How I make reusable bags work for me (plus win a set of your own!)

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1. I do leave my bags in the car most of the time, but I carry one small one in my purse just in case. I desperately need some new bags, so thanks for the giveaway!

2. Love this giveaway! I love reusable bags (especially the produce ones) and try to use them every time I shop.

3. My favorite reusable bags are Kohls. I've picked up several when they were on clearance and often use them as 'gift bags' for my adult children who also are reusable bag users. The lovely thing about Kohls bags is that they fold flat into a square with a snap and you can leave the handles out so I can just hang them on the doorknob so I don't forget them. They're also flat bottomed and quite sturdy. It is very easy to grab a handful and lay them in the seat of the grocery cart.

   1. Love the idea of a small bag in handbag always ready for use if needed.
      Kind regards,Maree.

4. The biggest problem around here is that the reusable bags are so handy for so many different things that I sometimes have a hard time finding enough free when it's time to go shopping! I read a while ago that they work great corralling things in a big chest freezer. And they do! That's where four of mine are right now...

5. I've used reusable bags while grocery shopping since 1994. I do keep those in my car or orherwise I would forget to grab and take them. I too often tell a cashier I'll carry the few items I've purchased. Even tp and feminine hygiene produts.

   1. I have foldable bags in my purse, a bag of bags in the coat closet AND a bad of bags in the trunk of my car. I rarely forget!

6. I need to get a better system in place for my reusable bags... I forget them more than I'd like to admit! I'm thinking half for the car, and half for the house will work well for us. That way even if I forget, I don't actually forget. lol 🙂

   Thanks for the giveaway!

   1. That's what we do--keep some in the pantry and some in the car 🙂 (Although, I do sometimes forget to take them into the store. But in that case, I can cart the groceries to the car and then transfer them to the car once I get there!)

      1. (hope this second comment doesn't mess up your giveaway, but I want to correct my last one) I meant to say "transfer them to the bags in the car" 🙂

7. I want the bags! 🙂

8. We have just implemented a law here in England whereby bags are charged at 5p each (I guess that is about 10cents for you?). The cashier at the supermarket told me yesterday they are using 70% less bags. The 5p from each bag sold goes to charity too. It seems to work fine - we just remember our own bags generally. Don't know why we didn't do it years ago!

9. Hi - I have reusable bags in the car, by the door, and in my purse! I use them most of the time also. I love them!

10. I have some of the reusable bags from the store, but these look more durable.

11. I've got the reusable bag thing down pat at Aldi, but I swear it confuses the baggers at Kroger. *shrug* It's time to find a new grocery store anyhow, so sturdy, new grocery bags sound lovely.

12. I have been using reusable bags for years. I make my own from my fabric stash and keep 2 in my purse and the rest in the trunk of my car. Would love to win the 3 bags to add to my stash!

13. I've been using my own shopping bags for years and years. I prefer the canvas ones--my favorites are from Trader Joe's. The ones I have are large canvas bags (made in the U.S. too) that I bought on a vacation in New Hampshire. I prefer canvas because I can wash them and I know what they are made of. I do keep a couple in my car for times when I stop somewhere unexpectedly. (I like the idea of having a couple compact ones in my purse, though.) My only tip is that I like to put my bags together with my shopping list when I have a planned trip. I try to bring more bags with me than I'll likely need so that I don't end up with those plastic ones. 🙂

    1. Love reusable bags. Hate plastic bags.

14. I'm still trying to improve at remembering my bags!

15. I also use the reusable grocery bags! Live them. I keep them in my van at all times, all piled inside my portable soft sided cooler I use for my cold items.

16. I'm an Aldi shopper and take my own bags with me. I have a cupboard that works great in which to store my bags. I do keep a couple of plastic bags in my car in case I have to make an unexpected stop during the week. Those are handy because they fold up so small. Love this giveaway! I will look into these Ecobags, even if I'm not the lucky winner.

17. Plastic bags are one of my Things. Especially since our grocery store just started using plastic bags in this really hideous bright blue. I always use my re-usable ones (I only have the cheap-o ones for now, but I would love some sturdier ones), but my husband and mother-in-law (who lives with us) stop at the store most often on their way home from work, and they can't handle re-usable bags, so we end up with way more plastic than I would like. I make sure they at least go back to the recyling bin at the store, but I still get all twitchy about how many plastic bags end up at our house.

18. Thanks! Somehow my bags seems to have disappeared and I only have a couple left. This would be such a nice gift.

19. As an aldi shoppers love my reusable bags! Would like to replace the last few of my not so favorite bags with these nice ones!

20. We are regular Aldi shoppers, but we use the cheap flimsy bags. I would love to try the big canvas bag!

21. What a cute set of reusable bags! I'd love them! 🙂

    I looked back on my blog, to see when I first bought reusable bags - it was December 2007. I bought 6 of those composite type bags from Meijer and 8 1/2 years later they are still going strong. Most of the plastic bottom inserts have cracked, but the bags themselves are still great! I've even washed them all several times (I never put meat into them so I don't have to wash them very often). I have used them every week for grocery shopping! I have some more bags I've added along the way (the Trader Joe bags are very nice also, I have two of those).

    I just got into the habit of using them, and remember to grab them when I'm headed out. I kind of forget to grab a bag when I am headed for errands, it would probably be good to have some stashed in the car. If I'm only buying a few items, I'll skip the bags from the store.

22. My tip is to leave bags everywhere! I have most of ours near the front door, but also a few in my car, my husband's car, and a fold up one in my purse. Unfortunately mine are all the dime-a-dozen flimsy ones. But as those die, I'd like to replace them with sturdier options.

23. I would love to win the bags! Especially the string bag.

24. Well, I have a couple of solutions. Firstly, I am also a big Aldi shopper, so instead of carrying my bags inside then bagging my groceries after I pay, I rustled up a few plastic storage crates of varying sizes that live in the back of my suv. I just wheel the groceries out of the store and then sort them into the crates in my car. They're easier to carry inside than bags and soft or fragile items get squished less easily. The crates are all different, but the vary in size and mostly nest together when I'm not using them.

    The other thing is that I will admit that I still get plastic bags for smaller trips, because we have a cat and I use them for the litter box. I could buy small trash bags for this, but I can't stand the idea of buying small bags to store poop in when I get them for free at every store.

    Also, I too use my reusable bags for tons of stuff other than shopping, and so some of my flimsier ones have started falling apart. I would love to replace the worst of them with the eco bags. Fingers crossed!!!

    1. My mom used to leave plastic totes in the back of her van for groceries. It's a clever idea.

25. This would be great to win. I am a re-usable bag user, but most of mine are the gauze-y kind and some need to be replaced!

26. In Austin we passed a plastic bag ban so everyone brings their reusable bags with them to shop. My sister made me some wonderful bags years ago with cheerful fabric and they get compliments from the grocery checker on every trip.

27. I am slowly improving at putting my reusable bags into action regularly! I am in love with the chicken bag (we have 7 chickens that we love!). I'll be checking out the company either way! Thanks!

28. I keep my cooler bag and few reusable bags in my van for trips to aldi and other shopping. I love those produce bags.

29. We just returned from a home exchange in Iceland. I would never spare room in a suitcase for reusable bags, but I was thrilled to see that our hosts had a bag of reusable bags by the door that we were able to use to grocery shop. One of the many benefits of home exchange.

    You know something else I like about reusable bags is they are so much easier to transport. Fewer trips between the car and house is always a plus.

30. I have a few reusuable bags but could definitely use some more.

31. I'd love to win the bags! My collection is pretty motley and of varying degrees of quality. I keep one stash in the car for Aldi stops and one at home in the pantry for other needs.

    1. I'd love to wn the bags.

32. In Austin, plastic bags are banned. Groceries stores will offer to sell you one, except for Walgreen's and Trader Joe's which give you paper bags. I'm not sure how this has saved the landfill any space, but I personally like taking my own bags. I use a variety of them and keep them in the back of my car in a couple of laundry baskets. The baskets keep the bags of groceries from rolling around and I stack them together to save storage back there. The chicken one up there is really cute! Thanks for a great giveaway - bags are always helpful!

33. I'm an Aldi shopper too! I do leave a set of bags in my car (along with a few quarters for the cart!) and, if the weather is nice, I even bag my groceries at the car! Keeps me from dealing with all the other people who are trying to use the bagging area in Aldi! One kind gentleman even offered to help me bag at my can once. 🙂

    1. I've done this before, too, when I accidentally left my bags in the car and didn't realize it until I had a full cart. I checked out, and bagged them at my trunk!

34. We lived in Germany for a few years and grocery stores there never provide free bags! I have a collection of bags from our time there. (My favorite part of shopping is the happy memories when I use my bags from our European travels!)
    Thanks for the giveaway!

35. I'm a leave them in the car person, but we also use them for everything from library books to vacation snacks!

36. I made a large tote some years back. I would love to score those lunch sacks and the rest of the lot. We use for library trips, too.

37. We love our reusablease bags (Aldi and Trader Joe's fans over here!) I just wish I wouldn't get the eye roll from cashiers/baggers at other places, like Target.

    1. Don't you get 5 cents back on your order for every bag you bring/use at Target? I've had some attitude from cashiers over the years, but it is pretty commonplace nowadays so nothing too recent! I have offered to bag if it seems to be a problem.

38. I love the Chicken bag! There are a few stores that I have been to that will not let you leave without a bag! They say it's so they know I purchased the items, but isn't that what the receipt is for?!

39. In my handbag I keep one bag that zips into a pouch and I keep a few in my in my car. This time of year, I keep an insulated bag in my car so the frozen things don't melt into a puddle on the way home!

40. Your giveaway bags are so superior to my old ones; I would love to win them.

41. I already use reusable grocery bags, but I would love a canvas one! I put cardboard in the bottom of my bags. I think it makes it easier to fold up and easier to for the grocery person to use. Sometimes the grocery people get all put-out about my reusable bags though...

    1. I always struggle to remember bags, but maybe these cute sturdy ones would help. I do reuse the plastic bags I do take home.

42. I try not to take home any plastic bags, but the ones that I do I give to our daycare because they use them to send home soiled clothing. These canvas bags are gorgeous.

43. Would love these bags.

44. I have a few reusable bags but I usually forget to bring them with me to the grocery store.. I really need to do a better job of remembering!

45. We get charged for any bag (paper or plastic) in the county I live in. That cemented my habit of using reusable bags. However, we use the plastic ones for cleaning the litter boxes, so friends who live other places share theirs. Besides bringing bags to Aldi, I also use the empty cardboard boxes they have--especially if I have forgotten my bags.

    1. Litter boxes are my downfall, since the county requires it to be bagged. I used the produce bags instead of the shopping bags for this purpose, because they seem to be hole-free most of the time, which doesn't seem to be true of the shopping kind.

46. We do a bin of bags on the mud room, bags in the car (I got a great set at Canadian Costco) and fold up tiny bags (shaped like produce) in my purse.

47. These bags are great! Sometimes the reusable ones you get from the grocery stores tear after a bit of use, so canvas seems like the way to go!

48. I have a rather mismatched, motley collection of vinyl tote bags ( one is Mickey Mouse, lol) that stay in the trunk of my car for my weekly Aldi trip. Im pretty good about putting them back in the trunk right after I unload the groceries, mainly because I can't stand the clutter they cause just sitting in my kitchen. If I stored them somewhere in the house, I promise you, I would NEVER remember to grab them as I left to shop. I would love to win these bags!

    1. Super cute bags! I currently use the cheap-y resuables so I need to start switching over to the canvas type.

       I usually carry a diaper bag/large tote so I will also just stuff things in there after I purchase.

       Sometimes I do take the plastic bags b/c we use them for trash can liners and for nasty diaper disposal 🙂

49. I just went to Aldi last night, and had to buy 3 of the plastic bags there because I had forgotten to bring some! I'm not a regular Aldi shopper because it's on the other side of town, and I just took the bags out of the car that I usually keep there to use for something else. We do use disposable plastic bags for a lot of random things in our house, though, so I try to make use of the ones we get. This company seems fantastic!

50. Although I admit I occasionally do use plastic bags, I try not to for the same reasons you do: it seems crazy to get a bag just to carry one or two items home. I have this reusable bag that folds into a tiny size (and comes with a tiny pouch) and fits perfectly inside a pocket in my purse. A nice big tote would probably be a good solution for bigger purchases, though.

51. Wow! What an awesome giveaway (and a great company, to boot).

    I follow many of the same principles as you do: small folded bag in my purse, small purchases just go into my purse, etc... I keep the bags in my trunk, along with a strawberry flat box from Costco. I need to do better at taking my bags with me to my regular grocery store (HEB), though. Their plastic bags are TERRIBLE (tiny, flimsy) and I end up with way too many of them. I'm reluctant to do it, though, because nearly all of my bags are the giant Aldi ones. Some smaller canvas bags would be AWESOME!

    1. Yes what is up with the tiny HEB bags!? This forces the bagger to use so many, I swear half the time I get two items per bag and end up with so many more.

    2. I agree: HEB bags are awful, but the flip side is the HEB baggers are usually pretty cheerful about packing your purchases in the reusable bags you bring.

52. I always carry a tote bag in my purse too. It often comes in handy and it folds up compactly inside my purse so it's easy to always have on hand. The Ecobags look great - would love to add them to my collection 🙂

53. I love reusable bags for my Aldi shopping but i have to keep mine in the car or i would totally forget to have them with me

54. I love this collection of bags because it is so versatile. I have a number of large re-usable sturdy bags for grocery shopping and bulky items, but have somehow never collected any smaller bags. It would be good to carry around a smaller bag in my purse for other purchases as suggested.

55. My collection of reusable bags are the flimsy type - I'd love to have some canvas bags!

56. I do keep my bags in my car - in a box. And I feel good about not having the plastic bags around. Although I miss them a bit for lining my bathroom wastebaskets. Here in Santa Fe, they passed an ordinance that there are no plastic bags and the grocery stores charge a dime for a paper bag. I will carry things out individually before I do that. LOL It is such a small thing and I feel like I am helping at least a little bit.

57. I keep several in my car but I also have a few of those Baggu bags that fold up into a tiny pouch and keep them in my purse and around the house. Very handy!

58. Like Kristen, I keep a set of reusable bags in my trunk. In fact, I use one of the bags to be the holder for all the other bags. So, while I have a good number of large reusable bags, I don't have anything smaller. Might be kinda nice!

59. I use both plastic and reusable bags. I have 2 dogs and use the plastic bags to pick up waste when we walk or around the yard.

60. For grocery shopping I used reusable bags! but I do keep them in my car. (inless we are in my husbands car then I do not have any, and he will not keep any in there). But I am not that great bring them in to other stores. ex. target, clothing shops, craft store. I guess I should be more mindful of that, and remember to bring one in with me.
    Hope to win this.

61. I leave a bag full of reusable bags on the front seat of my car, where they are always visible! I use them regularly but don't have any reusable produce bags (yet!).

62. I'm a huge fan of the mega-bags that stores like Costco sell. I use them when I shop for our church's fundraising dinners, pick up our CSA box, and shop for bulky items somewhere like Target. Now that I have a bag I really like and works for the task I'm much more likely to remember it.

63. I keep mine on a hanger by the back door, so I grab them on the way out!

64. I read your blog everyday. You share so much useful information! I would love to have the bags.

65. Thanks for the give away! When I forget my reusable bag in the car, I put my purchases back I to the cart and then bag them myself when I get back to my car. That has been good training to help me forget them less often!

66. These bags look great! I especially love the blue bag and the chicken of course.

67. I have lots of the flimsy bags I keep in the car. I've even repaired a few. I'd love to be lucky enough to win your giveaway since I've been trying to figure out how to clean/wash my bags without having them fall apart. You didn't mention whether you wash or clean.

    1. I wash mine with Clorox Clean Up (or similar cleaner) and a rag or paper towel. I do try to keep raw meat out of them, so I'm not as concerned about germs and stuff.

