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May 31, 2012 | 160 Comments

Summer Backyard Blast Giveaway: Win a ChicoBag Daypack!

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  1. Dianna Passanisi

    June 1, 2012 at 12:23 am

    oh gosh… I’m probably embarrassed to say lol

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  2. leah

    June 1, 2012 at 6:24 am

    I think we go through a lot less than most families because we are avid green bag shoppers…
    I 9would personally be willing to go up to the manager and ask if he/she would be willing to have their store participate in that sort of thing “)

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  3. leah

    June 1, 2012 at 6:27 am

    The nature of the pacific causes it to keep trash within its waters cycling over and over again :O

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  4. Regina

    June 1, 2012 at 10:10 am

    Wow…I don’t know how to guess on that one…never thought about it…probably 1000 or so???
    tarter95 at hotmail dot com

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  5. Regina

    June 1, 2012 at 10:11 am

    yes, I would consider the discount. Every little bit of money saved is just that…saved!!
    tarter95 at hotmail dot com

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  6. hayley

    June 1, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    that is a hard one we somesitimes use reusable but like plastic for the dog….700 maybe

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  7. hayley

    June 1, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    yes! wow i have never heard of getting a discount for using them! that is definetly more of an incentive to use them more

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  8. hayley

    June 1, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    i learned there is 3 1/2 million tons of junk and half is junk in the ocean in one spot! ive never heard of a place like that

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  9. Lindsay Benedek

    June 1, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    I’d say our family goes through about 2000 bags a year.

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  10. Lindsay Benedek

    June 1, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Our store does it already offeres a discount!

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  11. Sylvia White

    June 1, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    Probably about 800

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  12. Sylvia White

    June 1, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    I would be willing to ask the manager

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  13. Dede

    June 1, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    We probably use about 20 per month, so about 240 per year. Wow, that sounds like a lot!

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  14. Dede

    June 1, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    I probably wouldn’t speak to the manager about it.

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  15. ColleenMarie82

    June 1, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    too many, 500 or more.

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  16. ColleenMarie82

    June 1, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    Yes, I would I love saving money and this might encourage me to remember to use the reusable bags more often/

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  17. lindsay benedek

    June 1, 2012 at 9:26 pm

    awesome video- i learned its an awful thing

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  18. Kathy S

    June 1, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    400 or so. That’s sounds bad when I add it up!

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  19. Kathy S

    June 1, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    No, I’m not comfortable asking the store to change their policies. I’m not that brave.

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  20. Leslie Galloway

    June 1, 2012 at 11:19 pm

    Maybe 700 bags per year.

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  21. Leslie Galloway

    June 1, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    I probably wouldn’t be comfortable asking them to do that, but I do appreciate stores who do offer it as a perk. I’m pretty shy, and it would be hard for me to ask something like that.

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  22. JuRita

    June 2, 2012 at 12:37 am

    at least 5 a week? wow.

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  23. JuRita

    June 2, 2012 at 12:39 am

    my store does do a 5 cent discount per bag. no, i don’t think i would take to time to ask for me.

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  24. heather whitford

    June 2, 2012 at 4:16 am

    none, we use recycled bags

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  25. heather whitford

    June 2, 2012 at 4:17 am

    we always use recycled bags, so if they provided a discount that would be great

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  26. Brooke M Adametz

    June 2, 2012 at 11:39 am

    Hmmm I’d be willing to bet the number is at least 300. I usually shop at grocery stores that don’t provide bags, and the one grocery store I go to that does provide bags already gives a discount for reusable bags. Grocery stores are doing pretty well with this, its the other retail stores that need to get on the ball. I’d be willing to ask small local stores because they have less red tape when it comes to offering discounts like that!

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  27. kelly

    June 2, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    Counting all stores, I’d say like 700. I tell them I don’t need one when I only have a few things or less.

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  28. Kelly A. Tanner

    June 2, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    We do not use many because we have reusable bags. I’d say about 50.

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  29. Kelly A. Tanner

    June 2, 2012 at 9:57 pm

    Yes, I would ask the store manager about the bag discount idea. Kroger does seem to encourage bringing your own reusable bags.

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  30. Kelly A. Tanner

    June 2, 2012 at 9:59 pm

    Watched the video. I am convinced that plastic is evil. That’s just horrible.

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  31. Sarah M Rainwater

    June 3, 2012 at 3:55 am

    we dont use any as they have been banned in portland oregon.

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  32. Judy B.

