Green Gag

I was at Trader Joe's last week and saw their reuseable grocery bags for the going rate of $.99. I didn't really like them though. They didn't seem as sturdy as my ideal bags. So I made a sort of the out of the way trip to Whole Foods. I was very disappointed there. Every person I talked to, 3 of them, were too busy to help me. Even at customer service, I asked if they had the reusable bags. She said she thought so and pointed vaguely to where they might be. I stood there while she finished counting out her drawer and when she was done, she made a move like she was going to go help me look. She didn't, she just helped the next person and I looked like a fool. So I wandered about looking for the bags to finally have someone tell me they were all out. I left pretty upset with the experience. Then while I was at Jewel this weekend I saw they had green reusable grocery bags! They were nice and sturdy and what I was looking for. So I bought some and told the cashier I wanted to use them that day with my groceries. The bag girl obviously didn't hear because (here's where the "gag" part comes in), she put them all in a plastic bag and handed them to me! I told her, no I was going to use them. I think I saved 4 or 5 bags that day by using them! Cool!!

But that still doesn't help when I buy fast food, convenience food, print something I don't need, and throw away tissues that my daughter has ripped up unused. So I guess this week was a big step forward and 4 steps back...