many I buy for myself a week! Sad I know, but I thought it was kinda funny!

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Stay at home mom to my 3 boys... ages 5, 3 & 1!

I can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

I can't wait until the shopping bags make it here. Kroger has started them but they are very small and don't hold much. I don't take in my own bags but I do tell them to hold the bag if I can put the items in my purse. My purse is large and can hold alot or if I can carry the items out of the store without a bag. If you keep your recepit out you don't get hassled. However it is the season for checking so if it happens I don't mind.

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I looked at the WalMart bags last night. They are the same re-cycled frabic as mine from Safeway and Yokes but they seem smaller. I still think Yokes are the best, they are green, thicker, and have a plastic insert in the bottom that helps the bags stand on their own. A big hit with the cashier that pointed that out to me at Safeway! But at least WalMart is trying!

I think I need to jump on this wagon. I saw some on the way into Meijers for 99 cents, and they looked pretty big to me. My problem is we only have a Pickup truck, and I have to tie the bags so the items don't fall out. It is full of hubbys construction stuff, so I can't just put a crate in it. Plus I usually get a lot of stuff at once. I wonder how many bags I would need.

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I have nothing to declare except my genius."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) upon arriving at U.S. customs 1882

I bought a couple canvas beach bags at walmart last year for $5 each. They are huge. I can put all my groceries in two bags usually and I just put them over my shoulder and carry them into the house in one trip.

I found a tutorial online to make re-usable bags out of the plastic bags from the store, so I've been getting a couple at a time so I can try to make them myself. I just need to make time for it.

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"It's time to move from what we can do, to what we must do, to what we will do." ~Hillary Clinton

I found a website called ecobags that has all kinds of reusable bags, they even have produce bags. I think I might get some for myself as my Christmas present.

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i love my bags they are canvas i bought them from giant eagle for 99 cents each. when i go to stores like sav a lot or aldi's i dont have to pay for bags anymore.they big and have nice long straps that i can put over my shoulder.