Anonymous wrote:When I lived in Germany in the 80's everyone brought their own bags for shopping. I don't remember there being massive outbreaks of illness.

Me either. And my German host family didn't refrigerate their eggs, either. I asked why, weren't they worried about germs in the eggs like salmonella? they asked, why would we keep buying eggs form someone if we knew there was salmonella in a lot of them?

Anonymous wrote:do you all ever wash your purses?

No. But I don't put raw meat in my purse, either.

Anonymous wrote:Can't you just use the washable bags? I use the flip and tumble bags for food and wash them weekly. Non-washable bags are used everywhere else. I'm not paying the 5 cent bag tax.

There go any environmental benefits. Which were minimal to begin with.

wait, why cant op just throw the bags in the washer? or just fill the sink with hot water and a splash of bleach, dip the bags in, let them sit for 10 mins, take em out, wring and let dry? is this really that hard? also, what is the point of using a plastic bag and a reusable bag? I thought the point of a reusable bag was so you dont use plastic?!

If this is true, why dont we get sick more often from grocery store conveyer belts? Raw chicken fresh open veggies, all sit and ride on the same belt all day long. Sure they may spray them down, but not very often, what maybe after each shift?