       1. I'm glad you brought up the issue of cleaning the bags! Research has found that bags need to be washed very often because of bacterial contamination. And there should be separate produce and meat bags.

68. I would love to win the bags.

69. To me I think the number one reason to use reusable bags is that they don't (normally) break on the way home when carrying heavy items.

    Somehow I always end up with a bunch of plastic bags despite my best effort. I think other people are giving me their stash. Either way, I take them back to the grocery store where they are recycled.

    Several towns by us have started to ban them and the whole state of Massachusetts is looking to do the same. Good riddance, I say.

70. I'm new to shopping with reusable bags, but these look like a great option to start with...I would love to win them and try it out!

71. I love reusable bags, cloth diapers, and bringing my refillable water bottle with me everywhere. Would love this to help me go even more green

72. I love reusable bags! We've been using them since 2005, when Wegmans, a regional grocery chain, first began selling them. Ours kind of rotate between the house and the car, so it seems that there's always at least one in my car for impromptu stops. I also carry a foldable one in my work bag for stops on the way home. We do get the odd plastic bag once in a while, and they get used for cleaning out the litter box.

73. I purchase cheap multi packs of mesh (laundry/delicates) bags at the dollar store for produce and they last forever! All of my bags have to be kept in my car so I remember to use them- and no matter how much I try to make it a habit, I always find myself walking back to my car after arriving in the store bag-less!

74. I do want the bags! But I would also like to say that I like how natural grocers does it, and if all the grocery stores did it this way I think people would be using reusable totes in no time without the annoying, nanny - like charging for the plastic bags. They are bagless, you just don't have a choice, and if you bring a bag they give 5 cents to charity each time, if you do not you are offered an inevitably awkward shaped box repurposed from their inventory in the stock room, like costco. It'll do the job, and it's a reused box, so that's better than the boxes being tossed. But, like I say, it's a bit of an awkward use of space most of the time, so if you shop there enough you quickly learn that you'd much rather bring a bag and have the 5 cents donated. I just love this idea. Just make plastic bags a non option. Just my two cents. Love your blog!

75. I leave mine in the car next to the baby's car seat or on a hook by the door. But I'd love to have more canvas and sturdy bags.

76. We have used reusable bags for some years. We used to spend a lot of time in France were plastic bags were ban ages ago and got used to the concept and felt comefy with the idea. I have some string bags and some raffia ones

77. I love the idea of using canvas bags. The ones I have can't be thrown in the wash.

78. I do love that chicken bag! And I try to use the reusable whenever possible. I try so hard to remember to grab the bags on the way out the door. For me, it works best if they are already in the car.

79. I do leave bags in my vehicle, but it would be great to have additional bags so I could have one to keep in my purse for unexpected stops.

80. Kristen, thanks to you and Ecobags for offering this giveaway 🙂 I am getting a set of reuseable produce bags in my MightyFix subscription this month (something you turned me on to), and this would be a nice complement. I try to alway use my reuseable bags - I even bring them into clothing and other stores to shop with. It's so great for the planet - the plastic bags are made with oil, and do not biodegrade in any way. They end up clogging our landfills, becoming litter in other places, and just as sadly, choking our oceans and killing our marine life. Kudos to everyone here who endorses reuseable bags!

81. I can fit so much more in my reusable bags than the plastic bags, and since my hands are always occupied with my 5 littles, this is super helpful for shopping.

82. I always carry a small bag that rolls up in my purse, and I have a small stash of them in my car. I just need to remember to grab extras, as I seem to underestimate how much will fit in one bag!

83. These look nice. I would like to start replacing some of the cheap give-away reusable bags we have with more heavy-duty options like this!

84. I use reusable bags at the library and grocery store but sometimes I get plastic bags because I use them for bathroom trash can liners!

85. Oooh, I'd like to try these bags out!

    We're full converts to reusable grocery bags! HEB sells waterproof bags for $2 apiece. And Mr. Picky Pincher has started sewing mesh bags to use only with produce at the store. We were tired of being conscious about bags at checkout and not bags from the produce aisle. We've gotten a lot of compliments on them from both customers and cashiers!

    It saves a lot of trash, too, and limits the amount of plastic grossness in your home. Love it!

86. I keep one bag in my car for impromptu shopping trips!

87. I am happy about how much more common it has become to use cloth bags. When I started using them regularly about 8 years ago, the baggers at the grocery store would often look at my pile of bags blankly and say "what are these?"

88. Guilty of using the flimsy, gauzy type, but would love to have a nicer set. 🙂

    Also love the idea of carrying small ones in my purse for unexpected purchases. I'm ccopying that idea for sure, so thank you!

89. I have a few good quality produce bags, but most grocery bags are the flimsy type you mention. I'd love to win. Thanks for the chance!

90. I keep some bags in the car, some at home, and an Envirosac in my purse. I also have some drawstring produce bags. Mostly, I buy produce loose. I'm always amazed to see someone put one piece of fruit or vegetable in a plastic bag. Thanks for the giveaway!

91. I am still trying to get in the habit of using reusable bags!

92. I pick up new reusable bags when on vacation, as an inexpensive souvenir. My bag from the market in Germany and the little grocery in Maui make me feel happy every time I see them. Would love some different sizes as in this giveaway. Most of mine are paper grocery bag size or larger.

93. Using reusable bags is the norm for me now. I keep a bag filled with all our reusable bags, mostly Chico bags, on the hallway closet handle. And then I keep one tucked in the car for unplanned shopping.
    I'm also a big fan of carrying by hand. My 6 year old daughter is well trained to hold my purse or my pant pocket through parking lots when my hands are full.

94. When we go to Aldis I use the huge Ikea bags. I love them! They work for laundry, wrangling toys, and sorting. I also take a very big insulated bag with me to shop at Aldis. I use this for our picnic bag, too.

95. When I travel I no longer look for little gifts for family and friends. I buy each person a reusable bag from a local grocery store, library, tourist site or ???? They are lightweight for bringing home and oh so welcome. (Remember to wash them now and again though)

96. I keep most of mine in the car with a couple in the kitchen closet for walking produce runs and pool time.

97. My SF Bay Area City banned plastic bags a couple of years ago. They also banned smoking in/around all public buildings and in ALL multi-family housing, owned or rented. So good for the poor folks who suffered from passive exposure due to neighbors who smoked. Cleaner air, less garbage for the win!
    Theoretical question: If I'm a vegetarian, can I still use the Chicken Bag, even if I don't put meat in it? If I win, it will be my secret joke, lolz!

98. Upgrading to canvas bags from the flimsy reusable bags is one of my goals for this year. How often do you wash your bags and is there anything you still get in plastic bags such as meat?

99. I used to have a hard time remembering to use my own bags. An Aldi opened up near by and now I've used my own bags 100% of the time! I'm finally using the thirty-one brand bags I bought at a cousin's party. Win-win!

100. We are regular Aldi shoppers too and I have started folding out bags too, makes it much easier to use them!

101. Good reusable bags are so handy! Thank you for the opportunity!

102. I have some big (Central Market) canvas bags and several other smaller ones (book company giveaways at librarian conferences), but my usual difficulty is forgetting to take them along in the car. My daughter remembers every time - what a great habit to have! She and her family split their time between Austin TX area and Edinburgh UK. There are no plastic bags generally available in Edinburgh, but you can buy a store bag to reuse. I love the look and variety of the bags you're giving away. And thanks for all your helpful ideas.

103. Hi Kristen,

     I'd love to win a set of these bags. I've been carrying my own for years. I keep some on a hook in my hallway and some at work. Like you, I also carry a large bag and am able to stuff it with small purchase! Thanks for writing a post on this.

     Ann

104. I'd love to win these bags!

105. I'm with you on the canvas bags... It's so nice to be able to toss them in the washing machine.

     Since becoming a two-person household (five years ago, ha), our bag game has been challenging. They never seem to be with the person who is shopping. So more bags would probably be good, if we win!

106. I keep most of my bags in the car because otherwise I will forget them. I do keep a couple in the house, and one at work in case I need them. My favorite is a super-sturdy L.L. Bean canvas tote my mother-in-law gave me years ago. It's like a bucket and stays open at the top so bagging things is easy! I get compliments on it all the time.

107. I would love those bags!

108. I would love to win these! Thanks for the chance. I mostly use my reuseable bags for groceries but if I end up with a few plastic ones, I use these to collect recyclables in that need to go out to the garage. I just hang them on the kitchen door knob and it reminds me to take them out when I go.
     Cheers,
     Dana

109. I buy my bags at Aldi! This set would sure help me change my ways. Lol. Hi Kristen!
     ❤️ Sande

110. I've been wanting to try reusable produce bags. I'm usually good about using canvas bags for my purchases. Any plastic bags that we do get are used for trash. I haven't bought trash bags for years!

111. I love canvas bags the most, too. I love your post to save the planet.

112. My husband is always on me to remember our reusable bags, I'd love a new set to help me remember!

113. I would to try useable bags! They look so sturdy!

114. Great giveaway! I use a variety of totes, and agree, the gauzy ones just don't last. I have been known to place one worn one inside of another worn one, and sew the 2 together, creating one reinforced (somewhat) bag. I do also much prefer canvas! This would be a great win!

115. I have enough of the flimsy reusable bags that I keep some in the car, and some in the house. (As the grocery stores around us started offering them, we were given loads of them as freebies.) I'd love to have a sturdy canvas set to use- thank you!!

116. I would love these bags! I live in Austin where plastic bags have been banned. I've also moved away from the flimsy resuable bags to cotton totes and I love them!

117. I love using bags that will scrunch up into my purse, so I always have one when I need it!

118. I far prefer solid bags to string bags - I find things get caught in the netting. I use the cheaper bags, mostly made from recycled soda bottles, because I keep getting free ones. By now I have several dozen and could have more if I chose to nab one from every give away. They eventually rip but to date, the rips have been mendable. I also use freezer bags, which work wonders to keep cold things cold for much longer than regular bags.

     My strategy is to keep most of the bags in one place as by now, I have the habit to grab the bags when I shop. It's just part of the routine, along with the shopping list and the coupons. There are also a half dozen in my car. Paper bags are my go-to for recycling and my main supermarket doesn't charge, so I'll ask for paper when my stash gets low. I also keep a collection of plastic bags available for reuse - somehow they slip into the house despite my best efforts.

119. I love reusable bags! I have a few totes and some bags for my produce

120. I would love new reusable bags! My cat loves to play with them, so my current ones are starting to develop holes. Like others, I occasionally get plastic bags to use for emptying the litter box, but I also collect those from family and friends. I usually use reusable bags at Aldi, and then collect the plastic bags from the other stores.

121. Love reusable bags. But my grown children have "stolen" all my favorites! I would love some new ones. Love your comment about being a moderator not an abstainer. It's so true for everything in live!

122. I would to switch to better bags!

123. I need to start using more reusable bags--and would love these. 🙂

124. I find putting them right back in the car after I get home from the store is the only way I remember them. As an added bonus, Target gives a 5 cent discount for each bag.

125. I love my reusable bags because they hold so much more than a plastic bag does, which means they make my life easier!

126. I just love that bag with the chicken on it. Please oh please. 🙂

     I try to be a decent reusable bag girl, I've come a long way!

127. I agree, I don't always remember my cloth bags and don't fret about getting a paper bag. I try to keep the bags in my purse but sometimes I forget. These look like nice bags and I could use some new ones.

128. I love using my canvas bags - luckily I rarely forget to bring them. Canvas bags are definitely the best because depending on your produce choices you'll either get E.Coli/Salmonella or dirt in your bag (always wash your produce!), so washing is very important, and those cheapy woven poly bags can't hold up. I do need to get on the reusable produce bag train though. Thanks for the giveaway!

129. We're working on using reusable bags more frequently. Would love to add to my stash!

130. How awesome! Because I sew - I have a collection of bags I've made from remnant fabrics. I think I have the nicest quilted milk bag going to our local farm for the glass bottles. 😀

131. I leave mine in the car but I've been known to load all my groceries back into the cart (unbagged) and into the car like that too! But again, no small people so it works for me.

132. I'd love the bags!!

133. I try to remember reusable bags, but often fail. Don't feel too bad though because I donate my plastic bags to our local food pantry where they are used on food distribution days. Would love to win the eco bags!

134. I would love to get the bags!

135. I love this giveaway! I have been slowly getting rid of the non-canvas bags in my house. At a recent garage sale I hosted, anyone who bought multiple items was given it in a bag. I had a lot of IKEA bags...and while nicely constructed (good handles), they are just TOO DARN BIG. And I always forget I have to bring a bag there. Many folks ended up going home with a bag, and now I just have a few of my favs.

     My problem is that they are kept in the coat closet on the floor. And I don't go up there typically. Time to find a new place for them, me thinks....

136. I could definitely use more good bags.

     I also sew many of my produce bags from old kids tshirts. They r super stretchy but strong, like easily holds 35 lbs of apples a bag. And they r so light i dont worry about the extra weight

     If u have problems remembering your bags keep them near your purse. Or put your purse or phone in the trunk with your bags. Works great

137. I've just recently begun shopping at Aldi and have just been reusing some plastic bags since that's what I had but I would love some reusable ones!

138. I love reusable bags. We keep a few plastic ones on hand for this or that but mainly use reusable. There is almost always one in the trunk of the car, the grocery set, packed and ready to go at home but I need a wee purse one..

139. I keep my reusable bags in the car. I work in DC and you get charged $.05 for plastic bags. So people now carry all sorts of reusable bags all the time. The law is passing where I live in VA soon so hopefully plastic bags will be gone.

140. I keep my reusable bags bags in my car otherwise I would forget to bring them.

141. Would love to win...as somehow most of my reusable bags have been lost or been repurposed for other uses than grocery.

142. I use reusable bags at aldi all the time. I keep the bags in my trunk.

143. I have been an Aldi shopper for years and always remember my bags for that stop but I find it interesting that it is still easy for me to forget a bag (or bags) at other stores because that is not part of my thinking when it comes to non-Aldi stops. BTW, the bag issue is another reason I also like shopping at Sam's Club/Cost-co...I come home with the things I set out to buy and not that plus a bunch of bags!

144. There is a 50/50 shot that I will remember my reusable bags. I think I need a set that lives in my trunk. Thanks!

145. I too love canvas bags. They are washable and I find lots of them at our local thrift store!

146. I'm still mostly using the cheap bags. When they start to wear out, I use them for donations. The stuff is contained as it accumulates and I can just hand over the whole bag when it's full and be on my way quickly.

147. I'm in love with that Chicken bag.

148. I would love the bags!

149. I shop at Aldi 90% of the time and can always use a few more good quality grocery bags! I do use my plastic bags when I get them for my small trash cans, so they don't go to waste.

150. I'm tired of the flimsy gauze bags growing holes. Where else do you find the canvas bags?

151. I am also an Aldi shopper who keeps a collection of reusable bags in the car. I have some in the mud room as well. I end up using them all the time tote things other than groceries. Any plastic bags that I end up with are used as waste collectors for my dog, so I don't mind getting a few of those either.

152. I'm terrible at remembering bags except for the one bag I keep in the car. It's my go-to bag, an insulated one with a zipper. It's kind of hard to get frozen vegetables or ice cream (etc.) home cold without it — it's a long drive, and either the heater's on or the weather's hot.

153. I would love to win these bags. I do use reusable bags, but I don't have any reusable produce bags yet.

154. I would love these. I think I commented wrong the first time and put it under someone else. Don't count me twice : /

155. I use reusable shopping bags most of the time, but would like to get in the habit of using the reusable produce bags too (and avoiding those plastic ones!).

156. You have definitely inspired me so much over the years to be more frugal and eco-friendly. It's not surprising that those two things go together! I do use large reusable bags most of the time for groceries, but would love to find an alternative to the plastic throwaway produce bags. Thank you so much for all you do!