    June 3, 2012 at 10:22 am

    I’ve never really thought about how many but at say 4 a week, it would have to be in excess of 200.

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  33. Judy B.

    June 3, 2012 at 10:25 am

    I probably would not discuss with the store. I’m not that outgoing.

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  34. Judy B.

    June 3, 2012 at 10:45 am

    Just watched the video and was shocked and disgusted. I may speak to my grocery store after all. I knew shopping bags were causing some problems in the oceans but I did not realize the extent or about what all the other plastics were doing. I am certainly going to be using reusable bags from now on for my shopping. When I can afford it I will be buying items not packaged in plastic.

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  35. scottsgal

    June 3, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    We try to use reclyable bags, then paper so maybe a couple hundred plastic per year.

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  36. scottsgal

    June 3, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    our store is a big chain so doubtful they would give incentives – they’re all about $$ themselves

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  37. scottsgal

    June 3, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    that ocean garbage is amazing – I’m so glad they’ve gotten strict with cruise ships that used to dump continuously in the oceans

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  38. Amy Brewer

    June 3, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    To be honest, I didn’t know how many I was using till you asked that question…I would say roughly maybe about a little over a 1000 give or take…That sounds like so much..

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  39. Amy Brewer

    June 3, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    Yes, I would probably ask if I remembered to do so…I didn’t know stores did discounts if you bring your own bags. I live in a really small town and they probably don’t do that here but after knowing I use at least a 1000 a year I would think about it.

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  40. Amy Brewer

    June 3, 2012 at 7:50 pm

    ewwww. That video showed me, just like the man said, the ocean is a plastic soup…I don’t like that at all….I can not believe that we don’t take care of things like that…Being from a small town in Ohio, I haven’t even ever been to see the ocean but I am not so for sure I would want to go after watching that video…Disturbing…

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  41. Ashley C.

    June 3, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    Hardly any now! We have been using reusable bags for the past couple years. They have worked wonderfully! We do still use plastic bags for meats and produce ( but those turn into doggie bags or bathroom trash liners)

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  42. Ashley C.

    June 3, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    Our store enter you into a raffle for each reusable bag you bring.

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  43. Melissa B.

    June 3, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    I have no idea – generally, we try to use reusable bag or paper bags, but I’d still say we probably use at least 50 a year and I’m probably lowballing that.

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  44. Melissa B.

    June 3, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    No need to talk to my store manager to see if my preferred store would do this because it already does 🙂

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  45. jeannine s

    June 3, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    My family uses about 15-20. I always use reusable bags but fiance doesn’t when he stops at the store

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  46. jeannine s

    June 3, 2012 at 11:28 pm

    Yes I would. I think having a incetive would make more people aware of reusable bags and away to cut down on their costs

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  47. MAMOTTS

    June 3, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    about 20- I use alot of bags, and unless it is something I have to have and they- yes some stores refuse reuseables they do not get my business

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  48. MAMOTTS

    June 3, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    yes have talked to stores and managers

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  49. Wendy

    June 4, 2012 at 1:21 am

    I have no idea how many plastic bags we use but probably 5 a week.

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  50. Wendy

    June 4, 2012 at 1:24 am

    I think only one of our local grocery stores gives a 5cent credit if you bring your own shopping bags. It’s funny how they all sell the reusable bags but don’t give a perk for using them. I’ve also noticed that the baggers don’t really know how to fill the reusable bags, it’s like they’re afraid they will be ruined. As for speaking to a store manager, I don’t know.

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  51. elven johnson

    June 4, 2012 at 11:26 am

    How many plastic shopping bags per year do you think your family uses to carry purchases? We use about 100.

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  52. elven johnson

    June 4, 2012 at 11:28 am

    I’ve all ready asked & was told He would look into it. I feel like I was just blown off. Most baggers have no idea how to bag with reusable bags.

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  53. Francine Anchondo

    June 4, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    I would say alot but I am trying to be better about

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  54. April Harvell

    June 4, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    We use probably around 200 or so…

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  55. April Harvell

    June 4, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    The only store we have is Wal-Mart and they will not rewrite their policy…

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  56. Eco-Friendly and Frugal

    June 4, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Usually it’s none since we use reusable bags (I LIVE in Chico, after all!) but occasionally we forget or purposefully get bags since we use them to line the garbage in the bathrooms. So I’d say 50?

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  57. Eco-Friendly and Frugal

    June 4, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    I would speak to the manager, yes. But we live in a very eco-conscious city and most areas already provide this discount, thankfully! It’s very nice.

