Shopping with Reusable Grocery Bags (Part 2)

Funny thing happened at the grocery store tonight. I placed my shoppings bag on the conveyor belt next to my groceries as usual and the guy sacking groceries ...

... was really excited about my reusable bags! Can you believe that? And not just intrigued by them, but really excited. He couldn't get over how cool my lululemon bag was (thanks, sis!), for one thing.

And then he said something that I took as a great sign—he said my bags were the coolest he'd seen all day. Which means other people are using them in L-town. Who knew!

We talked about shopping with reusable bags for a few minutes and he said he's been pushing for them in their store for years. He talked about how they just make sense because plastic bags have such a negative impact on the environment. As we talked, I just kept thinking: yes! This is good!

Even better, I asked that he fill the bags as full as possible, and he very strategically packed them so that everything fit into the two bags I brought. And when the cashier tried to wrap something in a plastic sack, he told her not to—and even reminded her it would defeat the purpose of the reusable bags.

It sounds silly, but it was great. Small steps, people. Even small steps have a big impact.


(Oh, and a side note: I'm back from the Missouri Valley Basketball tournament—during which I got to see some great basketball. The best part? Drake is going to the NCAA tourney for the first time since 1971. Go Bulldogs!)