157. Wow, what beautiful bags! I've got a surplus of plastic bags so these would really come in handy.

158. I was doing pretty good for a while there about using my canvas bags but have gotten out of the habit. I think your post will give me a bit of a kick in the butt to start using them again. However, for the last few years, I've been giving all the plastic bags I accumulate to my step-mother who uses them as material to crochet a wide variety of bags that she then sells at craft fairs - so I have been at least recycling/re-using them!

159. Very lovely and handy set of bags!

160. I'm new to this and these bags look like a great way to start!

161. I would love to win this set! Love your blog too!

162. Those reusable lunch bags look amazing. 🙂
     I am definitely a keep-the-bags-in-the-car person, otherwise I will forget them.

163. Reusable bags always come in handy! Would love some more!

164. I found that using a fabric collapsible storage tote similar to the ones for dorm storage for heavier items like cans and pet food is helpful. It is also less likely to tip in the trunk. I also use certain bags for food, a red bag for meat a canvas bag for fruits ect to help prevent contaminating food with meat juices.

165. I keep my reusable bags in my car trunk so they are always there when I need them!

166. Nice give-away - thanks for the chance!
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167. We are switching to more and more reusable bags. Less to throw away and also more convenient in a lot of ways. Our next challenge is to get the right reusable containers for my soon to be kindergartener's lunch!

168. I leave mine folded up into one of my larger bags in the trunk. Would love some new ones, especially the string bag!

169. Those bags are adorable!

170. I'm trying so hard to get myself switched over to reusable bags. My biggest problem is forgetting to take them into the store with me!!! These look fantastic!

171. I am a total reusable bag user. I keep them stuffed in my car and some in house because we use them for a lot of different things. I have a mix of bags because most of them were free and I'm not picky about what they're made of, because they're free! Like Kristen, I don't lose sleep over the occasional use of plastic bags from stores; I do refuse the plastic bags if I just have a few small things, I'll stuff it in my purse or just carry it to the car.

172. Good ideas on where to leave them. Too often, I leave them at home, don't have them with me. I just really need to get better organized.

     On another note, I love the Trader Joe's canvas bags. They are sooooo sturdy! And I use them for everything!

173. I need new bags ! Mine are pretty much worn out !

174. I have used reusable bags for a long time! But with a new baby I don't always remember them 🙂

175. I love reusable bags! Unfortunately, when I need them they are already full! I think this set is amazing and would absolutely love to have them. Maybe just maybe then I could keep them for shopping 🙂

176. I try to repurpose my plastic bags, but I would love to start using reusable bags. 🙂

177. I love using reusable bags. I like to keep them folded neatly in a cabinet in the kitchen- my husband however, just stuffs them in.
     My main motivation for using the bags- I can get away with less bags during a grocery shopping trip! It bugs me to no end when the cashiers/baggers only place one item in a plastic bag!

178. I have to admit, most of the reusable bags I have are the gauzy ones. I do usually get them free or buy them when they are very cheap like after Halloween or Easter so most of mine have holiday specific decor on them. It is kinda sad but in my area, it is rare to see anyone using their own bags. I am going to make a conscious effort to bring my own more often. We do not have Aldi here and I sure wish we did! My mom lives in Alabama and they have them there. She always tell me about the good deals she gets.

179. You have encouraged me to return to reusable bags. There are so many options now!!

180. I'm pretty good at remembering the bags, or just carrying my items out when I don't remember them. I would think that the stores would be promoting this more because the bags cost them money; however, I am always surprised when I get a look of incredulity for wanting to carry my items out with no bag! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

181. I use reusable bags, though at this point I wouldn't have a choice because it's the law where I live. The law part is a bummer because now I have to buy trash can liners instead of getting plastic bags every once in a while and saving them. More bags would certainly be handy; some of mine are on their last legs. Thanks for the giveaway!

182. Don't forget to occasionally toss reusable bags into the washer to keep them clean and free of germy food juices. Also, many stores recycle plastic bags if you bring them back in (most have a drop off bin in the front of the store for them). Fingers crossed to win some reusable ones!

183. I currently get all the plastic bags I can, hmm. I DO, however, reuse them! I line trash cans and bring my lunch to work in them. I guess I should get on board the bring your own bags train, why not?

184. I keep reusable bags in my car but half the time I forget to take them into the store. I'm trying to do better.

185. I love to keep my reusable bags in each car we own so they're always available when needed

186. Love these bags!

187. Is love to have these bags!!! Thanks for the opportunity

188. I can not seem to remember my bags recently! Thank you for this post. So many good ideas! I'll be putting a few in each car today. I also hate getting looks from Walmart cashiers when I bring my own bags.....need to get back to doing it anyway.

189. After I sold my car in 2012, I purchased a cart and mainly use that for all of my grocery/regular shopping needs. Now, I need to get reusable bags for produce. I never realized how much plastic we used!

190. I use my reuseable bags as much as I can and totally stress when I don't have one with me. but still I somehow don't manage to bring them as often as I'd like!

191. The one time I bought paper bags at Aldi was to use the beautiful tree on the side as an art project for our youngest classes at VBS. They fingerpainted apples on them.:-)

     I used a paper cutter to cut the tops off, then kept the bottoms to use as produce bags. Worked like a charm, and was a very cheap craft.

192. I'm kind of a 50-50 reusable bag person. I use the plastic ones for cat & dog waste and for lining the bathroom waste baskets. But I also do the carrying thing and have a set of crates in the trunk of my car for stuff I get at Aldi's (usually). The reusable bags would come in super handy!

193. I go back and forth with reusable bags. I don't always remember with lots of littles, but when I do I'm reminded how much easier they are than flimsy plastic bags. On the other hand, we use plastic bags as trash bags in place of buying the small trash bags, so I don't feel like they go to waste either.

194. My collection of flimsy bags are falling apart, so I would love a new set! Even if I don't win I think I'll start gathering some of my canvas totes to use for this purpose (how did I not think to do that before?!) Thanks for doing this give-away.

195. I would love to replace some of our gauzy reusable bags with this. We're beginning to think about using reusable for produce and similar things, rather than just to corral the whole shop - it's a process!

196. I would love to keep some bags in my car - I feel like I often forget when we go to Trader Joe's, and they give a discount for bringing your own bags.

197. I keep re-useable bags in my car and truck for groceries. I'm not good at remembering to bring bags from my house so they automatically get put back into the vehicle. On occasion I have to buy a plastic bag but I shove as much into one as possible. We can also recycle plastic bags in our recycle bins so that's where all the extras go.

198. I always use them at Aldi and Sam's but need to get better for Walmart and Dillons. Thanks for the reminder and the giveaway. LOVE your blog.

199. I keep one in my purse, a few by the door, and the some insulated ones in the car. We use them for all kinds of things as well, like the library and the beach.

200. Great post! I use reuseable bags for many things besides groceries. Bit I've found I have to keep a bunch in my car or I forget to bring them to places!

201. I always say I have a bag fetish. I LOVE bags, especially the reusable kind. I try to always have them in my car, but that doesn't always work out. 🙁

202. I also keep an insulated bag in with my other bags.

203. I keep a reusable bag in my car for unexpected purchases, and I am a big proponent for not taking bags if I don't have too:). Another one that I find helpful is bagging my own groceries- I find that I am a lot more willing to put more stuff in my reuseale bag than a checker is: and the. I only use the reusable bags I bring as opposed to overflowing into a plastic or a paper bag from the store

204. Please I'm a newbie, I would love to win the bags. I use the green bags from Harris Teeter when I shop but I don't have the ones that you have on display by ECO and they are great for the environment, Please enter me also for the giveaway...Thanks

205. I do leave mine in the back of the car but it's an issue at times remembering - I always remember at some point before I leave the house - that's when I might go out and move the bags to the passenger seat just so i have the visual before I go into the store!

206. I am going to start using your tip of carrying bags in my purse. If stores started charging like Aldiborvpating you to use your own bags, I think we would all use our bags more!! I shop at HEB and Agee- their bags are the worst!! Too tiny. And flimsy. Thanks for the tips and give away offer!

207. I love using reusable bags, but love your suggestions to use canvas (instead of the flimsy bags that only last a few months!) And to keep a bag or two in the purse - brilliant!

208. I really like the tip about leaving one in your purse. I'll start doing that. We have the a few reusable bags around the house, but I always forget to put them in my car when I visit the grocery store. Maybe I'll try leaving them in sight, next to the door for a while to build a habit.

     I have a related question: I like using plastic grocery bags to line my bathroom trash bins. Do you have an eco-friendly suggestion for an alternative? I suppose I could just stop lining them with anything and then sanitize them periodically. Any better ideas?

209. Love those bags! In Europe you have to pay for store's bags. Would be interesting to see how that would play out in the USA!

210. Thanks for the give-away. I was thinking about trying to make the switch to non-plastic produce bags, and this would be super helpful! Plus I love the canvas bag.

211. I am tired of a throw away society. I have started doing away with disposable paperware, etc. We use cloth napkins, rags for cleaning up messes, and so on. I am also turning to reusable bags, therefore I'd love to win the bags. Thanks for all of your great ideas!

212. I shop at Aldi so I keep a stash of bags in the car, then I have some in the house that I use for library books, etc. and I keep a couple of rolled up bags in my purse for when I'm out and about.
     Love them!

213. What an awesome giveaway! I'd be thrilled to win! I save my plastic bags for mailing stuff! When I need to ship something awkwardly shaped, I use extra plastic bags to fill up space - plus it doesn't add much to the overall weight of the package - saving me money on shipping! Its a win win - plus I've heard from my mom that she'll go ahead and reuse the bags I used to ship stuff to her... so we're sharing and recycling too!

214. I like the look of those reuseable Ecobags, and I'd like to get better at putting vegetables into a reuseable bag.

215. We don't have Aldi in Alaska & Target is the only place that allows you a couple of cents if you bring your own bags. I don't have a vehicle & pretty much go to a nearby Safeway & occasionally Costco & I have a large roller bag & I bring my own bags, mostly nylon ones & occasionally canvas ones. The bags you are giving away look really nice. I actually occasionally find myself out of the plastic grocery bags & I use them for free wastebasket liners, probably like a lot of people so sometimes actually don't bring my own when I run out of a few plastic bags....Kinda bad I guess but then I'd have to buy waste can liners. I'm all for grocery stores charging a bit for plastic bags! I actually do have to practically fling my own bags onto the counter so as to keep them from automatically putting my stuff into the plastic bags. Kinda funny. Good post, thanks

216. I use reusable bags until I need trash liners and dirty diaper baggies. Would love to win because 2 of my gauzy bags are due for replacement .

217. I would love to win these. I have been trying to faze out the plastic bags in our house as well.

218. I much prefer to use my reusable bags---have a handful from Trader Joe's and other grocery stores that I have purchased and saved over the year. Any plastic bags I do get at a store get used as small garbage liners.

219. We've been using canvas bags for years, but I recently became convinced of my need to cut out other plastics (especially the produce bags and ziplocks) after watching the documentary Bag It (watch it for more compelling reasons to eliminate unnecessary waste!!). So I had on my to-do list to sew some reusable produce bags using scrap material/already owned material, and stray bits of ribbon (I wanted them to cinch at the top). The only problem was it took me a few weeks to have the time to sew them, so we just saved our already used produce bags, wiped and dried them, and reused those for several weeks. I felt better about cutting down on wasted while I waited for the time to make them, and it's actually made grocery shopping faster have all the produce bags in the cart with you b/c you don't have to track them down. Would love to own the giveaway to give as gifts to encourage others to use reuseable bags and to supplement my small collection of hand-made reuseable bags!

220. I like reusable bags that are washable. The ones you buy at the grocery store get icky after a while, plus I don't like putting produce in a bag that previously had raw meat just in case of contamination.

221. Love reusable bags. Great giveaway!

222. I would love to have the set since I still use the plastic bags.

223. I also carry out small purchases by hand. I just tell the cashier, "I don't need a bag, thank you." I'm pretty good at remembering to take my reusable bags into the grocery store, but I need to get better at taking them into other stores (like Target, where my stop for ONE thing turns into twelve).

224. I have about 2 dozen of the flimsy grocery store reusable bags, but after 10 years, some are falling apart. I've been thinking about replacing them with canvas bags for the sturdier material. These look wonderful.

225. Where I live we have to pay 5 cents for bags so I always bring my own or just bring the grocery cart to the car and divvy the purchases into bags there. I also have two reusable hand baskets with really comfortable hand carriers so I use those a lot too.

226. I like the fact that you admit to using the re-usable bags "most" of the time. I think this is key, because we all just do our best in life, and we need to be good to ourselves when we occasionally slip up.

     1. Yep! And when you consider the impact we could make if most of us made good choices most of the time, that helps to put things into perspective.

227. I use reusable bags for my grocery shopping. I have been using the cheaper bags and think the more durable bags would be nice. I have noticed my bags are starting to get small tears in the sides. The giveaway bags look like just what I need. 🙂

228. Kristin has inspired me so much to become more frugal and eco-friendly. Your blog is part of my morning routine!
     I would love to win a set of these bags and do away with all plastic!

229. I keep a "bag of bags" ready to go and grab it for each shopping trip. My bags are well-used and pretty raggedy-looking now and I'd love some new ones!

230. I am an Aldi shopper, so of course I take my own bags. I also reuse the plastic bags I do occasionally get for the bathroom trashcan.

231. My favorite reusable bags are canvas Trader Joe's!

232. I have been reading your blog for about a year (I LOVE your 5 Frugal things posts!) but first time commenter I am several months in to ridding our home of plastic--you don't realize how much you rely on it until you start trying to get rid of it!! Lol We made the switch to paperless about a month ago. I carry my reusable bags in my car with a couple inside the house for my husband to use if he has to stop at the store to pick up anything. These would be a great addition to the ones we have gathered up from friends, what we already had and the ones we found. I prefer the ones with heavy duty straps since I try to fit as much on them as possible. Great giveaway!!

233. I have been using cloth bags ever since I saw an otherwise beautiful field littered with plastic grocery bags all blowing around in the wind. It was so sad and quite shocking. After that I started seeing bags everywhere they shouldn't be...caught in trees, bushes, power lines. Just terrible.

234. I try to always bring my own bags when I go to the grocery store.

235. I'm terrible at remembering to grab bags before I go shopping. I sometimes try keeping them in my car, and then I take the wrong car (for a few reasons, we have 3 cars between the 2 of us). But I still try 🙂 Would love this set of bags!

     PS - Aldi's reusable bags are also huge and very sturdy. I often forget to take them with me to Aldi, but I sure do get a lot of other use out of them!

236. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about reusable bags. I would love to win this set. I agree that our eco-friendly choices add up!

237. Would love to win these! I have the flimsy kind, bought at my local grocery a few years ago, but they aren't heavy duty and I worry that they will fall through when something heavy goes in them. I also have no small bags. We just recently had an Aldi built near us and I went there for the first time this week. They will be part of my weekly produce shopping from now on! I mainly tried them because I had read so many good things here about them.

238. I would love to win those bags! I have been making do with the flimsy ones.

     I always keep one or two in my car for unplanned purchases, plus I have a fold-up one (a Coach one, in fact, which was a Christmas present from my Grandma) that I carry around with me.

239. Thanks for the chance! The chicken tote is super cute.

240. I also love Canvas bags (especially for library books), and love that I can fold up all the bags to go in one bag in my broom closet! Then its easy to grab that one bag and head to Aldi.

241. I love reusable bags! I use the big ones now, but I'd love to get back into using the produce ones

242. I would love to get a good set of bags. 🙂

243. I love that these bags are various sizes. I do have some reusable ones I use on occasion, but these look so much more versatile. And cute, with that chicken 🙂

244. I haven't made the jump (yet) mostly because like you, I don't like the other bags. Maybe this is just what I need. I want something that washes well, so I can keep things clean.

245. This post reminded me that I need to comb through our bags to get rid of the scuzzy ones! These would be amazing to win!

246. Thanks for doing this give a way! I love using reusable bags! Heavy canvas works best since we use them for the library and every other place that requires durability. A light weight bag works for a few things but nice to still have a variety. Oh..and I use them for my CSA. Works great!