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  58. Jeanna

    June 4, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    I would say alot, but my husband is the only one who won’t bring his own bags in! We do reuse those plastic bags as garbage bags though!

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  59. Jeanna

    June 4, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    No, I don’t like confrontation!

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  60. Candice Hull

    June 5, 2012 at 1:40 am

    I use canvas bags most of the time, but often I get more than I have bags for so I still use about 200 a year or so…ballpark.

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  61. Candice Hull

    June 5, 2012 at 1:43 am

    The stores I go to participate in giving discounts to shoppers, but if they didn’t, I would probably suggest it. I’m a couponer, so I always talk to the manager when i start shopping at a new store about their policies so that I adhere to them.
    Thanks!

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  62. Janet W.

    June 5, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    We go through around 700 plastic bags in a year

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  63. Patrice

    June 5, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    We probably use at least 200.

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  64. laura ari

    June 5, 2012 at 7:20 pm

    We probaby go through 10 shopping bags per trip x 52 weeks per year, plus probably 2 more during the week…so, we’re looking at probably 624 a year at least.

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  65. laura ari

    June 5, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    Why not talk to the manager? The worst they can do is say no!

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  66. Joana A

    June 6, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    im guessing we use somewhere between 500-1000 bags a year

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  67. Joana A

    June 6, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    yes i would because if they say yes thats another way i could be saving money

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  68. Elaine

    June 6, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    i don’t know… maybe 100? we really don’t use plastic bags that much. we have reusable grocery bags.

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  69. Kelly Falcone

    June 6, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    we use reusable bags at the grocery store, although I sometimes for get them so we go through about 100 bags per year

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  70. Kelly Falcone

    June 6, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    I would talk to the manager, I’m sure they would at least consider it

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  71. callie pinz

    June 6, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    too many bags! Though we try and remember our re-usable ones

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  72. callie pinz

    June 6, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    I would but I am a bit shy! Most of the stores I shop at already do offer a discount

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  73. Sammi

    June 6, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    at least 250? scary!

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  74. Seyma Shabbir

    June 7, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    Probably over 300 bags. Yes I would consider talking to a store about giving a discount if I bring my own bag. I know whole foods does. Sometimes I just forget to bring a bag.

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  75. Sarah Harding

    June 7, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    way too many thats for sure,time to get green

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  76. Sarah Harding

    June 7, 2012 at 6:52 pm

    i would talk to store manager about that but they dont even except printed coupons so i dont think they would go for it

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  77. Aaiza

    June 7, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    We shop in bulk..so i would say less than 100

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  78. cindy h

    June 7, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    1000 is my guess

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  79. Aaiza

    June 7, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    I would discuss it but not push it because i dont suppose plastic bags are all that expensive that they would consider giving a discount unless the owner appreciates a green lifestyle.I would rather start using my own bag without a discount 🙂

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  80. Tina W

    June 7, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    We use probably about 75 a year – every now and then there is an impulse buy or we forget our reusable bags.

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  81. Tina W

    June 7, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    I have suggested it to several managers at my local chain (Stater Bros). I think many conventional grocery stores in California are hesitant to start offering that incentive because there is a movement in many counties/cities to ban plastic grocery bags.

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  82. Tina W

    June 7, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    My BF used to live in Hawaii and still has a boat there. It is shocking how much trash you find randomly floating several miles offshore. In one half day fishing trip we netted several large mesh bags full of trash.
    It was in Hawaii that I also learned to always tie knots in my plastic bags — keeps them from blowing away so easily.

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  83. Tracie Brown

    June 8, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    1500 plastic bags

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  84. Tracie Brown

    June 8, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    I would LOVE to see stores participate in this, because I am all for saving the planet 🙂 I would not, however, probably ask a store manager to participate, because that is not my personality! I wouldn’t mind emailing a manager though!

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  85. Michele Behlen

    June 9, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    I almost always take my reusable bags with me but use plastic for things like meat and vegetables. That adds up to maybe 2 or 3 a week. Wow! That is still over a hundred a year.

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  86. Michele Behlen

    June 9, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    I know that some of the stores I shop already do. I will consider asking other that I shop all the time. I shop at Aldis every week and the savings you see there includes using your own bags.

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  87. Julie Stevens

    June 9, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    I would estimate that I use just about 10-12 because I carry my own shopping bags. The plastic that does make its way to our house usually gets used as small trash can liners.

