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wonders just what Stephen does with his grocery bags -- nm

Posted by Spawn May 23 '12, 16:39

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just uses them? - b. May 23, 16:43 35
- I've seen crochet patterns to make reusable totes out of plastic bags. I started one but got sidetracked. - MojaveMeg May 23, 17:00 3
  - There's a knitting pattern for a wedding dress made from plastic bags. -- nm - loosilu May 23, 19:20
  - yah, I've seen those, too. pretty cool. -- nm - b. May 23, 17:02
  - I have one that's for a water bottle. - the liioul without a u May 23, 17:01
- I find it hard to believe they could be any worse than say, shoes. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 16:44 30
  - do you often put consumables in your shoes? or touch things you eat after touching your shoes? -- nm - b. May 23, 16:52 16
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      - some items have more packaging than others and have a more direct path from container to mouth.. - b. May 23, 17:07 5
        
        I should say, though, that ^^ is not of as much concern to me as what can get tracked from the outside of bags.. - b. May 23, 17:15
        
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        that was just my squicked aside. it applies to regular plastic-wrapped loaves. - b. May 23, 17:17 2
        
        So wait, I *shouldn't* use my gym bag for groceries? Wow! -- nm - Spawn May 23, 17:31 1
        
        *squint* -- nm - b. May 23, 17:32
      - Yeah, that was kind of where I was going. I figure shoes track in far worse on carpets that people sit on and touch then ever gets to me in a bag. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 17:06 6
        
        I sort of hate to even mention this with all the germophobes around here, but the dirtiest thing in your house is probably your keyboard. -- nm - Reagen May 23, 17:17 5
        
        "and a sudden silence fell upon the forum" -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 17:21 2
        
        Eh, I bleach my hands before (and after) everytime I sit down at the computer. Probabloy one of the reasons I don't like a laptop computer. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 17:29 1
        
        sorry your hands are going to disappear soon! -- nm - b. May 23, 17:32
        
        Depends on how much handwashing you do, as well. - Spawn May 23, 17:21
        
        no worries, we already know and clean them. ;p - b. May 23, 17:20
    - probably. humans are dirty creatures. -- nm - Reagen May 23, 16:57
    - Actu... oh. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 16:52
  - local tv consumer reporter did a story on them, says the bags should be rinsed in bleach (which would likely dissolve some of htem) I just put meat in - zeitgeist May 23, 16:46 12
    - I would think distilled white vinegar would be preferable for this -- nm - con_carne May 23, 16:50 1
      - It is. -- nm - the liioul without a u May 23, 17:00
    - why would bleach dissolve plastic bags? What's it sold in? -- nm - Reagen May 23, 16:49 6
      - those reusable grocery bags are a heavy textured paper -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 18:47
      - Harder plastic! -- nm - Spawn May 23, 16:52 3
        
        You ever notice how you don't see expired jugs of bleach? - Spawn May 23, 16:53 2
        
        on the off chance you're being serious, it's because the bleach itself decomposes. - Reagen May 23, 16:56
        
        I've long said I wish that everything that expires (consumables, skincare products, etc etc etc) should have expiration dates or mfg dates; but you - b. May 23, 16:56
      - "I dunno ... jugs?" -- nm - Jesse Pinkman si May 23, 16:50
    - I actually think Krogers puts the meat into a plastic bag and then that bag into our sack, IIRC. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 16:48 2
      - that's what I do myself, if they're available. (the produce-type bags.) -- nm - b. May 23, 16:54
      - this. same for shampoo and some other liquids (ones that you wouldn't want on your food if they spilled) -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 16:51

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