247. I have a few reusable bags, but most are the flimsy kind. I do try to reuse all the plastic bags that I get, and reject plastic bags as much as possible. I use my plastic bags as trash can liners and for packing up items to be donated to my local thrift store.

     I'd definitely LOVE to win some nice, sturdy ones, as I don't like to pay for them. 😉

     Thanks for the giveaway!!

     Rejena

248. I love canvas bags, too! These look great!

249. I would love to have those bags! Taking little steps here and there to improve life, but quality, purge what I don't need. Here would be another. Thank you!

250. I love using reusable bags! I do keep mine in the car, but there are always a few floating around the house too. I use them to carry all sorts of things. I do need to replace a few, so this would be wonderful! Thanks for the giveaway!

251. I leave the bags in my car so that I don't forget them! Thanks for the posts... You have inspired an Aldi-convert for sure!

252. I keep reusable bags in my car for the grocery. When I do happen to have plastic ones, and that includes the ones our daily newspaper comes in, those get repurposed when dog walking. Great giveaway!

253. Please enter me to win the reusable bags! Thanks!

254. Soooooo many comments! Wow! Coming up on my 7 year wedding anniversary, which is also when I became an Aldi shopper. Mine are all jammed into one bag, and stuffed in the coat closet by the garage door... My children help me remember to bring it. I have never purchased any for murals... Just slowly accumulated them. I did buy some bags as part of a bridal shower gift to my sister (an Aldi shipping kit, complete with meal planning frame, shopping lists, a quarter and bags).

255. Pick me! I love these bags. I have a bunch of reusable bags in my car but they are in terrible shape. Plus it would be easier to clean the canvas bags.

256. Kristen- I took your advice recently with regards to Mighty Nest. I'm SO glad that I did. One of my monthly shipments happened to be reusable produce bags. I absolutely LOVE them. I even have cashiers at the grocery store comment on them. I would SO love to expand my collection of reusable bags as I, like you, am not that fond of the flimsy, dime a dozen bags.... which I have several of. They do not hold up well. Thanks for the post today and for the opportunity to win the Eco collection. Have a blessed day!

     1. Yay! So glad Mighty Nest is working out well for you.

257. Thanks for the giveaway. I love reusable bags but do not have any canvas ones. They would definitely work better than what I have now :).

258. Our reusable bags are dubbed library bags, since that is where I remember to bring them. But I'm trying to remember at all the stores!

259. I love reuseable bags! Mine stay in my van so that I don't forget to use them.

260. I do love reusable bags and try to use them whenever I can. The chicken tote it super adorable!

261. I want the bags 🙂

262. I never thought to keep an expandable bag in my purse. I have one that comes in its own little pouch that is sitting unused in a drawer! I'm going to put it in my purse today!

     1. Yay! I find that to be so helpful.

263. Thanks for suggesting this ecological idea...I'd never thought of it til now.

264. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, that chicken bag. I try to leave the few bags I do have in the car, but 75% of the time I forget to take them out of the car and into the store. Shame on me. I am excited for the chance to win. Thank you for all of your 'frugality'

265. We shop mostly at Trader Joe's and I keep the paper grocery bags folded and a set in each of our vehicles. I also carry totes from Thirty One Gifts in my vehicle, foe when I make a Sam's Club run (which is extremely rare). I'd love to win a set of these bags...might be able to toss those paper bags then!

266. I've been bringing my own bags for years. I've never liked the plastic bags. When we lived on a hill, I would open my trunk and have the apples roll out of the trunk and down the hill. Not a frugal way to shop! Ha! So I opted for paper. But then Trader Joe's gave a ticket per bag and you could win a $25 gift card! So I started bringing my own.

     Here in the SF Bay Area, NO ONE gives bags. Stores are required to charge for them, so I always have a few bags in the car and a few at home.

     Some of them are getting a little worn, so it would be wonderful to have a fresh new set!

     1. It's interesting how that varies in areas around the country. Here, bags are free except for at stores like Costco and Aldi, and at the library.

        It's amazing how much bag use drops once people have to pay for them.

267. I love reuseable bags! My biggest hurtle to overcome is to remember to take them into the store with me! I do great at the grocery store but I need to branch out and do it all the time.

268. I'm a newbie at using reusable bags. In my area, free plastic bags are being outlawed soon so I have to get on board quickly! I do reuse all of my plastic bags. Most recently as padding in boxes for our move! I'd love to get a few FG recommended reusable bags. 🙂

269. I would love to win these bags!

270. I have started to recycle last year and taking my own bags would be a new great next step. I'd love to win! THANKS

271. I don't use reusable bags, but posts like this make me feel like I should start.

272. Since moving to the Midwest I do shop at Aldi. So I needed to get my canvas bags together. I still don't have enough and I keep some of the plastic bags in with my canvas ones. I would love to win!

273. I keep bags in my car for groceries. Much easier for me than trying to remember. I really need to get produce bags.

274. Make sure to use a washable bag to carry meats or any items that could spill. Too many reusable bags are hard to wash, which can lead to nasty bacteria hanging out in them over time.

     I would love to have these bags!

275. I'm useless in the tip department; I just want the bags.

276. Started bringing reusable bags to the store in Germany where they do not provide plastic bags. I have been slacking for a little while now because it is harder to remember with the baby and because at certain places it feels like I would be creating a hassle for the people working there. I think a nice new set would help increase my motivation. Thanks!

     1. I usually offer to bag my own groceries, if I feel like I'm seriously inconveniencing the cashier, or if the line is busy. Then I don't feel guilty, because I can bag pretty fast.

277. I've been trying to make the switch to reuse able shopping bags. I've been using the gauzy type because it seems like everyone is giving them away for free. I don't particularly like them, as far as bags go, but hey, they're free. I would love to give these a try!

278. I have a bunch of flimsy ones and they're annoyingly flimsy. I'd love some sturdier ones that I could wash!

279. Thanks for the reminder not to beat myself up when I forget!

280. I really liked this post and I really like reusable bags. I seem to have a million and most of them I received for free with a donation to some group I support, grocery store reusable bags, and from thrift stores. I have a stash both in the car and in the house.

281. I have a couple of the original Meijer reusable bags when they first came out and they are still in great shape. After that they switched to the gauzy garbage ones that already have holes 😛

     I was at Salvation Army years ago and found some heavy duty canvas ones for .90 cents each they have held up well.

     I will have to check out these Ecobags too. I don't use plastic ever. I buy most meat at Sam's so no bag at all.

282. All of my reusable bags are plastic, so I would love these!

283. I like the bags I bought at Menard's. I've had 3 of them for 3 or 4 years and they are still going strong. I have a basket of bags in the back of the car. If I forget to take them into the store, I just put the things back in the cart and load into the bags at the car.

284. I leave my sacks in my car and give my children responsibility for one as we enter a store. That also helps me. I'd love these. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity.

285. That's a nice collection of bags, and yes, I'd love to win them. My method is to keep one bag that folds into its own pouch in my purse. I keep the rest in the car, and if I need them for something else, I go to the car to get some.
     Like some others, I still have to explain to cashiers that I brought my own bag. Several have tried to charge me for the bag, looking for the bar code. A few have wadded up my bag and stuffed it into a plastic one!

286. I'd love the bags!

287. Love this, I usually keep my reusable bags in the car for shopping.

288. Yes, please I want those bags!! I use reuseable bags for everything. Even gift bags

289. I have a collection of bags from every possible place. But I also re-use plastic bags regularly for trash can liners and to get rid of anything smelly or messy.

290. I love reusable bags! I never seem to have them with me when I need them though. I need to make a spot in my car to keep empty ones!

291. Love the chicken bag. No tips just would love to add to the collection,

292. I have a few grocery store, gauzy bags and would love a beautiful new canvas set! Thank you for a wonderful giveaway.

293. I have just started using reusable bags and this would be great to add to my collection! Thank you for the giveaway!

294. I love this giveaway! I shop at Aldi and just keep my reusable bags in the backseat of my car (that way I never lose them). I then make sure to put the reusable bags back in the backseat of my car as soon as all of my groceries are unpacked.

295. I think what you mentioned about having a few bags that fold up into a tiny little pocket is key, having those makes it really convenient to always have them with you. Thanks for the giveaway!

296. We try to use reusable bags when shopping whenever we can. However I did have an interesting experience once when I was a teenager. I bought something small somewhere and said I didn't need a bag, but the cashier insisted I had to have one because it shows I did not steal the item. Strange. I wonder if it was just that cashier/store, my age, or if that is store policy elsewhere.

297. I also love the canvas reusable bags for the simple reason they can be washed and dried on the delicate cycle. I have some bags that are over 3yrs old and still in great shape. When I do get the plastic grocery bags they are used to line my garbage cans in the house.

298. I already use reusable bags but I would love to have some of the more sturdy ones!

299. I would love these bags! All I have currently are the cheap flimsy ones, but I would like to start collecting better quality ones.

300. I love reusable bags. I use them for travel and shopping.

301. I love this opportunity to become the new owner these bags, as I'm trying to "up my game" in using reusable containers. Hope I win!

302. I, too, keep some in the car and some in the house. Great give away!

303. I really do have to get better at remembering to use my reusable bags more often. I mostly just have the flimsier ones. I would love to win these bags! Thanks for the opportunity.

304. These bags look great, and sturdy. I've tried buying some of the inexpensive ones in the store before, just to have them fall apart as soon as I tried cleaning them. These look far more durable and useful!

305. I use my re-usable bags also when I go to any farmer's markets and also when I go to flea markets.

306. I leave my bags in the car since we almost always go to Aldi after the gym and my hands are always full with my gym bag and toddler's diaper bag. 😉

307. I shop at the Goodwill Clearance Ctr where things are $0.89/lb and always snag any nice canvas bags that way I can use them when giving things to other people and tell them to keep the bag 🙂

308. I love reusable bags! I almost always remember them, I do keep a few in my car plus have a plethora of bags at home for other uses.

     I have one question-when I buy meat or anything that may leak, I feel like I need to use a plastic bag around it. Sometimes I think about it in advance and just use the little produce bags, sometimes I don't and have to use a bag at the checkout. Do you do anything differently for those items?

309. I started using reusable bags when I lived in SoCal. There was a lot of social pressure to be "Green", and I figured giving in wasn't an awful thing for the environment anyways. I always keep some in my car.

310. I love reusable bags. My Mom gave me a few really nice ones as part of my holiday gifts last year. Including my summer favorite one, a insulated cooler bag large enough for 2 frozen pizzas and a 1/2 gallon of milk.

311. Hi Kristen. I'm a newbie (within the last two months) to your blog. I think for me, I will need to find an area to put reusable bags as I am constantly forgetting them (until I get to the check out line at the store and it hits me). From a recent vacation, I have several reusable bags that I thought would be great for this purpose. I would love to be entered in your giveaway. Thanks!

312. I have used reusable bags for years, but have never had produce bags. I would love these. Don't forget to wash your bags from time to time... they can be a hot bed of bacteria. Gentle cycle + air dry = good as new!

313. After I empty my reusable bags I fit them all inside a large tote and put in the trunk. That way I am prepared.

     Even for yard sales...cough cough just saying.

314. We use reusable bags for our CSA every week! Would love more!

315. I'm a newbie totally fine when the places doesn't supply them (aldi, sams) but if they do, I usually use the plastic ones. I would love a set to make me more Eco conscious

316. Would LOVE these bags. Currently use the flimsy reusable bags and would like to upgrade.

317. I'd love to win a great set of reusable bags! Mine are all the flimsy gauzy bags that like you mentioned, aren't the best.

318. I keep all of my bags in the car for shopping trips, and when I don't have a bag I will usually just carry stuff out in my arms. I have purchased a couple sturdy hemp ones, but many of mine are freebies that my kids have brought home from school or parades (which I discourage!) I won't spend a dollar on the cheapie store logo variety - they don't seem much better than plastic to me!

319. I keep bags everywhere! Can you say "bag lady?" Ha! I love these bags. Thanks for the chance to win them!

320. I never win anything, not matter how many times I enter. I'm jinxed! But I really use a lot of bags and annoy my friends with trying to get them on board. So I'm gonna win this one for me AND for them. .

321. Love reusable bags! Mine have been used so much they are starting to come apart. I could really use some canvas ones

322. I could really use some new reusable bags. I also have to say that Aldi helped me to get in the habit of using my own bags because paying for the bags seems to defeat the purpose of shopping at Aldi for the great buys. I am always amazed at how much I save on my regular produce at Aldi as opposed to the other grocery stores. I also never understood people who said they felt Aldi's stock wasn't very good until a new Aldi opened near me and I found it wasn't as good as the store I use. I hope the new store shapes up so more people can save money and get great quality.

323. I'd love to try out some new bags. I have used some Cracker Barrel Christmas bags for a couple years that are pretty nice. (They were given as a gift bag one year. Great idea!) And I've used some miscellaneous freebie bags that always seem to eventually rip on the handles. I also use 2 large collapsible picnic basket size bags that I got from Walmart. They look like 31 bags but were only $10. One has held up well, but the other is starting to rip. These are great for packing bulky boxed items. I have produce bags, but I always seem to forget those in the car. I try to leave all my bags in the car. I remember to take bags into stores you have to buy them at, but then forget to take them into other stores. But we reuse all of our plastic bags for bathroom trash liners and for scooping dirty cat litter in to.

324. We do most of our shopping at Aldi, so bags are needed. I only have a few *good* canvas bags, the rest of my reusable bags are the cheap, not-so-reliable kind. I'm working on building up my canvas collection!

     If for some reason I forget to bring my own bag to Target or Giant Eagle and I get some plastic bags - I try to remember to bring them back to the store and put them in the bag recycling bin!

325. I try to keep a handful in my car at all times. I keep them in our entry and try to remember to grab them the next time I'm heading to the car. Otherwise, I won't have them with me when I need them. (I usually go by the store on the way home from work.)

     Also, I have a giant soft sided cooler bag that's a necessity during the summer!

326. I would love to win these!!

327. I am a newbie and want to try the produce bags as I am tired of wasting the plastic bags they give you at the grocery store!

328. I love my reusable bags! I always get annoyed when I forget them because I've noticed more and more only 2 or 3 items will be put in the stores plastic bags. I end up with 20 plastic bags from one shopping trip. Although since we're still a diaper using household those plastic bags always end up getting put to use. Dirty diapers in the outdoor trash can in the Texas summer sure can let out some toxic fumes!

329. I was just in the Netherlands and Belgium where they charge 10 cents for every plastic bag. If the US did that, think of all the money each person would spend or save (depending on the person!) I think we would all change our opinions of the plastic bags and bring our own.

     And I leave mine in the car, otherwise I would definitely forget them!

330. OOOOH My mom would love that chicken bag! Christmas is coming! 🙂

331. Thanks for doing the giveaway! I would be a newbie. Thought often of switching over but could never quite make the leap. This would be a huge encouragement for us to try as a family if we got the bags 🙂

332. I'm just diving into the reusable bag world, these would be wonderful!

333. I am a BIG Aldi shopper so reusable is a habit but learning to do this at other stores to reduce waste. Would love to add these items to my bag collection.

334. I would love these bags! I shop at Aldi all the time and have a supply of not-so-sturdy bags that I am trying to replace with better ones as they wear out. These look great--

335. I love my reusable bags but would love some more - mine are all the cheapo kind but are holding up reasonably well.

336. I leave a few bags in each car and at home so we're never caught empty handed, or should I say "full-handed" lol. But like you said, some of ours are the cheaper weird cloth that does wear out over time. So I would be happy to wins these ones and put them in rotation : )

337. I would love these bags! They are in the process of building an Aldi store in our small town so they will for sure come in handy for that!

338. Where I live in California there is a plastic bag ban. So we have to use reusable bags (or pay 10 cents for a paper one) at first I didn't like it but after a while I just kind of got used to it. I Actually keep two plastic storage bins in my car, they fit nicely into the cart and that way I just have to carry them in the house. Honestly it's become a lot easier the plastic bag.

