Poison Green....

[mdehners]

I'm making a grocery run today and the cashier of the particular store I was shopping at tried to convince me to buy their "reusable" bag. I said "no" and she made the usual shpeal so I stated:
Theirs wasn't washable. It was barely wipeable.

She blinked and said, "They DO get Gross". DUR!!!!!!!!! It's one of the things I JUST don't get. How folks that slather Purell every time they get in to their car or use a cart don't think twice about bringing bags soaked in leaked meat packages in and put their Veg and/or Fruit within.
Ours go from unloading groceries to hamper....PERIOD.
A "Green" Logo doesn't Magically prevent foodbourne illnesses y'know......
Cheers,
Pat

Comments

[ravan]

The cashiers where I shop usually plastic bag fresh meats.

I already have started to wear out the cheesy non-woven bags - they are literally coming apart at the seams. I'm tending to want more canvas and denim, but I have to make those.

[arlie]

Interesting. I'd never consciously thought about it, but all my food bags are washable, and any time something spills, they get washed, even if it's only scraps of spinach. I don't bother if there's no visible spillage; veggies and fruit get washed before consumption anyway, because who knows what was on the hands of the previous customers picking through them. (Not in bleach though.)

[mdehners]

That's another area that most folks don't think about. People are far more "germy" than produce(though less than raw meat;>). Ever since my 1st days in Nursing School I've washed my hands as soon as I get in my home and have always removed my shoes at the door anyway. I have a bottle of hand sanitizer that I use before touching anything in my truck(I usually don't lock it, living out in the Sticks as I do)after shopping ANYWHERE.
I think one of my fav "Clueless" moments was watching a woman wipe down her shopping cart THEN walk up to the instore ATM and use it;>
Cheers,
Pat