Grocery Store Baggers Should Be Trained Cutting Down on Plastic Bags
I am fortunate to live in a neighborhood of Chicago where a major grocery store is conveniently located across the street. I could take my husband’s car for those days I completely restock our cupboards, but I tend to shop in spurts. Certain days are staple purchases and other days are pre-meal shopping moments.
Today’s grocery store excursion called for a fresh supply of ‘standards’: laundry detergent, canned goods, chicken stock, bread and other staples. I made an effort to get up early and hit the store before the weekend rush hit. Living so close to the store, I use a foldable cart, bring my own bags and place items in the bags as I shop - similar to my counterparts in Lyon.
Sure, this takes a bit more time. For example, I go right to the soda aisle to pick up my box of Fresca first. The rest of the bulky items are place in my cart, followed by everything else placed in the fabric bags I bring with. In theory, I should be able to place the items on the conveyor belt, have them packed (as best as possible) in the same bags in which I packed everything, pay and be on my merry way.
