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Are you outside the US? Because in the US, in my experience, almost all plastic bags are super thin [1] and not at all reusable; they tear at the slightest perf
by lobster_johnson 8y ago
Are you outside the US? Because in the US, in my experience, almost all plastic bags are super thin [1] and not at all reusable; they tear at the slightest perforation, which is why grocery stores double- and triple-bag them constantly. Nothing like the thick, sturdy, glossy, eminently reusable bags I'm used to from Europe. Sometimes I get a food delivery that has a real plastic bag, and I save these, whereas all the others go directly in the trash, because they're usually already falling to pieces when I get home.
[1] https://assets-nydailynews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w1200/assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2663584.1465254109!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_635/bag7n-1-web.jpg https://assets-nydailynews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w1200/a...
- logfromblammo 8y agoTo get an idea what US plastic shopping bags are like, watch "Home Alone" and pay close attention to the scene where Kevin is walking groceries back to his house. Then consider that plastic shopping bags have generally become thinner and more fragile since that movie was released.
- lobster_johnson 8y agoScene in question: https://youtu.be/Y-V7ZxueazA?t=86 https://youtu.be/Y-V7ZxueazA?t=86. Good example.