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  88. Julie Stevens

    June 9, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    Yes, I would suggest this to store managers! I think I would volunteer my 5yr old as an “artist” to help create a design on their bags, too (if they would want something beyond their own logo) to make it more unique.

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  89. LaVonne

    June 9, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    I don’t know how many I use per year. I try to remember to bring my reusable bags. Less than 100, I think.

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  90. LaVonne

    June 9, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    The stores I shop at all give discounts, but if they didn’t I would ask the clerk first and then the store manager.

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  91. Lisa Hackney

    June 10, 2012 at 1:54 am

    Let’s just say I’d rather not think about it… although, our bags always get reused.

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  92. Lisa Hackney

    June 10, 2012 at 1:58 am

    Considering the size of our family (10) kids… I think I would talk to the store manager about starting the program, if I’m ever at the store without all of the kids hanging off of me telling me they want everything in the store LOL

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  93. Eva Biggs

    June 10, 2012 at 2:07 am

    I’d say we use about 400. On smaller shopping trips I bring reusable bags. We grocery shop once a month. And other than grocery we don’t really get out much to shop, lol.

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  94. Eva Biggs

    June 10, 2012 at 2:11 am

    Yes….I love shopping at target because they give a 5cent discount for each reusable bag used. Every little discount helps.

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  95. Denise C

    June 10, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    I would estimate about 100 bags per year

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  96. Denise C

    June 10, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    I would discuss it with a manager because I think it’s a great policy, but both of the places I shop already give discounts for using your own bags.

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  97. Gretchen Gerth

    June 10, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    We always have canvas bags in the car, so probably less than 1 per week.

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  98. Gretchen Gerth

    June 10, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    i would never consider discussing it with a manager, of course I like getting the discounts, but I don’t use canvas bags for the discount. Rather than giving discounts I would prefer stores to charge for plastic bags to discourage their use.

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  99. Keely B

    June 10, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    I would say at least 500 bags a year. We almost always reusable bags for groceries, and then we don’t shop/buy much after that.

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  100. Keely B

    June 10, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    I would discuss with a store manager to see if they would participate, although I believe many stores in my area at this time would be reluctant to give discounts.

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  101. Tiara johnson

    June 10, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    Maybe 3000 bags a year.

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  102. Tiara johnson

    June 10, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    Yes I would ask my store about participating. I am always looking for a way to save money.

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  103. Theresa J

    June 10, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    I believe my family uses less than 30 bags per year.

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  104. Theresa J

    June 10, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    I don’t think I would discuss it with the manager because I believe the store would already participate if they really cared about the enviroment

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  105. Liberty Boblett

    June 12, 2012 at 12:21 am

    Probably 600. However, we recycle ours.

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  106. Liberty Boblett

    June 12, 2012 at 12:24 am

    We do a lot of our shopping at Aldi’s. You have to bring your own bags, or pay for bags at the store. I carry reusable shopping bags in the trunk of my car for when we shop there. If we go to Walmart, it is just easier to use the plastic bags. We then save them up, take them back to Walmart and recycle them.

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  107. Andrea

    June 12, 2012 at 2:29 am

    Wow I really have no idea. To many is probably the best answer

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  108. debbie

    June 12, 2012 at 9:16 am

    I would say we use about 200 bags a year. I carry my own bags, but I still ask that all raw meat products be put in store bags.

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  109. debbie

    June 12, 2012 at 9:17 am

    Our local stores already do this. I always use my own bags.

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  110. Missy L

    June 12, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Since we use reusable bags for groceries, I’d say maybe 100- from other stores.

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  111. Missy L

    June 12, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    My Kroger store used to give 3 cents off for every reusable bag but sadly they discontinued this. It was a corporate decision and I remember people posting how disappointed they were about it on their FB page

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  112. Tamar

    June 12, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    500? considering they double bag and we come home with maybe 8-10 per trip.

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  113. Tamar

    June 12, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    not necessarily because I use these plastic bags as garbage bags and I don’t want to be rid of the ability to get free garbage bags for life 🙂

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  114. michelle combs

    June 12, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    I really don’t have a clue; but I guess I would estimate about a thousand

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  115. michelle combs

    June 12, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    I would talk to a manager; but I imagine that corporate would have to make the decision

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  116. Angela W.

    June 13, 2012 at 12:43 am

    I do a pretty good job of bringing my own bags to the store. Yes, I occasionally forget to bring them or stop at the store unplanned. I would guess around 150, which I bring back to the store to get recycled.

