Aldi came from Europe, where it's standard (I believe) to not provide shopping bags. Trader Joe's used to sell very good white canvas bags for $3 each! (Not sure if they still do.) You can really pack a lot into them. A few years ago, we bought a whole stack of them and gave them away for Christmas. In regards to rewards, Trader Joe's enters you into a raffle, and Whole Foods gives you a whopping $0.05 off per bag. Still, it's a start. -Seth Carol Townsend wrote: > We also have Aldi's, but even better is the Jewel/Osco stores who are > selling really great reusable bags (nice big square-bottom "cloth" bags > - I think the cloth is made from recycled plastic bags - with great > handles on them), and they're set right by the registers. > > The only thing that would really encourage the use of these bags more is > if you get a few pennies off your purchase for using them. I think the > "MOM's" stores in DC do that, don't they? > > Carol > > On 12/18/07, *Maria P* <mudpuppy1@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:mudpuppy1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > This is a fantastic idea! I do it already & don't get near as many > "you brought your own bags?" comments & looks of disbelief as I used > to. There's a grocery store called Aldi's that doesn't provide bags > so you bring your own or buy them there. I leave a few in my truck > so they're always there when I need them. I think we all have giant > stashes of plastic bags, so let's not let them grow any bigger! > Kudos to you for "doing your part"! :) --Maria > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Eco mailing list > Eco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/eco