Why Didn't I Just Take My Own Shopping Bag!!!

awwwwwww. You guys..I am so sorry you had this happen..I don't know of any store that has "strong" bags...Next time tell them you are walking and you want everything triple bagged..or you may just have to take a wagon...hey, whatever works..Just think if your milk had broken, now that would have been icky..*smiles*

Hi maddysmommy, hope all is well. I am so sorry to hear about your bad shopping bag experience. I can understand just wanting to get home with the stuff you had just bought. It is a good thing that the milk didn't spill out so just try to think of the bright side that it could have been worse. Hope your day has gotten better and take care!

I am very sorry to hear that this happened to you. I know how frustrating it can be when people think that they know what you need better than you do. I would have told him that I would feel much more comfortable with a double bags. I am on the bus most of the time and I tell them to double my bags. I dare one of them to ever tell me something like that. I remember when I first moved to Santa Monica and I was signing up for my internet service and the customer service representative was trying to get me to sign up for cable to. I tried to tell her that I could not afford it and that idiot had the nerve to say to me, why don't you get a second job. I started to curse her out, but my internet bill is combined with my phone service and verizon is the only phone service that you can have in Santa Monica, so I had to bite my tongue and simply tell her that I was disabled and on a fixed income and that is why I could not afford it. Then, she had the nerve to try and apologize. But it was too late and the damage was done.

Good thing the milk didn't bust! At least you weren't too far from home. It makes me mad when the bags rip. They always say at the grocery store that it will hold too. Apparently not, like you said.:P

Oh no! I'm surprised that he wouldn't double bag it for you! I'm sorry that happened! It would be a very, very sad day without a morning coffee fix. It would be one of those, "don't mess with me or else days" haha!

hey! maddysmommy! it happen to me also, but i still dont bring my own bag.lol! but i am always careful now, i always insist that the bags be doubled, even if i have to pay for extra. i say i live afar, and if the plastic bag broke its their fault.

Oh Lordy poor you maddysmommy.ALL I can say is im glad you were half way home and your milk didn't spill!!:)Maybe add a basket to your bike.

LOL! oh this has so happen to me many many times. i just hate it. it is worst when it happens when you have food that you are trying to get home. the store where i buy all of my meats for the months have the worst bags. even if you double bag it, they still break. I so feel your pain

We have the same problem at Safeways. Some of the clerks bag it twice, some once, and some put the meat products *although wrapped:" along with the salad produce. I decided to take my shopping bags. We need some more, but it seems with this eco-craze they are hard to get nowadays. Our plastic bags are sent back to be recycled, but after a while, they get rather holey if you know what I mean.

What did you do after the plastic bag ripped? You carry them using your hands? I would have called for help or send someone back to 7-11 to collect another bag :p And no, I would not bring my own shopping bag! I hate the idea of bringing a bag out and back with an empty bag if I cannot get the things I wanted.

That must have been so irritating! Here the larger stores are selling fabric reusable bags very cheaply in an effort to help the environment but the biggest problem is remembering to take them with you! xxx

Well, you cannot blame yourself without bring your own shopping bag as you did not plan you were going to buy so much staff and did not know the shopkeeper would not give you an extra bag though you asked for it. I think at the beginning you went out just for a walk and bike ride. Fortunately the milk did not spill; otherwise you have to return to the shop again. But it is still worth telling the shop keeper what you have experienced on your next visit.

The clerk should have given you double bags, despite his erroneous assertion that the bags were strong enough. Perhaps you SHOULD take your own bags!

With all the emphasis on recycling now, maddysmommy, many people are opting to use bags of their own when they shop. I won one of these heavy tote bags from Yahoo Answers and I'm going to try it out when I go shopping later in the week. It is made of a sturdy material that can be used over and over again. I think the Europeans have used these types of bags forever.

Oh no!thats terrible. LoL Maybe you should have taken your own bag is right. Sorry that happened to you. And Im glad you had your coffee fix.LOL

honestly speaking i never went to market for shopping!i always went for some shopping but not this stuffs...usuually some clothes or like that. so i never experienced this before!my brother sometime went to market and whenever he bought coconut oil quarter of that got spill out!

Hey. What a bummah for you, especially after you told the keeper to bag it twice... Now you for next time take a reliable bag and dont let the store keeper tell you any different... Have a great day...

in singapore, there has been a huge drive to do away with plastic shopping bags. every first wednesday of the month (which is coming up) our large supermarkets do not give out plastic bags. people are made to bring their own reusable bags. however, if you forget, plastic bags can be made available to you at about US 7 cents a piece. the money from these 'donations' are channeled to this Save Environment committee. At my work place, we have also started this bring your own cup day thing. to eliminate styrafoam cup use. But personally i would still like plastic bags since i use them to line my small bins.

Oh. Its really bad. I often carry extra bags with me. I do not need it but just in case there is a requirement, then its worth carrying. The same incident happened with me long back. So, i can understand how u feel. Next time, be careful to keep 1 or 2 extra bags with you. Keep it now itself or else u will forget. Take care

I always use my own bag. Not only because it is strong enough to hold all the things, but also keep the environment clean. Plastic bags pollute our environment!!!