339. I would love to win a set of dedicated grocery totes. Somehow my current ones always end up holding toys, toddler clothes or other kiddo related things.

340. This is definitely the attitude I take with reusable bags as well. My favorites are my 2 crocheted bags that my mom made. They expand to fit EVERYTHING (amazing the cashiers) and I love using something she made for me.

341. I love reusable bags! I keep 2 of the fold-up-into-a-pouch kind in my car at all times so I'm (actually, ahem, my husband) not tempted to get a store bag. My sturdier grocery bags stay inside at home.

342. I once got these mesh produce bags at our local grocery store, and I always get asked where to get them. They save SO MANY plastic bags. It's crazy to see how people will use a produce bag for bananas or two apples. They are by far my favorite purchase 🙂

343. Agree that cotton canvas bags are the best - sturdy and washable! Also, the string ones look quite chic filled with produce. Love the navy.

     Not exactly a tip about bags, but if you shop at a food coop or small store, ask if they have boxes you can reuse to cart your groceries home. Just make sure to reuse/recycle after.

344. We've been using resusable bags for a while, but now we also use reusable produce bags as well. It saves so much plastic!

345. I love Baggu tote bags. They fold up into a little pouch that I can fit in even a small purse. They come in fun patterns and are super lightweight but durable. I also will just carry out small purchases rather than opt for a plastic bag.....except meat. I can't seem to break the habit of having my meat purchases put into plastic bags.

346. What a fun giveaway! We love our reusable bags (although some are in need of replacement). How often do you wash your bags and how?

347. I agree that keeping the reusable bags in the car is a big help although I still need to remember to grab them which I am often guilty of forgetting. I recently have begun to carry a sturdy basket to the farmers market to pick up my weekly produce share. I would not use it for the grocery store but it is great for the farmers market as it is easy to carry.

348. I've used reusables for years. My house is much less cluttered with plastic bags. They are especially handy in a rainstorm as I can zip some of them, throw on my shoulder and carry my umbrella.

349. I am a newbie at these bags, would love to start using them!

350. What kind of bags do you mean by "the gauzy ones"? Can't figure that out...

     1. You know, those freebie ones, made of some weird material that has all those little circular holes? They're fabric, but not exactly like real fabric.

        1. The ones made out of recycled bottles? Sort of plasticky? They don't have real holes, though, just indentations. And they're kind of stiff.

           1. Yep! Those exactly.

351. Bags bags everywhere here in our household! Both vehicles and the house. Not just for groceries either here too. Love the idea of the lunch bags...we dont have those. They would be nice for my husband's new job.
     Thank you for holding the giveaway!! Good luck to all!! 🙂

352. Keeping a few of the small foldable bags in my purse has been a lifesaver on many occasions!

353. I have finally been really able to start using reusable bags lately--it didn't work so well when I was swamped at work, but now that things are slowing down I'm able to start a new habit that I've been wanting to get into for quite some time. My husband and I visited Rwanda several years back and were astounded to find that plastic grocery bags are actually illegal there. They contributed so much to trash in the streets and the jungles and never actually decomposed, so they are now outlawed, and even bringing them in from other countries can win you a hefty fine!

354. I'm a re-usable bagger
     I prefer canvas bags..... Easier to keep clean.... Just toss into the washer.

355. I've been using the IKEA foldable bags to shop at ALDI for years. They are compact, they fit inside each other, and cheap enough. But I would love to have stronger canvas bags that would be better for heavy cans and jars!

356. I live in Fort McMurray and our municipality did away with plastic bags. There is a by-law in place so when you go to any store you must bring your reuseable bags. There are reuseable bags for sale in the case you forgot yours but there are no plastic bags at all. I'd love to win these eco bags!

357. Every bag I have tried has died a quick -and inconvenient - death . Granted we have many grandchildren -but that is why I am trying to be more green 🙂

358. One use disposable everything is a recent trend in the world and a complete waste of resources! If it takes legislation that hits folks in the wallet with a charge for bags to get them to think about it, I'm all for it. Anyone living on an island or the coast has seen how harmful bags are to sea life when they get blown into the water and ingested. It is heartening to see so many folks loving their reusables and making it a habit.
     We keep bags in both cars and in the entryway.
     I would love those produce bags- I only have a couple of those!

359. Is it weird that I totally enjoy bagging my own groceries?! Even with a baby strapped on me and a toddler in tow....I love the organizational puzzle. 🙂 I would love to have those beautiful bags! We are downsizing and a few high quality canvas bags are way better than the several gauzy ones that are getting worn out. Thanks so much for the post; I'm excited to hear about a great new (to me) company.

360. I find that I'm generally good remembering my big bags, but I *always* seem to forget my produce bags and end up getting plastic to corral the wet and/or little produce... I hope to rectify that soon!

361. I love reusable bags. I use totes all the time! Just need to figure out how to get produce at trader joes without using their little plastic ones.

362. So many good hints here - and an awesome giveaway. I'm still trying to improve my reusable bag usage, but doing more of my shopping at Aldi is improving it :-).

363. The most important things about using reusable bags are to remember to bring them (so I keep them in my car) and to tell the clerk not to bag your purchases (so I make that clear before I even take one item from my cart.) It's not perfect but I'm getting better.

364. I love that so many people are dedicated to making reusable bags work for them! I looked over the Ecobags website...so many great products. As we used to say way-back-when, "Love your Mother" (Earth, that is).

365. I keep my reusable bags in one bag in the trunk of my car. I mainly use them for shopping at Aldi & the Farmer's market. I like getting plastic & paper bags when I shop otherwise. I use the plastic for trash bags or in the garden (I give away alot of garden stuff) & my husband uses them to carry his lunch to work in. I use paper bags to store my cardboard for recycling. It fits perfectly laying on it's side in the cabinet in my mudroom & keeps any flattened cardboard organized & together. When it's full I just slide it out to recycle & replace with a new one.

366. I would love to win these bags! Aldi just opened up two months ago in my town. I love going there but all my reusable bags are the flimsy kind that I have gotten for free from various places. A set of canvas bags would be great for shopping!

367. I'm trying to switch to reusable bags as much as possible. I do use the few plastic plastic grocery bags we seem to accumulate as trash bags in the bathrooms. Thanks for the givaway. 🙂

368. For a long time I had a reusable bag that would fold up pretty small and I would keep it on my keychain so I would have it just in case! It worked really well but unfortunately I lost that bag 🙁 Now I just keep a similar bag in my purse.

369. I love reusable bags and am always looking for more to add to my stash (to replace those cheap gauzy ones that inevitably wear out!). These look great.

370. I'm so happy reusable bags have gotten more popular! I find the easiest way to remember them is to leave one of those foldable ones in each of my bags. That way, I'm never without one.

371. I would love to win this! I've been trying to move toward reusable bags, but I only have the dreaded gauze-y ones currently.

372. I'm working hard to always use reusable bags now. Give myself a C+. Mine are always in my trunk so I have no excuse. Just changing a habit!

373. I am a newbie, I keep reusable bags in my car but still sometimes have trouble remembering them;)!

374. I would love to win! I'm new to reusable bags and love the looks of those.

375. I was able to accumulate multiple canvas bag over the past 5-7 years as they were the hot "giveaway" for local business. This practice seems to have fallen out of favor, but the bags still work great! I love that they are washable.

376. I, too, need to replace some cheap ones. Mine are in the car, with exception of one in house that hasn't made it out there yet. I usually throw a freezer block (from mail order shipments) or a frozen block of chicken stock into the one inside to use in insulated bags in car on hot days. Hate helping Sam's dispose of all those boxes, got tired of filling my recycle bin. And you can bag in (Sam's) the exterior door area free of rain, snow, or extreme heat all year long. Love it.

377. Since I finally started remembering to take the bags in with me I've been a regular re-user. I have a set in a pod (among others) that are washable and Aldis also has helped me remember to take my own - everywhere. The set you are giving away looks really useful.

378. Kristen, I love how you think things through and don't beat yourself up when you forget. I need to take a lesson from you! And I'd love some new bags! Thanks for the offer!

379. I would love those bags. I do use bags but sometimes forget them. Well......okay, I tend to forget them quite often but I do use them. I keep some in my car and some in the hubster's car. I agree cotton bags are much better than the reusuable plastic ones.

380. Oh thanks I would love to win. Your sentiments are exactly the same as mine!

381. I have to agree that canvas is the way to go. They last so much longer and washable is really important to me. I usually sack my own groceries (I use the self checkout lane) and the canvas bags don't like to stay open. I'll have to check out the Ecobags site to see if theirs look any better in that respect.

382. I am new to using reuseable shopping bags and would love to win these wonderful bags! Thank you for the give away!

383. I would love some new bags! Mine are just the flimsy buy-at-the-checkout line bags and they are looking pretty sad from being washed once in a while. Thank you for thinking of us and the environment with this giveaway!

384. I've used my cheaper bags so much they are starting to fall apart. I would love to have some new ones. My cotton string bag, which I crocheted back in the 70s, is still going strong, though. Mine self-stuffs into a pocket on the bottom which makes it very easy to carry in my purse. It also makes a good toy to loan to a fussy child--it's machine washable in case the child drools all over it. 🙂

385. Great giveaway! I am slowly building a stash of reusable bags in everything I drive. When I kept them in the house I was terrible at remembering to take them with me. I like to shop thrift stores for tote bags, much more durable than the bags you can purchase in store.

386. I also use my own bags! I have a couple of bag canvas bags that I love, as well as a couple of big heavy duty plastic bags, one I purchased at Ikea for about $1.50 five or six years ago! I usually do leave some bags in my car, but once in a while I will forget to bring any bags. In this case, I will opt for paper bags if the store has that option. If I am making just a small purchase, I'll just opt to put item in my purse-after it's paid for, of course:)

     Our local Co-op and Target both offer a discount ($.10 at the Co-op and $0.05 at Target) if you bring your own bag and those pennies add up! Our city has recently instituted a plastic bag ban, which I believe goes into effect in 2018. Any store choosing to offer plastic will need to use biodegradable bags.

387. I love using my own bags, just wish I would stop forgetting them in the car!

388. I just think the bags are adorable. My kids always have bags galore but I think I need to increase my stash.

389. Great giveaway!! Can always use more reusable bags at our house!

390. I use reusable bags daily. I keep a supply in the car and in a closet at home. I actually give my husband a tiny bit of a hard time if I send him out to make a purchase for us and he forgets to grab a reusable!
     Those flimsy plastic bags drive me crazy!

391. I enjoy reading all of your posts. I've been using the reusable grocery bags for a few years. I do my best to take them along when I go shopping. I try to keep two folded bags in my purse.

392. i always keep my bags in the car but then still end up forgetting them in the car and have to go back out for them lol

393. I don't even use bags for produce anymore for the most part. I keep my reusable bags in my car and keep a big one folded up small in my diaper bag just in case I don't bring enough into the store.

394. I would love to win these bags! We need to do a much better job of remembering reusable so bags!

395. I've been using cloth bags for 20+ years! My grandmother was from England and always brought her own bags when she went shopping. When she passed away I inherited them and faithfully use them.

     Tip: Make sure to wash your bags on a fairly regular basis. They have food in them and can get gross if you don't wash them.

396. I use re-usable bags of all types for different things: groceries, department stores, to carry donations, Christmas shopping, books, gear --- everything...since I use them so much some of them need replacing so this would be perfect.

397. I love the idea of the small bags for keeping in my purse - thanks for the tip! I heavily rely on frozen food bags like these, they've saved me more than once from ruined food and pack non frozen items very well too.https://www.amazon.com/4Rplanetbag-Penguin-Reusable-Insulated-improved/dp/B002KQKXKY/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1469044116&sr=8-16&keywords=penguin+insulated+bagre

398. Nice! I have lots of bags that I use for shopping and general life with kids but zero produce bags. Wish me luck!

399. I love using my own bags, but, every so often, I end up in the store without them. Two-and-a-half-year-olds are very distracting!!

400. I use them as often as possible, although I do need some plastic bags for walks with my two dogs! 🙂

401. I do keep mine in the car. I wish I had more sturdy canvas bags but alas I'm still using mostly the ones I've gotten from various stores. But I do sometimes still have a secondary supply at home that get used for various things. So far, they have been pretty resilient, even making it through an occasional wash and dry cycle. I soothe myself with the thought that if I use them til they fall apart I am still getting more than my money's worth and helping the environment that much more in the process. Still, if I were to win more sturdy ones I definitely wouldn't scoff!

402. Gorgeous bags! I have one of the giant IKEA bags that I keep in my trunk to help bring in larger items that are usually awkward to carry but don't fit into a regular reusable bag. Plus, I can put two of my regular sized bags in it to haul in if I need to get in quick with a kid in one arm and bag in the other.

403. I love using reusable bags, I would love to have the canvas bag , the lunch bags would help when my son is working in the field and needs to carry a sandwich! I also use the bags for much more than groceries also!

404. I love reusable bags, and have a stash in the house and the car -- you never know what you'll need one for!

405. Newbie -- would love to try out these bags!

406. Love these bags! Can always use more. Thanks for the opportunity.

407. Would love to win these. I bring home way to many plastic bags.

408. I agree that canvas bags are so much better than those gauze-y ones. One thing I wondered is if these reusable bags land in landfills, don't they make more trash than plastic bags? Especially the thicker plastic ones with canvassy handles?

     Also, what bugs me about reusable bags that are not made of fabric is how easily they rip and are hard to fix by sewing them up.

     I've been trying to grow my fabric/canvas bag collection, so winning these would be great! 🙂

409. Those bags look great!

410. I keep a few reusable bags folded up in my purse, otherwise I forget to use them! Next step for me is to switch to reusable produce bags. 🙂

411. I would love a set of bags. I am new to reusing my own bags. I keep some in the car but keep forgetting to bring then in the store.

412. The bulk bas are such a good idea! I find myself taking a reusable container with me.

413. Our county is on the coast and doesn't allow plastic bags. I store my shopping bags in a cloth wine bag, with a bag in each compartment. It keeps it neat, and the cashier loves it.

414. I have several that I have got from stores but would love to replace them. My favorite ones of all are a few I got from our milk coop that are insulated great for all kinds of things.

415. I would love their bags! They look wonderful! I used to bring my own bags, but then they got kind of ratty and gradually just stopped altogether. I think I shall begin anew! Thank you for the giveaway! Cheeryshirley

416. I already own the ECOBAGS produce bags (and a bread bag). Like you, I don't always remember to use them at grocery stores, but I find them especially useful when shopping at farmer's markets. I have even had a few cashiers ask me where I got them! I did not know that they now sell reusable cloth lunch bags. I'll have to check those out!

417. I love reuseable bags! I keep them hanging in the garage so I grab on my way out. The trick is getting my husband to remember them when he does the shopping! I would love a new set!

418. Would love to win those bags. I do my best to avoid the plastic grocery bags for the past few years now.

419. I swear by my resuseable bags and cringe when I have to use a plastic one.

     My tip is for those getting in the habit of using them. I have always kept mine in my car but I would forget to bring them in the store with me. To break this habit I forced myself to leave my purchases in the store, walk back to my car, get my bag, and then go back and continue my shopping. I only had to do that a few times before I was trained to grab bags prior to entering the store.

420. I'm only ok at using reusable bags. However, I am getting better.

421. I have a few of the flimsy bags so these sturdy bags would be great for me! Thanks!

422. I have several of the cheap ones from the stores. I do use them for just about everything so I never remember to take them with me. These look really nice!

423. I'm not as good as using my bags as I ought to be, namely because when I shop at Walmart which is far more frequent than I'd like (one-stop shopping is just too easy when you have two kids under three), they always give me dirty looks and act like they've never seen reusable bags before. 🙁 Somtimes I wind up loading everything into my bags in the car, especially into my insulated freezer bag (lifesaver!)... however, given that both my children are still in diapers, we reuse most of our grocery bags as stinky diaper holders and trash bag liners. Probably not the greatest thing for the environment but at least they're being reused? I will probably get more into reusable bags once we're out of this phase, especially because our recycle center no longer accepts any sort of plastic bag!!! (Lame.) We have to drop them off at a store separately instead of including them with our recycle every week.

