Shopping Bags
I don't know how it is where you live, but in this county if you don't bring a bag in to the store and you have to use one of theirs it costs a nickel. The nickel is more of an annoyance than anything, if they really wanted to get people's attention the bag would cost let's say a dollar.
Once I knew the resolution was going to pass I went out on Ebay (of course) and bought myself a dozen bright red shopping bags. I gave half the bags to a good friend of mine. The remainder of the bags sit in the backseat of my car ready and waiting. Unfortunately, waiting is all they do. I almost never get into a store with my own bag(s). Sometimes I even put a bag in the FRONT seat and still forget it. It's just not a routine I'm used to.
It's not just me. I have seen a lot of people who carry out a small stash of groceries or sundries in their hands rather than pay for a bag. If you were to ask them I bet all of them have a bag or two in their car. They just forget - like me.
Last week I went out and did some clothes shopping and when I got to the register THEN I remembered where the bags were. Did I pay for a bag? Nope. I told the clerk, as she must hear a hundred times a day, my bags are in the car. So I carried my new clothes in my arms out of the store just like everybody else.
When I do happen to remember the bags I applaud myself. Hurrah for me I think. I love my bags, they are sturdy and they are my favorite color, so why in the dickens can't I remember them?
So if you have a suggestion on how to remember to take a bag(s) in the store with me, please share it. I need all the help I can get.
Have a great Friday.
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Maybe try putting the bag in your lap, so that when you park, you will see the bags on your lap.
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