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Why Grocery Shopping With Your Own Tote Is A Major Faux Pas By Joe Hoeffner Oct. 8, 2025 6:20 pm EST

You, much like any other environmentally-conscious person, probably go grocery shopping carrying an assortment of your favorite tote bags. You've collected enough of them on vacations and the like that you can probably sort them into use cases: That thick canvas one you got from the Liberty fabric store in London is good for carrying canned goods and heavier meats, while the thinner one you picked up from the Strand bookstore in New York City is ideal for carrying produce. But you can't help but wonder why these bags are only used for carrying your groceries back to the car. Can't you just skip the cart and the basket and put your groceries directly into your tote? Wo

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