Re: BLOG COMMENTS RE: Reusable Shopping Bags? Up to the Challenge?

I think it would be ideal if New Leaf and all stores did not offer shopping bags too, but sadly they would lose some customers for that. Maybe they could do this though, if they had a bin at the front of the store where people or baggers could grab used grocery bags. I guess this would require a constant program to obtain old bags from people, but that would be great too!

When I lived in Italy, not only were you expected to bring your own bags, you bagged your own groceries and returned your shopping carts to a particular spot to get back your deposit (about the equivalent of 10 cents, but it was the point - that sized lire coin was useful!). I still get funny reactions when I start bagging my own groceries here. The grocery stores had bags "just in case you forgot", but you always paid for them.