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Bag It, With Style

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By Miyoko Ohtake

The problem with reusable grocery bags is that they often get left in the car or piled up at home. New ultracompact versions, small enough to stash in a purse or clip to a key chain, are helping to solve that problem.

- The Flip & Tumble folds like a pair of socks into a three-inch ball in less then five seconds. The secret is the patent-pending, sewn-in, spandex pouch ($12; flipandtumble.com).

- The no-nonsense, 16- by 14-inch nylon ChicoBag folds into its three- by four-inch integrated pouch and can hook onto anything with its carabinerlike clip. Even better, it’s machine washable ($5; chicobag.com).

- The Envirosax bags ($8.50; envirosax .com) come in 44 different designs and are certified up to 40 pounds, nearly twice the load capacity of all its competitors—and enough to make it double as a hip laundry bag.

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Posted By: JennaS (May 24, 2008 at 1:27 PM)

I switched to reusable grocery bags a few months back and just love them - they're convenient, stylish, eco-friendly, and easier to carry groceries in, plus they store up small and fit in your pocket, purse or auto cupholder.

There is a GREAT comparison chart for Eco-Friendly bags which compares Envirosax vs. Chico Bags vs. RuMe Bags, and the info makes it super easy to buy some bags and get started going green!

CHECK OUT THE ECOFRIENDLY REUSABLE BAG COMPARISON CHART HERE:

http://www.brightandbold.com/reusablebags.html

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Posted By: Cool Grocery Bags (May 24, 2008 at 1:10 PM)

One of the easiest ways to be a little more earth-friendly is to bring your own grocery bags. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags every year - and that is just one country.

http://www.CoolGroceryBags.com

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