424. I heart reusable bags. I've collected a random assortment that I use, but it would be great to have a truly functional set.

     But mostly I've been wanting to tell you how much I've enjoyed your bread and pizza dough recipes - I've never had things turn out so consistently well - thank you.

425. I'm a reusable bag newbie. More often than not I forget to bring them with me, but the plastic bags get used to death before I recycle them. I just adore the chicken bag. 🙂

426. I NEED these reusable bags! I love them!
     I do not want to use those nasty plastic bags any longer.
     I did not take a bag at Office Depot last week, just shoved everything into my purse. Well, I ended up spilling most of the items I bought all over the sidewalk. I NEED these bags!
     Please.

427. I love reusable bags! I keep most of them in my car for food shopping but I also keep a small bag in my purse for those spur of the moment purchases. I prefer canvas bags because you can put them in the washing machine to keep them clean. I love the chicken art on the front of the large bag. It just emanates of farm freshness and a reminder to buy and eat local food for better health.

     Brightest Blessings,
     Marcia

428. I do keep mine in my car at all times. You never know when they'll come in handy. All are "freebies" from conferences I attended.

429. I love reusable bags! I was gifted a thiry-one utility tote and that seems to fit the bill for me (especially at aldi). So much so, I had to purchase another! (Warning: It can get very heavy if filled to capacity with heavy items)

430. I only have a few bag and would love to add some more. The chicken bag hits home doe me.We have a large flock and people know me as the chicken lady !!
     Thanks for the giveaway!

431. I'm new here. So nice to meet you.

     I keep my cloth bags folded up Konmari style (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up) and in a box in my cargo area. They look like books on a shelf, but lying down. Wish I could send a photo. It's so easy to grab the number I want at my various shopping stops.

432. I'm the same. I try to remember to bring them or refuse if I don't need, but don't lose sleep over taking a bag when absolutely necessary. I really love the Flip and Tumble brand bags. They are lightweight but can hold a lot of stuff and are washable. The best part is the pocket they fold into is stretchy so you don't have to fold neatly, you can just scrunch it really fast into the pocket.

433. Wow! Amazing response to this topic! It warms my heart and give me hope! I haven't tried produce bags, though.
     I'm a "bags in car, bags in closet" girl.

434. My husband and I each have a bag-o-bags and a hot/cold tote that we keep in the back seat of our cars. That way we are good to go no matter who ends up doing the grocery shopping. And our reusable produce bags are my favorite! No more of those flimsy little plastic bags for our fruits and veggies, at least not if I can help it 😉

435. I love your tip about the small bags you keep with you. I usually only end up using bags on unplanned trips, so I need to do something about that. I use the grocery store bags, but the nice thing is that they replace them (for free!) whenever they get worn. I wash and put mine away right after I use them.
     Thanks for the giveaway!

436. I'd like to get better about carrying bags to the store. I love your ideas and the canvas totes seem practical and washable! Thank you!

437. I always reuse my shopping bags, whether it's going to Aldi or carrying other things in them. I would love to win these bags. Thanks.

438. Love bags. I keep an emergency bag in my purse all the time. I put the grocery bags right into the car when we're done grocery shopping. Like canvas better since it's machine-washable, but the bags from Trader Joe's are pretty good too. They're strong.

439. Have been using reusable bags for five years now. Try not to take a plastic bag, but sometimes it can't be avoided.

440. I LOVE Aldi!!! I usually take my own bags, but forgot one time. I got all the looks like "She's an Aldi Newbie!"

441. I would love to win the reusable bags!

442. I love reusable bags! I shop at Aldi all the time and always have them on hand in my car and ready to go!

443. I am pretty good at remembering my reusable bags at the grocery store but have trouble remembering them at other stores (Target, Goodwill). I love the canvas tote with the chicken on it!

444. Such cute bags. Love the idea of keeping foldable ones in your purse

445. Thanks for the give away, Kristen! I use my bags all the time, and have people tell me randomly in the store that they can never remember to bring them. My tip would be to make it a habit- maybe a two-parter if needed, making a habit of bringing them into the store (in the early days, there was a lot of running back to the car halfway to the store in the parking lot!), and then making it a habit to put some back in the car. I like them because I live on the 3rd floor of our apartment building, and it is easier to carry groceries up all those stairs in reusable bags that go on my shoulders too!

446. Hi!

     I am a big fan of reusable bags, and here in Canada, one of the major grocery stores has "Green Bins" that you can purchase - they are large, plastic bins with straps. You can fit about three into your grocery cart, and then just wheel it up to the cashier, then easily stash them into your car afterwards. I am a big fan! I also use canvas bags, whenever it is going to be a small shop or is a last minute affair.

     I'm not sure if this giveaway works for us Canucks up North, but I thought I'd try!

     - Rebecca

447. I'm retired so I usually think through my trips to the store. I'm amazed when I travel to other parts of the country and watch who purchases bags : it surprizes me that it is often the people who can least afford them.
     I just started using reusable produce bags some of the time. Now that is hard to remember to take to the store.

448. As a college student, I find that having some space inmy backpack helps me no use plastic bags. Also good for my back and shoulders.

449. I'm finally in the habit of remembering to take resuable bags with me to the store. Yay! It took small steps to get in the habit. I would hang them on the door but forget them. Then I remembered to put them in the car but would completely forget about taking them in the store. I like the idea of using canvas bags instead of the $1 variety so I'm going to start collecting them.

450. I ama reusable bag fan. Also buy them to use as gift bags.

451. I love using reusable bags! It's great to do something simple to benefit the environment and reduce needless waste. We keep our reusable bags in the car to ensure we don't forget to bring them out shopping. I have tons of those flimsy reusable bags that are given away by stores during promos, but canvas bags are my favorite for durability and how small they fold down, unlike those flimsy bags. Great giveaway!

452. I would love the produce bags!! I hate those thin plastic produce bags. And I would love some canvas bags too. I use my reusable shopping bags about every other trip because I use plastic bags as trash can liners and to put stinky diapers in when I am out and about. If I had a grocery store that seemed happy to see reusable bags I might take them more often. But my cashier always seems grumpy about them.
     I have to put them back in the car after use right away or I forget to take them. That is my tip. 🙂

453. My mom spends some time at the nursing home. They send her home with some frozen meals in an insulated bag. She gave me one so I love to take it with me to the grocery store.

454. Would love to win these. Thanks for the chance.

455. I live in Los Angeles and in January of last year LA county started enforcing a plastic bag ban. So you either bring your own bags or you pay ten cents per paper bag. Everywhere.

     It's been great! I already mostly used cloth bags so it wasn't a tough switch. I keep some bags on a hook by my front door and a small handful in the car. I enjoy knitting or crocheting my own mesh bags.

456. I would love to win the bags as mine are the gauzy type that are getting ratty! Thanks!

457. Love the chicken bag! As an Aldi shopper, I use plenty of reusable bags but I do get plastic now and then at other stores. Those bags serve as my cat pan cleaning bags so at least they get double duty.

458. I hang one of my biggest reuseable bags on a hanger in my mudroom closet and then stuff the other bags inside that bag. It's a very easy/lazy way to organize them.

459. This is AWESOME!!

460. These are beautiful bags. I love my bags from the library, but can use more. 🙂

461. My grocery store also recycles cleanse plastic bags. We also use them to line bathroom trash cans. Otherwise reusable bags are in the car.

462. Thanks for hosting the giveaway! I have one reusable bag set aside for produce only, so I can skip the plastic produce bags in the store, and I only have one slightly grimy reusable bag.

463. I confess I've always settled for the gauzy type bags for my Aldi trips. After seeing the nicer ones in your post, I'm hoping to transition over soon.

464. I love my burlap bags from Trader Joe (sadly none in my town) that out of town friends gift me when they're visiting family. I've also picked up attractive canvas bags at rummage sales. I like to cut rectangular pieces of cardboard to line the bottom of my bags to reinforce them for heavy items.

465. I use reusable bags, but only at Aldi & Costco. I still do get the plastic bags at Walmart and Target because I use those for so many things. I use them to change the cat litter boxes, kitchen trash that is taken out every night, carrying return items, etc. They do come in handy, so I use them.

     But, my reusable's are mostly of the other variety, I think I only have 1 or 2 canvas ones. The canvas ones would be so nice to switch too.

466. This is such a timely giveaway as two of my woven/plastic-y reusable bags have recently started to fall apart, and I've been looking for a good source for sturdy, canvas bags that can be thrown in the washing machine. Love that chicken bag! 🙂

467. I love reusable bags and have been using them since I was a teen. In the eighties I worked for a great natural food store in a tiny farm community. We've just never caught on to the plastic grocery bag thing!

468. These bags seem pretty nifty. Would be a nice addition to my reusable bag collection. And happy July y'all!

469. I would find those bags very useful and great to keep in the car.

470. I always keep my reusable bags in the back of my van...love them! I'd love to add some new ones to my collection :).

471. In NZ so I doubt the giveaway applies to me. However I love my Envirosax reusable bags that I can get here. They roll up small so I always have one in my handbag and the rest fit nicely into the centre console in the car for when I am out and about. Also have my Onya bags for fruit and veg.

472. Would love these bags!

473. I would love to give these bags a new home!

474. Great ideas everyone. I would to sport a cool netted bag like the one shown!

475. I love reusable bags. I made several when I first got married, and the cashiers back then were so perplexed! I love that now everyone knows what to do when I put my battered canvas bags on the conveyor belt.

476. I love reusable bags!

477. I love canvas bags! I shop at Aldi also and love that place!

478. Love this giveaway. Thank you.

479. I too mostly use reusable bags, but I make sure I do keep them in the car, or I will totally forget to bring them in. I would love to replace a couple of my gauzy bags that are disintegrating with those cute bags!!

480. I'd love to use these!

481. I can honestly say virtually no one in my community ever shops with reusable bags. Maybe if I won your very generous giveaway I could be a trendsetter. Ha!

482. Leaving them in the car helps. But i think the canvas ones sound like a good investment. I have a collection of free ones and the are All starting to rip.

483. I love cloth bags but how I wish I could get my hubby to use them too! At least all the plastic bags he brings home I use to stuff a few sit-upons I use for gardening. Works for me too.

484. Have reused cotton bags for years. My next thing to try is to take a container and cute bag when I go out to eat so I am not contributing more stuff to the landfill with my leftover Styrofoam container.

485. I don't always remember to take them from my car, I carry what I can, and I really don't use the plastic bags in produce. I feel like my bags fall apart when I wash them

486. As an Aldi and Costco shopper I'm used to not getting bags. However, I usually fail to plan ahead and end up combing the aisles at Aldi for a nearly-empty box to bring my purchases home in. I need to figure out a better reusable bag system!

487. I'd love to have some new canvas bags! My favorite bag is a canvas one my mom made for me several Christmases ago. I just dyed it indigo this year and love it more than ever, but need a few more for a standard grocery trip. The best thing about canvas is they're washable!

488. Would love to win.. I have a mix of a few good bags with more of the store bags. My tip is for the plastic inserts - I've taped cracked and even split one's with duck tape.. fixes the problem and if I tape the whole thing they seem pretty indestructible. Also, if they are lost, the cardboard in a 24 pack of pop/soda is a close fit.

489. The string bag makes me feel so nostalgic. My mom had string bags when I was little, and always carried some in her purse. I would love to have some. 🙂

490. I try to use reusable bags, but it's useful to get some disposable bags, too (for example, for dog walking).

491. Fun! And I think it's amazing that you write a post about plastic bags and it's so enjoyable to read, giveaway or not 🙂

     1. Aww, that makes me feel happy!

492. I wonder if they would send these to Australia? I love the bags and I loved Gretchen's comment. Everytime I travel I try to buy some new bags to replace the ones that wear out. It is portable memory and never fails to bring a smile to my face. I use a mixture of bags and I use plastic bags for my rubbish. I must find a new method of dealing with garbage as the supply is often very low now.

     I have seen marine animals who have been tangles in our garbage. Apparently plastic bags look like jellyfish and turtles eat them to their detriment. I am more mindful after that experience.

493. Canvas bags are my FAV! I buy them as souvenirs from trips if I can. It's a win win 🙂 great memories and a practical use!

494. Those look like awesome bags!! Thanks for the giveaway.

495. In Eugene, Oregon plastic bags have been banned. I always bring my own bags!

496. Love reusable bags! I have specific ones earmarked for groceries and then separate ones for other things like the library. What a great giveaway!!

     Quick question-since you use the canvas totes for multiple uses, how often do you wash them/care for them? Also, do you have a specific type you can easily get wet with things like wet bathing suits and towels? A particular brand?

     1. I wash them when they start to look dirty...I just throw them in the washer and dryer.

        The cotton canvas bags hold up to wetness just fine, so that's what we use 99% of the time. I love cotton canvas!

497. I use reusable bags, but never seem to have enough of them! 🙂

498. I love this post! I currently do not use reusable bags but I am looking for a way to start. Would love to win this giveaway 🙂

499. I'd love to win the bags. I have a few bags that are of the gauzy/flimsy variety. I try to keep them in the trunk because there is no way that I will remember to bring them to the store. Half the time I forgot to bring them inside the store anyways.

500. Growing up in Germany, we reused and recycled everything. I have sturdy large and extra large tote boat bags with long straps so I can carry them on my shoulder that my mother in law gets for me for for the heavy stuff or big items like a cereal or chip restock. She also makes smaller canvas bags for me for produce and other items. She even puts the tabs on the sides to make them easy to put on the holders the plastic bags go on. To make the bottom stay open, she puts in those plastic inserts (they look like needlepoint canvas) that she buys at craft stores and cuts to fit. The bags and the inserts are washable and as I unload groceries I put all the bags inside one of the large ones to make it easy to remember to take them back to the car.
     Our local library lets you check out a reusable book bag if you have lots of items and forgot to bring a bag of your own. I also use our canvas bags to tote everything else around. I even take them into stores like Kohl's and Walmart when I buy household items or clothing. When we take a car trip the canvas bags hold snacks, towels, toys, etc. since they are easy to carry around. We live in the country so I have a big cooler and several soft siders that I fill with ice packs for my weekly grocery shopping trips in the heat of the Texas summer. It's just become a good habit to keep reusable bags in the car and the house and my kids are learning good habits.
     I would like to get some of those vegetable bags and we have chickens so the chicken bag would be a great addition to my collection.

501. I'll never forget traveling through a country in Eastern Europe and seeing a river covered with plastic shopping bags. They were stuck all over the trees that hung over the river. I decided right then that I would minimize my use of shopping bags as much as possible.

502. I agree that the canvas bags work so much better than the gauzy ones. And I love how much stuff you can haul in a canvas bag. I can fit my whole grocery order in four or five reusable bags. The would probably give me 20 plastic bags for the same order!

503. I love the bags you are giving away. I like using reusable bags but I don't use them as much as I should. I end up throwing the ones away I buy at the store after a while because they are not washable. I really need to switch to canvas ones.

504. Love the chicken one! I leave most of my bags in the car and at Aldi I bag in the parking lot.

505. I'd love the resusable bags for my farmer's market shopping 🙂

506. I love canvas bags...would be very grateful for a few more.

507. My favorite reusable shopping bag is from Tesco in Dublin. The handle is incredibly sturdy, so it's perfect for canned goods or heavy produce. Plus, it's a happy memory & I smile when I use it.

508. I have tried various reusable bags and so far have been disappointed with lifespan, sturdiness, etc. These bags look like they will stand the test of time. I would love to win them!

509. I have so many cheap reusable bags that I've gotten for free and they often break or wear out at inopportune times. I'd love to start a collection of nice ones!

