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[quote=Anonymous]Don't stop using the bags, just use your common sense. People, as well as baggers, seemed to have forgotten common sense when they started reusing bags.

Yes, reusable bags get gross fast. I use canvas bags and wash them. I also ask for any raw chicken to go into a paper bag, separately. It's true that baggers don't know how to bag anymore. I had a high school job as a grocery store bagger and they were very clear about how to bag. You didn't put bread and eggs into something that could smash them, for instance. I usually do the grocery shopping so I'm used to having to direct the bagging (and I also help rather than just stand there, if possible). It's not just raw foods sitting next to the cilantro...  DH went to whole foods last week and isn't used to how they bag so didn't pay attention and came home with one bag containing a rotisserie chicken (hot) and a bag of frozen shrimp and gelato in the same bag. The chicken was very cold and the shrimp were thawed and the gelato had melted and leaked some.  They'll also smash your bread, etc. It's like when you start using your own bags, all of the directions for how to safely bag food (both for food safety AND for compatibility factor, IE not smashing your bread with cans) went out the window. A little bit of micromanaging at the check out counter may make you annoying, but it will help you save money and be safer, while remaining green in the meantime.

OP, you still don't need to stop using reusables. Just use the kind you can wash. Problem solved!  [/quote]

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