Using reusable grocery bags instead of getting your items bagged in paper or plastic is one of the simplest eco-friendly choices you can make, and some stores also offer a discount for every reusable bag you use. But how do you get in the habit of remembering to take your bags with you into the store? I’m often asked this question, and my answer is pretty simple.
First, store the bags in your car. I make putting my reusable grocery bags back in the car part of unloading the groceries. I’m not done until the bags are back in the trunk. It only takes a minute, and I never leave my bags at home.
Second, if I make it into the store and realize that I don’t have my bags, I go back out to the car to get them. Once I made the commitment to do this, it wasn’t long before I was in the habit of loading the bags and my daughter into the grocery cart before heading into the store.
That’s it. I don’t have any trouble remembering to take my bags with me to the store now, and, let me tell you, at eight months pregnant, I can’t seem to remember anything else, so if I can do it, so can you!
Check out these posts to learn more about the benefits of using reusable grocery bags or to learn how to make your own out of an old t-shirt.
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