{"id":281,"date":"2010-12-20T17:14:31","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T22:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletinbag.mivamerchant.net\/blog\/?p=281"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:04:10","slug":"reusable-grocery-bag-etiquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/reusable-grocery-bag-etiquette\/","title":{"rendered":"Reusable Grocery Bag Etiquette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/reusable.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-282\" alt=\"reusable\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/reusable-300x195.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/reusable-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/reusable.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>We all know why to use reusable grocery bags over plastic and paper single use bags. But, we also need to remember that this shift in buyer behaviors is also forcing a shift in the way our cashiers and baggers do their job. Here are a few common-courtesy ideas for when you hand over your cool, printed reusable bags to the bagger (and don&#8217;t forget to wash your bags before you get that far):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"jce_caption\">Empty your reusable shopping bags completely<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"jce_caption\">Wash your reusable bags regularly. Not sure how? Here\u2019s a guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/faqs\/washing-reusable-bags.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">cleaning reusable bags<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"jce_caption\">Place your reusable grocery bags at the front of the conveyer belt so the cashier knows you have them<\/li>\n<li class=\"jce_caption\">Separate your reusable shopping bags so the cashier can easily grab each one as needed. Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/refuse-plastic-bags-checkout.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">specify which bags are meant for what products<\/a> (meat, dairy, etc)<\/li>\n<li class=\"jce_caption\">Open folding reusable bags while you are waiting in line<\/li>\n<li class=\"jce_caption\">Show respect to your cashier by saying please and thank-you, helping to bag, and ending your cell phone call<\/li>\n<li class=\"jce_caption\">When putting groceries on the conveyor, group heavy\/bulky things together to be packed into the bottoms of your reusable grocery bags. The lighter items can go on top until each reusable bag is full.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know why to use reusable grocery bags over plastic and paper single use bags. But, we also need to remember that this shift in buyer behaviors is also forcing a shift in the way our cashiers and baggers do their job. 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