510. I like to keep mine in the car

511. We've been using 99% reusable bags for years. In Portugal, no store have bags free and here in the UK every store now also has to charge at least 5p for a bag too so now everybody has to think before grabbing the plastic.
     I have a load of folding totes for grocery shopping (along with a crate) and some net bags like your blue one for softer, non-cornered stuff (toilet rolls, bread, veg, bags of stuff etc)
     Also, like you, I have a couple of smaller folding bags in my handbag permanently for general use (I hate when I go in there and find I've forgotten to put them back! So annoying)

     But yeh, huge advocate for reusable bags here 🙂

512. I love reusable bags! I also have them in the closet so I can pull them out and use them for anything, but I also keep one in my car for any spontaneous store trips. I'm always amazed at how much I can actually fit in them compared to the amount of items baggers put in plastic bags. We do still occasionally get plastic bags at the store as well because they make good bags to put dog waste in when cleaning up the yard!

513. I love reusable bags! And I too have been known to just carry items or use my purse if they are small enough 🙂

514. I pretty much could have written this post (though not as stylishly). I employ the same tactics you do and I'd love to win the give away.

515. I like using reusable bags because they can be handle a lot more product, which means fewer bags, which means fewer trips when bringing in the groceries. One trip is optimal and always the goal!! LOL!

516. I love these bags ! 🙂

517. I have a cooler bag I LOVE. It wasn't cheap, but the size is perfect for me. I keep a set of wine bottle bags in each car--they are a a weird size, but if I happen to run into a store for something quick, they work well and I am not looking for my good bags in the car that way.

518. Like many of my coupons, I forget to grab my bags. I am normally rushing around trying to remember what I need then turn up to pay and remember. "The BAG, THE COUPON, THE LIST!!"
     What a great give away.

519. I would love to win those bags! They look much sturdier than the ones we have and I love that it looks like they can be washed.

520. I only have the cheap reusable bags, I would LOVE canvas bags, and these are so cute!

521. I would love to win these. My gauzy reusable bags are coming to the end of their life span and I need a better replacement. Thank you!

522. The bags are great. I especially like the big hen!

523. These bags look great! I love reusable bags!

524. I'm an Aldi shopper, so no stranger to reusable bags. However, I'd love to get some different sizes to keep in the car for quick trips!

525. I could use new bags, I have used the ones I have so much. Sometimes cashiers ask if I want meat in plastic I always say my bags are washable if it leaks.

526. I keep a reusable bag that folds up into little package in my purse. I have a bunch of the gauzy reusable bags for the grocery store, but I have to get better about taking them!

527. I have the memory of a fish so I have to leave my bags in the car or I WILL forget them. Never fails, EVERY SINGLE TIME. oh well. Thanks for the giveaway!

528. I am new to the world of frugality! and I love your blog. My family tries so hard to remember to take our own bags with us to the store! We have been doing better lately. 😉 These bags are beautiful .. thank you for the giveaway! Thank you for all of your tips!

529. I love using reusable bags.. I started once I began shopping at Aldi and have not stopped since!

530. I love the mesh bags!

531. Thank you for the chance to win some new bags. I am pretty good at using my reusable bags, and could use some new ones as they are very ragged.

532. I would love to win the bags! ☺

533. When you use your bags at Whole Foods (yes, you can be frugal at WF!) they give you a dime
     discount for each bag or you can donate the dime. They also count the reusable produce bags.

534. LOVE reusable bags, my kids help me remember to take them into the store, since they like to be "big helpers" and carry one when it has something in it on the way out!!

535. I have used my collection of random free bags for years. When one is no longer useful I don't feel bad throwing it away knowing it has kept hundreds (maybe thousands) of plastic bags out of the landfill.

536. My fave place to get new bags (aside from winning them!) is to pick them up at the thrift store. I am collecting canvas ones. Also, I find it useful to use the same ones all the time for meat so they can be washed more often than the others.

537. I like to keep some canvas bags and reuse some smaller empty boxes when I go shopping. Those bags look great!

538. I need a bettrr system for remembering to bring bags. I also have the flimsy ones. Maybe some sturdy, nice new bags would help me remember to bring them

539. I would love to win these beautiful bags:)

540. I hate plastic bags, plastic straws...you name it. I'd be soooo happy to win reusable bags. Thanks for a chance.

541. My fave reusable bags are the ACME bags from Reusit.com. I've been using some for 8 years and they are still going strong. They are the same form/fit as plastic grocery bags and fit on the handles of the cashier stations.

542. After wearing the equivalent of a non canvas reusable bag after my daughter pulled out her iv and I was given some scrubs to wear made out of that material, I'm all for canvas

543. I'd love to win! I leave my grocery totes in the car and have rather a lot of canvas totes in the house for other things. I have a canvas tote that my late grandmother gave me 16 years ago, that is my library bag.

544. That chicken bag is most fabulous.

545. We use our reusable bags for everything. Mine are generally hanging on the back of our kitchen chairs. Easy to grab on my way out the door. 🙂

546. A couple of weeks ago, I bought 3 items from the grocery store and they gave me 4 bags. Ever since then, I've tried to be conscientious about remembering my reusable bags. I always do for the big trip, but not so much for the small ones.

     Thanks for the giveaway!

547. As an avid Aldi shopper with three little ones, I have found my favorite way to bag there is to take my cart to the van and unload into a laundry basket and my reusable bags there. My kiddos are contained, and I can sort to my heart's desire while the kiddos help - or sometimes they help themselves to a snack we just purchased!

     And as much as I DO like reusable bags, I must admit that I use the "Other" bags for diapers and our small trash cans...and I cannot even tell you the last time I actually purchased trash bags. So at least they're getting reused?

548. I never leave home without them....er, I try not to. But at least I make an effort to recycle any plastic bags that do make it into our house. That counts right?

549. I'm totally a moderator too! And I would love some ecobags in moderation 🙂

550. I love my reusable bags! I've been using these free ones that are a combination of fabric and plastic. So they're more durable than the cheapie ones they sell at the grocery store. I do have a weakness for produce sacks because I use them as my trash bag when I'm cooking. So I can just tie them up and put it in the kitchen trash. Provides an extra barrier for leaking liquids, and keeps smell to a minimum!

551. Thanks for the giveaway! These bags look great!

552. Thanks!

     I've been using reusable for about 8 years now. However, when I do forget them, I build up my little stash of plastic bags for other uses at home:
     - a wad in the car for collecting trash or motion sickness 😉
     - our bathrooms have trashcans that hold the plastic bags, so I don't have to buy little bags
     - in the swim bag for the wet and sandy stuff to go straight to the washing machine

     I try to remember to return them to the car for grocery shopping trips. I have some of the plastic ones with heavy handles that have been around for about 8 years. I like the idea of the washable canvas though, I might have to slowly make the switch.

553. I need new bags for Aldi's!

554. It's time for me to turn over a new leaf and go a little greener! I'd love to give these a try! 🙂

555. Years ago Whole Foods sold nylon bags that I have used for years, they roll up and can easily fit in my car and I always have one in my pocketbook. I think the key is to have them in your car so wherever you go they are there to use. I rarely use any plastic bags. Many towns in NH and Maine have gone to ban plastic bag usage in grocery stores so it is necessary to have reusable bags!
     I would love to win the fancy canvas bags! Love the blog always get new ideas and tips from reading!

556. I leave my bags in both vehicles. Unless I have an actual use for the plastic bags I try not to bring them home. I would LOVE to have a new set.

557. So cute! I would love a set of extra bags, one for the car and one at home.

558. I left a comment yesterday, but wasn't sure if I needed to specify that I would like to be entered to win the reusable bags. I do!!!

559. I have never used recycled bags...yikes. This would be a good time to start!!
     🙂

560. I love using reusable bags, but would love to upgrade from the flimsy cheap-os to nice canvas ones. A small one for my purse would be great too. Thanks!

561. You can never have enough bags!!!!!

562. I would love to win these bags. I have a hard time remembering to take my reusable bags when I go to town... I live 90 miles away from the grocery store so we make trips every 2-3 weeks and then cook out of the cabinet or freezer the rest of the time. My grocery trips are generally large hauls and the few reusable bags that I have would hold only a fraction of what I buy. I don't lose any sleep over the use of the plastic bags from the store, because we use those bags as garbage bags in our bathrooms and kitchen (I have a small garbage as we tend to buy things that have minimal packaging its not a problem). I would LOVE to be more mindful of the bag thing.... practice makes perfect I suppose.

563. What a fab give away! We do use some canvas snack bags, and find that a quick rinse, with an occasional run through the washing machine is all they need. Love them!

564. Love to gave bags for my Aldi shopping. I leave bags in my car so I always gave them available.

565. I'm a newbie and I'd like to receive the Ecobags giveaway products if it's not too late. Thanks and have a great day!

566. I live in the SF Bay Area where stores are prohibited to use plastic bags. Stores like Safeway and Target do not provide plastic bags for customers who purchase items. We either bring our own bags (I prefer canvas) or we can purchase paper bags for 25 cents. That quickly adds up so I always bring a bag and for those few times I forget, I carry as much as I can in my purse. Ha ha! Some stores, like Target, will credit 5 cents for every reusable bag we use to carry our purchases.

567. I love using reusable bags. I think that, like with many other things in life, it just takes a little time to change your habits and then it becomes automatic. This is especially true if you make it easy for yourself. I keep reusable bags in my car, in my closet at home and in my purse. That way I have them almost every time I need them.

     Another area where I have switched to reusables is in containers for leftovers. When we eat out we almost always bring reusable containers for our leftovers. It took a little while to remember and get in the habit but now I remember most of the time.

568. I'd love these bags! I have lots of shopping bags, which I keep in my car trunk, but I definitely need the lunch bags and produce bags! Awesome!

569. I love your blog! I need these bags!!!

570. I am doing better about remembering to bring my bags into the store, but sometimes find myself leaving the store with items in plastic bags while the cloth bags are still hooked on my arm. I am going to use the tip about corralling items in chest freezer.

571. I always keep reusable bags in my car as well as by the front door. I have gotten several free bags from shutterfly (which I love, because they wash easily, are sturdy, and have wide shoulder straps). I also have a few from IKEA that I like. One can never have too many reusable bags! 😉

572. Yay giveaways!!

     I love reusable bags for Aldi and the farmer's markets. I keep them folded neatly in the back of my car.

     What I loved most was when Kroger used to give you cents off per bag you brought...

573. I am beginning to use reusable bags & would love this set!

574. I want to learn more about these bags! So that's why I'm entering this giveaway!!

575. Yay for your bag give away! Trying to use less plastic at our house.

576. Thank you for the practical tips! I try not to bring any plastic bags into the house, but my husband doesn't feel the same way about them. It's a challenge to find uses for the bags he brings home when he buys groceries.

577. I only have the plastic reusable bags. Would love to give canvas a try.

578. Never knew about the produce bags. I use the flimsy type bags. It would be great to win !!

579. I love reusable bags and could always use more!

580. Time to replace some old, worn cloth bags. Thanks and I keep some in my car always!

581. I love reusable bags and am always bummed when I forget them.

582. As a family with 4 kids, our shopping trips can get pretty big. I would love some new, sturdy shopping bags'

583. Love reusable bags! I keep most at home and take them out for my weekly food shopping and a small one in my purse.

584. I love reusing bags. I like to have all different sizes depending on what I am doing. I always leave a few in the trunk of my car.

585. I love reusable bags. I have a good collection and I always keep one in the car, one at work and at least one in my purse. I also have about 10 at home near the door ready to go. We haven't used a plastic bag from the store in almost 3 years!

     I just got chickens three months ago and I LOVE the chicken bag above!

586. Thanks for the giveaway. What a cute chicken tote!

587. These are awesome! This is something I need to be better at but at least I do recycle those plastic bags for the little trashcans in the bathroom and when cleaning out the litterbox.

588. I use reusable bags, but I don't have any canvas ones. I would love to win these. Thank you for the giveaway!

589. I love reusable bags! Like you, we use them for everything! I do keep a couple of the flimsier bags we have gotten for free in the car in case I forget my bags when shopping, but we use the good ones for everything including laundry, pool trips, toy clean up, and of course shopping.

590. I have a few bags that I make use of but I forget them generally. I do have a massive IKEA bag that I'll use when doing monthly cooking!

591. I haven't been really good about incorporating reuseable bags into our shopping trips, I would like to do better. I worry about what I will use when I clean the cat box, if I don't have the plastic bags from the store,miso I will need to find an alternative. I do find that for library books, reusable bags are perfect and have a bag just for the library.

592. I keep reusable bags in my car. I don't have anything like the produce bags though, so that would be great to win!

593. Love Love your blog. I been reading it 6+ years. I love the different shopping bags stores have to offer. My most favorite is the bag I got when our Aldi opened, it is HUGE. I have a couple from Whole foods that are small, they make it easy when I have to sit somewhere and wait. They are perfect for a book my glasses and a bottle of water. I like the idea of not using plastic bags and not have to store them or toss them. Thanks for all the great ideas and the offers. Marilyn

594. Love using bags like these!

595. Love these, and now that I finally have an Aldi (yay!!!!)... I need more!

596. There are some interesting bags here. Would love to have any of them.

597. Thanks for the chance to win! I just started using reuseable bags when I began to shop at Aldi.

598. This is a fantastic give away! I could use additional bags and canvas are the best! Just toss in the wash! I keep my bags on the front seat of the car so I'm always reminded to grab one. Just this morning, picking up a prescription, the cashier wanted to put it in a paper bag and then put that in a plastic bag! I put the bottle in my purse sans bags! Thanks Kristen!

599. I'd love to win these bags! We only have the flimsy ones that don't hold up so well. It'd be so nice to have some good quality ones!

600. I love reusable bags. I keep most of my bags in a larger bag by the front door on a hook. I love the look of the string bags. I don't have any of those.

601. Most of my reusable bags are the gauzy type that eventually fall apart. I would LOVE to have some good sturdy canvas bags!

602. Would love to win this giveaway! I shop at Aldi, have 5 kids, and these would be awesome!

603. I've been wanting to get some canvas shopping bags as my plastic reusable ones are about done for. 🙂

604. Love the bags you can keep in your purse, or use as a purse!!

605. LOVE my reusable string tote bags. Would love to try some canvas ones. The Rooster bag is super cute.
     I'm pretty consistent about bringing them to the grocery. What I'm struggling with is bringing my reusable dining-out kit in with me to restaurants.
     Thanks for the opportunity to win.

606. Reusable bags are the way to go and have so many uses.

607. Keeping them in the car, keeping them in the purse, and keeping them emptied of other things. When I fall behind, I fall behind in all three areas.

608. Love your Blog!!!!!!

609. Agreed on the canvas bags. I have an Old Navy canvas bag that we got the last summer of the century in 1999 - 17 years later the handles are starting to fray but I still use it every week for groceries! Would love to have some replacements when the handles finally snap.

610. I love my aldi bags! I just tend to forget to use them when I'm out at other stores.
     I would love to win some new ones! My aldi ones are a little worn!

611. We already use reusable bags. I like the small ones from Whole Foods because they're easy to carry even if they're heavy but I have different sizes. I also bring a Rachel Ray thermal freezer tote for things that have to be kept cold and/or frozen. It's a 20 minute ride from the market to home and the temperature in my car nine months out of the year is like an oven until the air conditioner kicks in.

612. We started hanging the little stuffable bags on the place we hang our sunglasses. Even if we forget all the big bags, I never get in the car without sunglasses. I grab sunglasses and a bag every time. So easy.

613. I have used these bags for years! I recently started packing a foldable one in my purse and I'm surprised how much I use it!

614. I keep my reusable bags in my car, otherwise I would forget to use them. When I am carrying a large purse, I will put small purchases in that.

615. The reusable bags I have are too large and end up being too heavy for me to carry if they loaded up. I would love a set of bags!

     The string bag reminds me of Europe and shopping at the outdoor markets.

