EarthTote reusuable grocery bag‘œYou see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.’ ‘“ Anthony Robbins

On Blog Action day, I wrote that I was tired of the plastic bags piling up after our grocery visits and finally was going to convert to canvas bags. Even though Jeanine has always been good about finding alternative uses for the plastic ones, they still seemed to be everywhere as John Roach at National Geographic News writes:

They sit balled up and stuffed into the one that hangs from the pantry door. They line bathroom trash bins. They carry clothes to the gym. They clutter landfills. They flap from trees. They float in the breeze. They clog roadside drains. They drift on the high seas. They fill sea turtle bellies.’

They ARE everywhere. So I indicated my hunt for a canvas bag the look and size of a paper grocery sack.

Result: I found and ordered six of the EarthTote Reusable Shopping Bag shown above.

Cost: About $85 with tax and shipping. They’re not cheap and Jeanine even said, ‘œYou spent $85 on bags?!’ Well, yes, I did and I figured it was like making a donation to the environment: a small step so I could start walking with a lighterfootstep on this planet.

Savings: At Ralph’s I get $.05 off for each canvas bag use. That’s $.30 (six sacks per weekly visit) and over the course of a year, I’ll save about $16. It’s not much, but consider it in terms of the price were paying by filling our landfills and impacting the environment. Reusable canvas can go a long ways and I’ll still be using mine five years from now.

Update: I’ve been to the grocery store and produce market several times and love using these bags. The bagger always is curious about where I bought them. Shoppers see them folded up in my cart while I’m making my way through the aisles and some have asked me about them. I feel a bit like a born-again spreading the good news about Jesus’¦ but this savior happens to be the EarthTote!