One of the best tips for green living is to stop using disposables and opt for reusable items whenever we can. So of course whenever someone asks me if I want paper or plastic at the store the answer has to be neither. Reusable shopping bags are easy to use, they prevent plastic bags from entering our landfills, and as I recently found out they can be incredibly chic and attractive. Up until last week my shopping bag collection had a lot of plain canvas and solid colored nylon but that was before I had the opportunity to try a Mimsi Bag.
I got a Mimsi grocery bag in a pink and lime retro swirls print and I am incredibly happy with it. It fits compactly inside the carrying case or “stuff sack” that came with it so that it can fit in my purse or glove compartment but this is so deceiving because it opens up to a very generous size that could easily replace the load of 3-4 plastic bags. I have found it to be wonderful for lugging groceries, for taking packages to the post office, and for taking stacks of newspaper to the recycling center. It is heavy duty, efficient, and very fashionable. I absolutely LOVE the print and this is usually the first bag I reach for now. :)
I also see on the Mimsi Bags web site that you can get handbags, diaperbags, laptop bags, and numerous other shopping bags, including some canvas ones with cool environmental slogans. There are even matching mother-daughter shopping bags. My daughter would really like that. ;)
So if you are looking to add some fashionable shopping bags to your collection or you would like an attractive bag to gift to someone… be sure to check out Mimsi Bags for stylish and eco friendly reusable bags!
I was amazed the other day to realize thatmy family could be using cloth napkins instead of paper. Why has this not occurred to me before? We use a lot of napkins, and I just keep mindlessly buying paper ones. Not anymore!
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What a great post.. I just love finding people who spread the word about great ideas to help preserve Nature and prevent waste. And what wonderful ideas for gifts these are! Thank you.
Enjoy each moment,
Teri
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We’re phasing out plastic bags over here too. Sometimes I still forget to carry my reusable totes but then I ask to carry the item out of the store with no bag if they’ll let me. Another totally economical option is to sew up the bottom of a tank top and use the arm holes/shoulder straps and the tote straps. For a few bucks at the thrift store and 15 minutes at the sewing machine you could have enough totes bring home all your groceries. Not as cute as the one you’re showing though…
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We bought reusable bags from our local stores and I packed a few purses I already had (that were more like cotton totes, because those are the kinds of bags I like) in our car and YET we haven’t used them more then once. It’s hard to break the plastic bag habit. At least I reuse them for trash bags, for keeping dirty cloth diapers in, etc, but I know a plastic bag would need to be reused like 13 times for it to be worth the cost in energy. It’s tough breaking the habit though! Which is why I love that stores like Ikea have completely stopped carrying free plastic bags.
I have reusable bags that I bought from my grocer, but it is no where near as stylish as these.
I had to chuckle about the mother and daughter shopping bags. Had my mother offered me a matching shopping bag when I was a wee tween I would have been mortified. I hated shopping back then – hee, hee.
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