Unbagging Groceries Oops.

"Gregory Morrow" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young wrote:

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I've been keeping an eye out for canvas bags, they were always
more than I was interested in spending. $10 and up, apiece.

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A friend works for a carpet place, he gave me a coupla of the bags
they give to customers to take home sample carpet squares and tile
in...

These are black nylon and they are TOUGH, very well -
constructed...they have heavily reinforced straps, and also a square
bottom. Also a side pocket to put stuff in. Makes for PERFECT
grocery shopping, etc. bags, I bet I've carried 50 lbs in each one, no
probs at all...to clean I just put them in the shower when I take one,
they dry quickly, all nylon construction. The side pocket you can put
pens, paper, tissues, handiwipes, etc. in, You're all set...

Perfect. Lightweight and tough. And free! Heh.

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The other day I saw the same bag, a different logo. These are I bet
also given out at trade shows for attendees to put literature,
samples, etc. in...maybe stop by a local flooring place and see if
they have some,

But so far they are INDESTRUCTIBLE...search around, I bet you can find
some for cheap or free. I guess they are called "sample bags"...maybe
google that term?

If I have to replace these, I will try looking for nylon type bags.
I was focused on canvas.

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Then I went to a fabric store to buy cloth for a different project and
decided to look for sturdy material to sew up bags myself. Also
I needed a box to mail the TPR to Christine. In looking for the box
I came across a set of 3 canvas bags for something like $8. Hello.

Those fabric stores, never know what you'll find there.

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I like fabric/hobby/craft stores almost as much as hardware stores...

That's exactly what I thought last time I was there. This is up
there with hardware stores for finding neat stuff.

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But I wondered why the supermarket isn't selling them for cost.
Thought to email them about it, but I never did.

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Ny local store (Chicago), Treasure Island, used to sell nice heavy
cotton shopping bags, had a stylish old French etching of Napoleon on
the side. They still have nice heavy plastic shopping bags (double
handled), dunno why with all the "bag hoopla" the cloth ones haven't
been available. Especially since a Whole Foods just opened a coupla
blocks away...

Seems to me they would have to buy fewer bags, recycle fewer
bags, and look good doing it, why not sell plain canvas bags for
cost? What are we talking, $1.50? Oh, well.

I'll still use plastic for meat purchases, of course.

nancy

Gregory Morrow follows up to self:

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Nancy Young said:

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On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 15:52:28 -0400, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

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>Not in the spirit of the thread, but I was so proud of myself that
>I found canvas shopping bags a couple of weeks ago and so
>What was nice was that, even though what I bought was rather
>heavy, it all fit into one canvas bag and was plenty sturdy to
>carry the load.

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Hopefully those bags will become more common in the near future.
Maybe even sold in grocery stores.

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I've been keeping an eye out for canvas bags, they were always
more than I was interested in spending. $10 and up, apiece.

A friend works for a carpet place, he gave me a coupla of the bags
they give to customers to take home sample carpet squares and tile
in...

These are black nylon and they are TOUGH, very well -
constructed...they have heavily reinforced straps, and also a square
bottom. Also a side pocket to put stuff in. Makes for PERFECT
grocery shopping, etc. bags, I bet I've carried 50 lbs in each one, no
probs at all...to clean I just put them in the shower when I take one,
they dry quickly, all nylon construction. The side pocket you can put
pens, paper, tissues, handiwipes, etc. in, You're all set...

They do have the (discreet) company logo on the side flap part,
someone at Walgreeen's once asked me, "Oh, do you work for Peerless
Rug?". Lol...

The other day I saw the same bag, a different logo. These are I bet
also given out at trade shows for attendees to put literature,
samples, etc. in...maybe stop by a local flooring place and see if
they have some,

But so far they are INDESTRUCTIBLE...search around, I bet you can find
some for cheap or free. I guess they are called "sample bags"...maybe
google that term?

Here is the exact item, you can buy it singly for $6.20 per bag:

http://www.leedsworld.com/products/item.asp?productnumber=3400-04

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Best
Greg

"Omelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Blinky the Shark said:

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Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]> wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article <[email hidden]>,
> > Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]> wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >> > In article <[email hidden]>,
> >> > Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Omelet wrote:
> >> >> > In article <[email hidden]>,
> >> >> > Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Omelet wrote:
> >> >> >> > In article <[email hidden]>,
> >> >> >> > Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]> wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Elephant garlic? I made something the other day that
> >> >> >> >> > called
> >> >> >> >> > for
> >> >> >> >> > elephant
> >> >> >> >> > garlic, but I couldn't find any. Is it like regular
> >> >> >> >> > garlic,
> >> >> >> >> > only
> >> >> >> >> > bigger?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Same thing, but at the store they keep it in a trunk
> >> >> >> >> instead
> >> >> >> >> of a
> >> >> >> >> basket...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Boo!!!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hey, I'm on a roll, here...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> And don't try to tell me rolls are OT for a cooking group.
> >> >> >> 😉
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Never. ;-)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm always up for a pun war.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm all ears...
> >> >>
> >> >> A bun war? I...I...oh, a *pun* war. I guess I didn't switch
> >> >> gears
> >> >> from
> >> >> rolls quickly enough. 🙂
> >> >
> >> > Hey, we are bread for this sort of thing.
> >>
> >> We represent the upper crust of punsters.
> >
> > Crumby puns are not always appreciated.
> > One has to proof them first in order to get a rise out of people.
> > They knead some esoteric humor.
>
> Still, they're nothing to be panned.
>
> --
> Blinky

Only of you are a loafer.

I don't want to have to call "repeat" (someone already used "loaf"😉 on
every other post, so I'll quietly drop off, now. Besides, it always
gets complex when the pun thread branches. People using two or three
puns per post kind of burns up the possibilities early.

Oops. It's one reason why in pun wars I don't snip the upper levels even
tho' it makes for a long post. One can lose track of the words used,
sorry! :-)

Ideas can Bake a long time and get a bit Stale after a Bite. ;-)
Peace, Om

Y'all just bowl me over, it's a gas!
Edrena