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  117. Julie

    June 13, 2012 at 7:43 am

    about 650 bags a year thankis

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  118. Julie

    June 13, 2012 at 7:44 am

    yes i would talk to a manager at the store

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  119. Stephanie Templeman

    June 13, 2012 at 9:27 am

    My family goes through way too many plastic bags. I would be afraid to even guess at the real number. Groceries alone my household probably goes through 250 bags a year

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  120. Stephanie Templeman

    June 13, 2012 at 9:29 am

    Our stores no longer offer a discount if you bring your own bags. They have found that it did not benefit the store. Bottom line is what matters most to the stores apparently

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  121. Jennifer Hutchinson

    June 13, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    We have 7 in the house, and so I am willing to bet 50% more than most people responding here.

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  122. Jennifer Hutchinson

    June 13, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    I like the idea that Aldi’s charge you for bags- great way to get people to bring in their own reusable bags!

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  123. ACMommy3

    June 13, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    Probably at least 100 plastic bags – and I know it was a lot worse. But now we use reusable, except for the rare times we forget. Then when we do end up getting them, we save them to recycle.

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  124. ACMommy3

    June 13, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    Funny you should ask – I’ve been thinking of asking my most-frequented store about offering a discount per reusable bag (like Target has). Now I guess I just need to do it. 😀

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  125. christine jessamine

    June 13, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    we more than likely go through thousands of bags

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  126. christine jessamine

    June 13, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    i have thought about using recycled bags, i only have a few, so hoping to collect some more before i start

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  127. Myra R

    June 13, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    we probably use 500+ a year! i know its alot but i reuse them for garbage bags so i dont buy garbage bags i just use those bags so if i did buy garbage bags it would be the equivalent i think to the same amount roughly

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  128. Myra R

    June 13, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    if i wasnt so shy i most defanitly would but i have such bad anxiety i dont think i would ever feel comfortable enough to go talk to them but in another life one where i am not shy i would totaly do it! i think every store should do it its a great way to waste less!

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  129. Kiley P.

    June 13, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    My family probably goes through thousands of plastic grocery bags every year.

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  130. Kiley P.

    June 13, 2012 at 8:54 pm

    I never heard of stores giving discounts for not using their bags but it does make sense. I would consider talking to the store manager to see if they could do something like that. I think alot of people would be bringing their own bags if that were the case.

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  131. Toni Allen

    June 14, 2012 at 9:50 am

    thats a hard question, probably hundreds, but i do recycle them
    tmarie56@hotmail.com

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  132. Toni Allen

    June 14, 2012 at 9:52 am

    the grocery store that i use does give rewards if you bring your own bags
    tmarie56@hotmail.com

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  133. Toni Allen

    June 14, 2012 at 9:58 am

    i learned that most of the garbage is 80%plastic, that is unbelievable. i think that alot of people need to make a lifestyle change
    tmarie56@hotmail.com

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  134. Kathlyne

    June 14, 2012 at 11:51 am

    Unfortunately I forget my reusable bags sometimes. I bet we use 200 plastic bags a year.

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  135. Kathlyne

    June 14, 2012 at 11:52 am

    My local grocery store does give a cash incentive for each reusable bag that you bring and use.

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  136. Gale Nelson

    June 14, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    I wouldn’t begin to guess how many we use I am sure it is too many and just about all the stores I shop at let you bring your own bags.

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  137. michelle combs

    June 14, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    I recycle

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  138. Kelly R

    June 14, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    i would say at least 150 bags..

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  139. Kelly R

    June 14, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    All the stores I shop in give a small discount already..

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  140. Karen

    June 14, 2012 at 9:04 pm

    I’m getting better about bringing my bags, so I have probably used 100

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  141. Karen

    June 14, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    The grocery stores I use already give discounts, so I could talk to the manger to thank them for this talk about ways to promote it.

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  142. Jennifer P - Vicki Vix on Rafflecopter

    June 15, 2012 at 4:30 am

    A conservative guess would be 200-250. And that’s mostly my mum who lives with me. I tend to take my own bags if I know I will be shopping.

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  143. Jennifer P - Vicki Vix on Rafflecopter

    June 15, 2012 at 4:38 am

    One of the stores I shop at already does this. Cities here in WA are looking are making plastic bags illegal which I absolutely support. It’s the solution I like best because it does not rely on consumers best intentions or choices. I would definitely speak to the manager and suggest implementing the fee for bringing your own bag. Unfortunately one of the biggest offenders is my mum. She refuses to give up the plastic bags and she lives with me. Until I can get her to stop the practice, I feel it would be hypocritical of me to suggest anything to anybody.

