Comment on I'm doing my part

• SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Consider buying less shitty bags then.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It was a donation from a food bank, but thanks for the thought.

    Also, how do you know what bags are and aren’t shitty? Do you have a list of such bags, with weight limit capacity, plus age limit before the threads start to come loose or dryrot?

    Didn’t think so.

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    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Most of my bags are given to me by boomers that can never remember to take their bags to the store and just buy more. I think I’ve only actually bought one shopping bag about 25 years ago, which is the one that had it’s handle tear off after about near to two decades of service. I don’t put more weight in the bag than a plastic bag would be able to carry. I have a fabric tote bag and a backpack to use for heavier stuff. I just exercise some common sense with my shopping bags, I guess.

      Are you claiming that disposable plastic bags would never have the handles tear off (or the bag just split open) if you put too much weight into them? I think the same rules apply to either, it’s a mess either way if you put too much weight into a single bag, so… don’t do that.

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      • basxto@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        I only use textile shopping bags. Easy to have in my backpack and easy to wash

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