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Feb

not a plastic bag

Posted in save the environment, talk shop, tips & ideas

It seems to be the trend now for malls to discourage the use of plastic bags by offering you a chance to redeem a fabric shopping bag for a minimum purchase of a certain amount.

Nice going. I really like the idea. I redeemed one recently from 1 Utama. Granted it’s not the best looking bag in the world but it serves its purpose.

The biggest challenge remains to remember to bring that fabric bag with me when I hit the mall. I seem to keep forgetting! and I’m sure everyone else does too.

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2 Responses to “not a plastic bag”

  1. Jen X says:
    February 22nd, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    Plastic vs reusable bags must be in the air — I just posted about this too on my blog. I saw some cute Baggu (Japanese?) bags that fold up into a little pouch. I figure tiny bags I can stick in my purse are my only hope. Even with the best intentions I still forget to bring bags with me.

    Stumbled on your blog via Blog Explosion — nice place you have here :smile:

  2. clair says:
    February 23rd, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Hey Jen, thanks and welcome to the ‘forgetful’ club. I’ve just gotten one of those foldable pouch ones and was going to post a pix of it.