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  144. Jennifer P - Vicki Vix on Rafflecopter

    June 15, 2012 at 4:48 am

    Unfortunately I knew about this already having read a lot about it and seen a couple documentaries and news videos. The web is a great resource for all types of information. It’s part of the reason I started taking my own bags when shopping, and try to buy products with the least packaging or at least the most environmentally friendly packaging. As I retire things made of plastic I am replacing them where possible with glass and/or metal. I like to think I have cut my plastic footprint quite a bit already though I am far from done. I also point out my friends and family whenever I can the evils of plastic and our oceans and wildlife.

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  145. Betty

    June 15, 2012 at 9:38 am

    Maybe 3/week – 150
    We were military overseas and started with the reuseable tote bags decades before mainstreamed here in the states. I will put some frozen in plastic before putting it in the bag during extreme heat

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  146. Betty

    June 15, 2012 at 9:43 am

    NO – I do not bring bags for the 2 cent credit, I bring them for principal.

    Personally I wish they would charge people 5 cents or more for each bag they use and I do suggest that to store mngrs. instead of reimbursing me, charge them for the supplies they are requiring and more people will adopt reuseable alternatives. They also won’t double bag or take extras home to line their trash bin. Same principal as putting .25 coin locks on shopping carts. Most people will put them where they are supposed to just to get that .25 back. Before they would leave them in the middle of the road, propped against other cars or just where ever they finished using them.

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  147. Joseph Lee

    June 15, 2012 at 9:54 am

    150

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  148. Joseph Lee

    June 15, 2012 at 9:55 am

    I believe the store I go to does that already

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  149. Betty

    June 15, 2012 at 10:09 am

    Watched the video – it’s so sad.
    they now have compostable clear plastic from plant sources. We need to shift the production so that the convenience that people want and demand do not create such harm to the planet.
    We have drastically reduced our personal purchasing of plastic items.

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  150. Sarah

    June 15, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Hope I can put all the answers in one comment 🙂

    1) We probably use around 500 bags I’d guess. Maybe less.
    2) I would definitely ask. I think this is great incentive to use less plastic AND it could be cost efficient, too!
    3) I had no idea how much damage is being done or how the bags basically cycle through the oceans. This is terrible. While we do use plastic bags, we also do use a lot of canvas bags. In the past few years, we cut down on plastic a lot. Also, we don’t throw out our plastic bags often. We recycle them within our home. For example, I bring my lunches to work in the same bag and we use them to carry things from place to place. We also use the plastic bags when cleaning my cat’s litter box. I know we are not perfect and this video makes me want to try to cut down even more, but I am glad my family at least makes attempts to reuse the plastic we do have.

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  151. debra

    June 15, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    probally 800

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  152. debra

    June 15, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    as a cashier i would be cause it saves on all the plastic bags we use and it wont go to waste

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  153. Sherry S.

    June 15, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    around 300

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  154. Terri Betz

    June 15, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    About 30 I estimate! Boo…….:(
    Blue Strong on FB

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  155. Ceep

    June 15, 2012 at 9:30 pm

    What a great lightweight bag! Perfect for hiking or trips to the zoo!

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  156. Kat

    June 15, 2012 at 10:08 pm

    Wow, I’ve no idea, I’ll go with 200. We try to use cloth bags as much as we can. Plastic bags are kind of useful though as trash bags and cat litter bags.

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  157. Kat

    June 15, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    The local stores we use offer a 5c discount for bringing your own bags so we always try and remember to take them along and claim our discounts!

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  158. Kat

    June 15, 2012 at 10:14 pm

    I hate the amount of plastic that goes to waste. I drink tap water rather than bottles and if I have a bottle I try to reuse it as much as I can. I’m from the UK where they sell juice in concentrate form so you only need a small amount in a cup then top it up with water – one small bottle lasts a very long time! I’ve noticed the the US, although there is some concentrate available, juice that comes in bottles is ready to drink which leads to more plastic waste!

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  159. Jessica

    June 15, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    Probably several hundred, around 200-250.

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  160. Jessica

    June 15, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    I probably wouldn’t. Not that I don’t care, but it’s more so that I’m extremely shy and don’t want to be a bother to people while they are working.

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