Mastodawn

Technology Connections Aug 14, 2023

Suddenly I'm wondering something.

I call disposable plastic grocery bags "Jewel bags" after the Chicagoland grocery store chain. I don't even shop there all that much these days, but any such bag is still a "Jewel bag" in my head.

Anybody else do this? Like, not Jewel specifically but your local store chain?

(Oh and, fun fact, an industry term for that kind of bag is T-shirt bag, despite it resembling a tank top if anything)

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Skylar

@TechConnectify I use Walmart bags or Hannaford bags, no matter what the store branding is on the bag. That applies to all thin plastic grocery bags. New England for what it's worth.

Also nowadays 'bags' only refers to the reusable bags in my household, the disposable ones are banned by the state so now the default is the reusables. I still keep a ton of the disposable ones though for trash bags and other simple holding needs