I used to go through a lot of those plastic bags because I dislike putting things straight into supermarket baskets or trolleys. These bags have been going great so far.

And I got to a reject shop today misfortune8 and had a lot of trouble finding these mesh bags – looking in kitchen and laundry are.

Asked and off duty SA and he led me straight to them – here’s a tip Look in the Travel Accessories! Who knew?

3rd row from the top and in the middle

Between the squeezable travel tube and the caribiner clip.

Ok, so it’s in the stand for the brand Outbound.

Fair enough – I get it once I know!

And I bought 3 pkts in case they sell and don’t restock!

Yes, I should have mentioned that they`re in the travel section!

I once bought an inflatable pillow from the Reject Shop – sounds ghastly, but it was SO comfy. I bought it for camping & travelling. It had different sections within, so it wasn`t just one air-filled section. My head felt so light & I sleep really well with it. I wanted to buy a back-up in case of puncture, but they`ve never stocked them again! So, I shouldn`t waste time before buying back-up produce bags!

Haven’t got to a reject shop yet but I will mis8. My daughter keeps me environmentally conscious and thinks my generation has effed it up for them!

I try to do my bit. I`ve been using green bags since before plastic bags were phased out & I now carry a keep cup. I`m trying to stop buying large bottles of sparkling water when I`m out, but a 1L drink bottle is bloody heavy!

I confess misfortune8 to still using the plastic bags at the supermarket until the day I was forced to change. But I’d always reuse them (the 1 in 3 that didn’t have a blowout!) in my kitchen and bathroom bins.

I think coming from a country background where you always reused/recycled as much as possible and had to minimise water usage with only tank water it’s in my consciousness.

As the 3rd girl, I’d have hand me downs we’ll and truly worn out with the 4th girl needing new clothes!

And it freaked me out when hubby would leave the tap running while brushing his teeth! He’s managed to stop that habit!

A lot of my habits might be considered being stingy or tight but it’s my upbringing!

Waste not, want not.

But my daughter has had me using a Keep Cup for over a year and my regular coffee shop even lends you a cup if you forget yours! Used that free service twice in the last month.

I used to drink bottled alkaline water and cart 1.5L bottles (could buy it in a box of 9) home every week – she wore me down and I now buy alkaline drops on line and add it to my bottles of tap water.

Why the hell would anyone turn the tap on while they`re cleaning their teeth?

I`ve got a Brita filter jug for home use & I use the filters longer than suggested. I leave the filter in until I get a mouthful of water that tastes like tap water – yuck!

I drink about 3 – 5 litres per day: that`s still water, soda water from my Soda Stream & multiple cups of black, green or herbal tea. If I`m out, I`ll buy skim cappuccinos from a café, but I still need at least 1L of water. That`s a lot to carry around in my backpack.

Someone who`s never turned a tap on and had no water came out!
I know there are others out there who still do this.

In the country town I grew up in, even their town water (that comes from the river that ran along the farm where I lived) is running low and they are on an odds and evens system.

So, every second day they can use a hand-held hose (between certain hours) to water their garden for 10 minutes!

This is not way out in western NSW but 90 minutes drive from the coast – but if there`s no rain upstream in the catchment area, it doesn`t refill the 2 big water tanks on the hill – there was only one when I lived in the area and the population hasn`t grown – but water usage has – some people even have inground swimming pools!

These bags feel pretty strong. Mmm sweet potatoes! They`re one of my winter soup staples.