Recently, I wrote about how Lowe’s Foods is allowing their customers to purchase reusable grocery bags with their green points.  And not only that, they’re giving 50 green points for each reusable bag you bring back in to use. 

Two weeks ago, I purchased one more reusable bag for 1000 green points.  I also received 250 green points because I brought in 5 bags.  Now I have 6 bags of my own!  I’m so excited!!!  I have enough bags now that I haven’t had to get any plastic!  Hooray!  Don’t worry, I still have a large enough stash of the plastic ones at the house in case I need them.

All this talk of reusable bags has been a great conversation piece at Thrifty Mommy.  We had a poll to see who was using the bags, who wanted more bags, and who wasn’t giving up their plastic bag ways.  Here are the results.

Do you have reusable bags that you take to the grocery store?

36% - Yes, I have a lot of them and they are awesome!

28% - Yes, but I’d like a few more.

26% - No, but I’d really like to try them.

10% - No way, I’m sticking with plastic.

According to the results, most of you have reusable bags or would like to use them.  Thanks for working to keep those crazy little bags out of the landfills.

What do you think of the results?

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Do you have an annoying amount of plastic grocery bags?  Don’t know what to do with them?  Well, here are some uses for them.

1.  Don’t buy expensive bags to wrap up stinky diapers.  Use the grocery bags.

2.  Make an instant kite.  Tie a string or a piece of yarn through the handles and let the kids run.  I was going to do this with my preschool class this week, but it rained.  Maybe another day.

3.  Use them for packing material.  My husband got me started on this one.  They are great for packing things and they weigh less than paper.

4.  Use larger ones to line trash cans.  I use the big ones from Toys R Us and Sears to line my diaper champ.

5.  Keep a couple of them in the car.  You just never know when you’ll need to wrap up soiled clothes, a dirty diaper, pick up trash, etc.

6.  Use them to clean up doggy poopy without having to touch it.  Stick your hand inside the bag and use it as a glove.  Pick up the poo and with your hand still inside the bag, pull the bag inside out, tie, and throw away.

7.  Return them to the grocery store.  Some stores have recycling bins for them and some places will give money.

8.  Put a few extra ones in your beach bag to put your wet clothes from the pool or beach.

9. Put your knees on them when doing yard work.  This will keep your pants from getting grass stains.

10. Donate them to a daycare or thrift store.  The daycare can use them to wrap up soiled diapers or clothing.  A thrift store can avoid purchasing bags for customers.

Picture from waukeshacounty.gov.

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