{"id":259,"date":"2011-02-25T16:50:30","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T21:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletinbag.mivamerchant.net\/blog\/?p=259"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:03:35","slug":"reusable-bags-bagging-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/reusable-bags-bagging-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"How Fast Can You Bag Your Reusable Grocery Bags?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bilde.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-260\" alt=\"bilde\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bilde.jpg\" width=\"318\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bilde.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bilde-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a>Last fall, we told you about the Best Bagger Championships. The contest shifted from plastic bags to reusable grocery bags at its 2010 event.<\/p>\n<p>The 2011 Best Bagger Championships were held last week, and Krystal Smith, a bagger at the Hannaford supermarket in Burlington, Vt., was crowned the best grocery bagger in America. She completed her challenge in 38 seconds!<\/p>\n<p>The contest is a year-long, nationwide program in which the best-of-the-best grocery baggers in the country compete for great prizes and the title of America\u2019s Best Bagger. Contestants are judged on speed, bag-building technique, weight distribution between bags, and style, attitude and appearance.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As the winner, Smith takes home \u201cbagging rights\u201d as well as a $10,000 grand prize, the coveted Golden Grocery Bag trophy and the Pan-Oston \u201cBest Bagger Golden Lane\u201d for the organization. The second-place winner received a prize of $5,000 and third through fifth places received prizes of $1,000 each. This year\u2019s Best Bagger Championship drew from 21 states across the country and marked the competition\u2019s 25th year anniversary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a list of this year\u2019s winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: Krystal Smith, Hannaford Supermarket, Vermont<br \/>\nFirst Runner-Up: Jessica Lewis, Yoke\u2019s Fresh Market, Washington<br \/>\nSecond Runner-Up: Andrew Hadlock, Macey\u2019s, Utah<br \/>\nThird Runner-Up: Matt Medley, Lund\u2019s Food Holding Inc., Minnesota<br \/>\nFourth Runner-Up: Roland Mattox, Quality Foods of Commerce Inc., Georgia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last fall, we told you about the Best Bagger Championships. The contest shifted from plastic bags to reusable grocery bags at its 2010 event. The 2011 Best Bagger Championships were held last week, and Krystal Smith, a bagger at the Hannaford supermarket in Burlington, Vt., was crowned the best grocery bagger in America. 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