616. I love reuseable bags and use them all the time. As soon as I empty them when I get home, I put them by the back door and they are ready to be replaced in the car. It is a habit now. That's the key--make it a habit.

617. Our favorite kinds of "roozies" (our term for reusable that comes from spinning off of "sposies" which is a nickname for disposable diapers) are ikea bags-easy to clean and nice and big, or the kind that collapse into a tiny pouch and clip to my purse-love em! Thanks for the give away!

618. I try to use reusable bags whenever I can. I try to keep a few in the car (for the days where I stop at a store and forgot to bring some). I also have an awesome collapsible basket for shopping and I get compliments about it all the time (most people think it's one of those baskets that go on a bike).

     It's really not that hard to get used to bringing your own bags.

619. Great give away, would love to have some bags to leave in my car :).

620. Thanks for the chance to win! I'm a newbie to this, so I'm not helpful in the way of tips!

621. I'd love to receive these bags. Thanks!

622. Where I live, all of the stores charge for paper bags. So I was kind of forced to find an alternative. Last year I took advantage of a sale at my local fabric store and purchased a few yards of 60 in wide canvas. I designed a simple rectangle pattern and was able to make a bag with handles out of a 1/2 yard of fabric, even had some fun using scrap fabric to make designs on them. I keep the bags in the back seat of my car and grab one whenever I enter a store.

     I love the idea of using the smaller bags for vegetables, fruit, etc., as the plastic bags provided in the grocery stores are usually one use only and immediately go into the recycle bin.

     Love learning to live the green life.

623. I'm a big reusable bag user too. I leave them in my car. I'd love to add a few nice ones to my stash!

624. Cute bags! Would love to shop w those!

625. Our family is in need of some new bags ! We love to chicken bag and so would our chickens if we win !!!

626. Could always use more reusable bags! Especially canvas ones 🙂

627. These look fantastic! Thanks so much for passing along this great info. We're always looking for ways to keep the plastic bag population down here!

628. I keep my reusable grocery bags in my truck behind my back seat. I also reuse the mesh bags avocados and tomatoes come in for my produce bags. I drive for a living in a company car. I now have a couple reusable bags in that vehicle, too! To top it all off, I carry a reusable bag in my purse!!

629. I am one who ALWAYS thinks about it but forgets! I need this!

630. I'm a newbie. I would love to use Ecobags!!

631. We're pretty good about remembering to use regular reusable bags, but the produce bags are a great idea! Thanks!!

632. I would love some new bags.

633. I'd love some Ecobags!! We have a few reusable bags but these are so much nicer and more versatile!!

634. I love my reusable shopping bags, but have never used reusable produce bags - I would absolutely love to give those a shot! I just hate those thin produce bags, they always tear before I can do anything other than throw them in the trash.

635. A Chicken bag, that's super cute! I keep some in each car inside a large insulated bag. I've never seen the reusable produce bags, those are awesome!

636. I love re-usable bags, and I need some new ones. I started using them about 10 years ago for most of my shopping, and my oldest cheap bags are starting to fall apart (the ones made from recycled plastic bottles or whatever it was). There are a couple of cotton bags that I got in Europe over 20 years ago that are still going strong, though.

637. I would like to win these. I like my canvas shopping bags except that the clerks tend to overfill and they are then very heavy. So, a new type of bags would be nice.

638. I am a senior citizen and I have been using reusable bags for many years. One on my sons lived in New Hampshire a number of years ago and it was already the norm there. At first, here, the stores were not really with the program but now I find that they are finally getting used to it. A couple of years ago I was at Kohl's, without a reusable bag, and they would not let me take my purchase out of the store without a plastic bag. I keep a number of bags in my car and if I go into a store without one, I make myself to go out to the car and get one. This is an awesome giveaway and I would love some new bags. I also go to a Farmer's Market at least once a week and I always want to take bags.

639. We lost most of our bags in our move last year. They just seemed to have walked away! Would love to replace them with these.

640. I usually remember my reusable and keep them folded in my car. After I bring things in, I try to refold them and take them to my car within a day or two. I would love some better quality bags.

641. I love recycling and use recycled bags whenever I can. Those canvas bags look awesome! Thanks for the giveaway!

642. I used reusable bags before they were popular or being sold in every store. I keep some in my car so they are always available.

643. I am one of those weird people that buys bags at aldi every time. I've had such a frustrating experience with the reusable ones breaking! I'd love to win these 🙂

     1. Oh man, you need some canvas bags! Those are so much better.

644. I want cute reusable bags!

645. Would love to win these! Thanks for chance at giveaway!

646. Enter me?

647. I have recently started shopping at Aldi and purchased an insulated bag for the cold items. I kept forgetting to bring my one large reusable bag to the store but fixed that problem by leaving it in my car. I have never seen produce bags before-those look awesome!

648. I'm so pleased at how mainstream reusable bags has become in the US. Living in Peru the last two years, my groceries were bagged in plastic and then in my reusable bags. Argh! And you can't bag your own stuff. You can't even touch it, or carry it to your car. While it has its advantages when you have small people around, it adds a good 20 minutes to any outing.

     Now back in the US, I use my own bags, carry them home, and keep them in my purse as we can live car free here. Heaven.

     1. Oh, that's interesting how different the bagging process is in Peru.

649. Hubby and I each keep a collection of reusable bags in our cars. Hubby thinks it's strange, but I'm all about the bags! I got most of my canvas bags from vendors from conferences and from work vendors, but I've been known to buy bags when we didn't bring enough in the store!

650. re-use is great idea. Need some plastic to pick up dog poop or real trash, and for everything else, certainly reuse. Thanks.

651. I leave my bags in the closet with my shoes, so I usually remember to grab them when I go out. I try to keep one bag in my car, though, so that I have something to put loose purchases in when I am out without my bags. I, too, use my heavy tote bags for other purposes as well as groceries. If I do end up with plastic bags, I use them for trash when we are out and about.

652. I love Chico bags. I guess you would categorize them as "flimsy" but I've had mine for about 15 years now and they are still going strong. You can load them with twice (or even 3x) the amount of stuff that fits in a plastic grocery bag, and you just toss 'em in the wash if they get something on them (meat juice, e.g.). I do keep them in the car, but they're small enough to stuff in your purse (and have a sewn-in self-tote thingy with a little carabiner, which is handy for clipping them to your shopping trolley). We recently bought a new set for the second car so that we would never be at the store with "the wrong car" / no bags!

     I love that they are lighter weight and take up less space than canvas bags.

653. I am always trying to remember to keep mine in my car. Once I carry them into the house, they have a tendency to stay there. These ones look super durable!

654. Would love to win the reusable bags!

655. Yeah for reusable bags!!! They look great! 😉

656. I'd love to try reusable bags!

657. I keep half my bags in the trunk of the car for shopping and the other half folded together and at the back door so if I need one for my lunch or for carrying something else.

658. I always try to keep a few bags in the car, in case I forgot to grab a few bags from the house.

659. I'm a newbie to reusable bags! I would love this set to get started!

660. I love reusable bags! There are always several in my trunk! Im a pre-vet student and whenever we have to go out to the farm, I'll put my boots in a reusable bag, in order to keep my car clean. Or as clean as possible.

661. These bags are great! My reusable bags are ... used.
     And seriously, a chicken bag? Stop it! Too cute.

662. This is a great give away! The bags look very sturdy and well made. I also carry small items I have purchased in my purse.

663. I would love to win these!! I try to use reusables as often as possible, but am working on remember them consistently. 🙂

664. People really want those bags! Had to scroll through 684 comments. But canvas bags are the best. Have one from 1993 and sturdy as ever.

665. I still have a couple of the bags we used growing up. It seemed so normal to bring our own bags as a kid.

666. LOVE that chicken bag! And the mesh bag would be great to keep in my purse. It is not unheard-of for me to make unplanned stops at Aldi and not have my bags with me. :/

     We have several Aldis in my metro area, and I've noticed that a couple will even put their empty stock boxes out on the bagging counters for customers to use to carry their items home. Other customers who don't bring bags just grab empty boxes from the shelves, though I don't love this option because then I'm stuck with large boxes to dispose of. I bought a few reusable bags at Aldi a couple years ago and they are really starting to show their wear! You are so right- the thin reusable bags just don't last.

667. It looks like A LOT of people want these bags! I am one of them!
     Especially the chicken one! I live in a town in California once known as The Egg Basket of the World back in the day. We are still very much a "chicken" town. Also, we are no longer given bags at the store but have to bring our own or buy them so a supply of re-usable bags is always handy. Especially these! So, add my name!

668. Love the look of these bags! I also keep my cloth bags in the car. Plus one of those keep-it-cold bags. Love your blog!

669. Chicken bag?? Cluck yeah!

670. I've used reusable bags for years, but have recently had to step up my game as our town banned plastic bags! So to be sure I always have some, I leave some folded up at home, some in the car and a couple folded in my purse. But all of them are kind of grungy and plasticy and I'd love a cute set like this!! Thank you!

671. Love using my reusable bags. I have struggled with remembering to take them into the store with me, but I am making progress. We have moved into a tiny house, so I am trying to make good decisions about what to bring into the house. These bags would be great item to include in our new lifestyle! Thanks for this opportunity.

672. I made my own reusable bags from thrifted button down cotton shirts and some fabric I picked up secondhand. Love them! I keep mine in my car so I always have some. I also made my own library bag from a couple thrifted skirts and shirt. So much more fun to use. 🙂

     My best tip is for those who have a hard time remembering to grab their bags from the car when heading into the store. Toss your purse/wallet into (or on top of) your bags when you get in the car. You won't go in the store without money and it'll remind you to grab the bags too.

673. I love being able to fit a lot more items into a canvas bag! Plus I'm not left with oodles of plastic ones to find a place for...

674. I use reusable bags for groceries on the regular. If I do end up getting plastic bags, I use them for trash. I have been strongly considering buying reusable produce bags, but winning this would be even better : )

675. These bags look so cute! I definitely go through phases on being great about bringing my bags and then not so much. My only suggestion is washing them regularly.

676. Is this giveaway open outside of the US? I keep a stack of reusable bags in a cupboard at home but also have one in the car and a fold up one in my handbag ready for if I suddenly need one. In the UK there is now a 5p tax on single use bags and that has definitely reduced their use.

677. I use reusable bags at Aldi but nearly always forget to carry them in at other stores. I reuse my plastic bags though for all sorts of things around the house but would love to cut back on how much plastic waste we create. This set of bags would be a lovely addition to my collection.

678. I'd like to be using them more than I currently am.

679. I love reusable bags. They are great!

680. Just found your blog and loving it! I am so late to the party but sure would love to win these bags!

681. Oohh, pick me! Pick me! 🙂 Thank you for the giveaway!

682. Ooh! I would really love these bags, I've been trying to get back on track with grocery shopping since having a new little one. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

683. Would love to win the bags! I don't seem to have enough! If I don't win, I hope to make some bags since I sew. If you don't sew, you could make your own with a glue gun and glue where you would normally stitch a seam!

684. Thanks for the great information! I love reading your postings!

685. I'm decent at remembering my big bags, it's my reusable produce ones that are always forgotten. I'd love to try more canvas in my reusable bag line-up!

686. Thanks for the chance to win! Would love to win the bags!

687. Those are super cute--I'd love to win!

688. These are great! I'd love to win!

689. I would to win the wonderful bags. I just recently found your website and so enjoy it! Thank you!!!

690. I really like taking my reusable bags to the store. I hate when I forget them. Also, I try to bring my plastic bags back and reuse those as much as a can. It is time to get produce bags. There is so much waste in putting one or two items in a produce bag. I am amazed at how much they bag at the checkout. I want to let them know that large items (milk, large boxes) don't need to be bagged. I don't want to tell anyone how to do their job, but too many bags are used.

691. I love the chicken bag! Thanks for the chance to win! I love your blog too!

692. Like you, I try my hardest to always use a reusable bag. This past week was a big ol' fail though, as I did not realize until I was already at the grocery store that every single one of my bags had been removed from the car. 🙁 my store does offer a recyling bin for used bags though, so that makes it a little easier to swallow.

693. My husband and I are newbs to reusable bags. We hated getting so many plastic bags.... Would love to use these bags.

694. I live in Hawaii, which has a plastic bag ban. So I either carry my purchases in my purse (if small enough) or bring reusable bags for grocery store trips. Thanks for the giveaway!

695. To me the key to start using reusable bags was to love their design! When I'm in need of a replacement I try to find a funny or classy design, or one with a cool quote on it 🙂 This gave me an incentive a few years ago, I started with a neon pink bag that folds itself well, so that I always carried it in my bag. Walking around with a neon pink bag was fun to me 🙂 (I never said I was normal!) Since then, like you, I've learnt to appreciate cool canvas bags as they are more sturdy than the polyester (? whatever the fabric) foldable ones.
     Note: I'm not entering the contest because I live in France and I have enough tote bags at home 🙂

696. I would love some beautiful reusable bags to my collection that I use. Thanks!

697. I have an Aldi bag and another large bag that are perfect for large boxes, like cereal, and bags of chips/popcorn. You can cram tons into them. And I find that they actually hold all of the swimsuits and towels for the family of 4 with room to spare. I don't have any canvas bags though. I'd love to give these a try!

     1. not Aldi. Ikea! Sorry baby poopfest just distracted me!

698. I would love to try these bags. Thanks for the opportunity.

699. I love the chicken bag! I have been using reusable bags for 10 years now. Looove them. And my grocery store refunds me 6 cents for each one I bring in to bag my groceries with. Over the years, those bags have paid for themselves many times over.

700. Love reusable bags and these look sturdy.

701. Helpful post. Thank you.

702. Would love to try out the bags!!!!!

703. I love bags and would love to make or buy myself some reusable produce bags.

704. I'm an avid Aldi shopper as well. I do keep my bags in my trunk tho, otherwise I'd forget them at home!

705. I prefer washable bags. I have used them for many years. Would love to have some new ones!

706. Thanks for the opportunity! Love your blog.

707. I would love some new bags to add to the ones I use regularly!

708. I try very hard to keep my bags in the car after I use them, that way they are ready when i need them. 🙂

709. Those are adorable! I only have the cheap grocery store bags right now. 🙁 The ones I used to get from Kroger are pretty sturdy (not thick canvas bag sturdy, but I've had them for a few years now with no tears), but they changed whatever they use to make them a couple years ago and the new ones are pretty terrible. Rip very easily (and not at the seams). I will have to look into getting some nice, quality canvas ones!

710. I would love to have some reusable bags, just like the rest of your happy readers:)

711. I love the bags that stand up on their own (more sturdy ones), so I'm not holding a bag and trying to load it! My husband is a much better bag re-user than myself...he rolls his eyes when I bring home Walmart grey sacks...lol!

712. I haven't tried reusable produce bags, but would like to try as we often buy produce loose and it gets kind of icky without a bag on the conveyor belt. The only thing I wonder about is the checkout person being able to see the product code.

713. I love the idea of a bag that shrinks small enough to keep in your purse. I find myself forgetting my canvas bag in the car half the time!

714. I have to tell the old ladies at the supermarket that I want my meat in reusable bags every. single. time

715. Love this post! We're big fans of reusable bags- we keep a stash in each car, and another stash at home. And, I appreciate the stores that give you a nickel back for each bag you use. My favorite comment of yours, though, is about being a moderator, not an abstainer! 😉 I love that for most of life. Thanks for sharing. <3

716. love to get reusable bags, esp the lunch bags

717. I love reusable bags and very often use them, but still have trouble staying on top of the plastic bag stash. I can't imagine how many we'd have if I never used reusable! These bags look great!

718. I can always use more bags!

719. I love love love your blog! It inspired me to start my own. I have been looking for some good reusable produce bags, I will have to check out this company. I signed up for MightyFix off your recommendation and I absolutely love the eco-friendly gift every month. Thanks for continuing to post about your frugal journey.

     Danielle

720. I love reusable bags! I'm always on the lookout for new (especially free to me!) ones! 🙂

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