Albertsons - A large grocery store here in California has offered cloth grocery bags for sale at .99 each - they are strong and well made and have long handles making carrying things easier.

The store also credits you .03 cents per bag off your bill everytime you use them!

Something to think about and a great way to avoid plastic bags.

[wink]

We have Albertsons here too, I will have to check that out. They closed the one closest to me, so I haven't been in a while. Now it's either, Publix, or WalMart Supercenter unless I want to go a little futher down the road.
I liked Albertsons, it was kind of like Joe O'Malaya's. (sp?) back in Indy.

Icey_Vale wrote:


Albertsons - A large grocery store here in California has offered cloth grocery bags for sale at .99 each - they are strong and well made and have long handles making carrying things easier.

The store also credits you .03 cents per bag off your bill everytime you use them!

Something to think about and a great way to avoid plastic bags.

And they pay for themselves after just 33 uses!! [lol][lol]

Sorry, just kidding. I think it's neat that Albertson's is doing that and it's something everyone can do to help the environment. Unfortunately, they must be doing this in only selected Albertsons around the country because the Albertsons in my small town in northeast Texas isn't selling cloth bags or offering anything but plastic.

thelma6954 wrote:
Icey_Vale wrote:


Albertsons - A large grocery store here in California has offered cloth grocery bags for sale at .99 each - they are strong and well made and have long handles making carrying things easier.

The store also credits you .03 cents per bag off your bill everytime you use them!

Something to think about and a great way to avoid plastic bags.



And they pay for themselves after just 33 uses!!

Sorry, just kidding. I think it's neat that Albertson's is doing that and it's something everyone can do to help the environment. Unfortunately, they must be doing this in only selected Albertsons around the country because the Albertsons in my small town in northeast Texas isn't selling cloth bags or offering anything but plastic.

Same here thelma Not any I've been in as of yet. Maybe closer to houston.

Thats wonderful! I think I'm going to buy one of my own to use. In Europe, you have to bring your own bag all of the time. I myself used a back pack, worked wonderfully....[grin]

i seen them in albertsons as well but im not a big fan of albertsons because they sell theyr products at high price geesh i notice that at food4less i spend half of what i would spent in albertsons anyways the plastic bags i use to store little trash everyday tho.[tongue]

I just bought a cloth bag in the craft store and use it over and over. Same idea.

thelma6954 wrote:
And they pay for themselves after just 33 uses!!

Sorry, just kidding. I think it's neat that Albertson's is doing that and it's something everyone can do to help the environment. Unfortunately, they must be doing this in only selected Albertsons around the country because the Albertsons in my small town in northeast Texas isn't selling cloth bags or offering anything but plastic.

I noticed that too, Thelma. I was with Adhamh recently in Texas, and I didn't see any clothe bags in his Albertsons. Although, maybe if people tried writing asking for the option, I am sure they might get them in?

RainWillow wrote:

thelma6954 wrote:
And they pay for themselves after just 33 uses!!

Sorry, just kidding. I think it's neat that Albertson's is doing that and it's something everyone can do to help the environment. Unfortunately, they must be doing this in only selected Albertsons around the country because the Albertsons in my small town in northeast Texas isn't selling cloth bags or offering anything but plastic.

I noticed that too, Thelma. I was with Adhamh recently in Texas, and I didn't see any clothe bags in his Albertsons. Although, maybe if people tried writing asking for the option, I am sure they might get them in?

Ya know he and I only live about 3 hours apart. [smile]