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Money back bags

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

At various grocery and chain stores where I live in the midwest, for every fabric reuse shopping bag used at purchase you receive 5 to 10 cents back for not using plastic.

Each bag is a nickel or dime that you use for your purchases. On average, since I buy in bulk, I get 50 cents to a dollar off my total bill.

The fabric grocery bags only cost a dollar and I'm going on 7 years with my bags. They are washable.

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Thursday, July 17, 2008 | By deepsea

I like the idea.. these bags are here to stay

Thanks!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | By DoinLaundry

What a great suggestion...I will look for stores that do this. I have heard that some stores do the 5 cent rebate but I didn't really think about it adding up like that....great tip!

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