Today Hubby & I ran a few errands, one of which was grocery shopping for this weekend. Went went through the store, one we don't normally go to, taking our time and enjoying all the things this store has to offer. We strolled lane by lane, looking at this and that, buying what we needed for the meals we planned. When we came to the check out line, it wasn't crowded at all and we could take our time. Of course I had my big Bag of Bags! LOL The cashier even used the GIANT BYOB bag I bought from a boutique over a year ago and have so far only used at carry stuff back and forth like a tote bag! I loved watching it fill with groceries! We even skipped on the small plastic bag for our produce! Choosing instead to put our precious asparagus bundle directly into the basket next to the bread, and then into the cloth bag next to a head of lettuce! :-)
It felt great!! I'll tell you what else felt great:
When we pulled out the Big Bag of Bags, the Cashier clapped her hands and said "YAY!" Yep, that's right! She actually said "YAY" . . . Well OK apparently they were running low on plastic bags and wouldn't be getting any more until the following afternoon and were under strict instructions to be frugal (for once) with the plastic . . . But still, it was a good sign!
Again I have to say how much I just love walking out with all those Cloth Bags!
When we came out of the store, I tell Hubby how much I like the fact that he supports me in my new Green ways, especially with the reusable shopping bags - being that it is so much easier to just let the cashier pack everything into plastic sacks. And he tells me a little story:
On Monday we went to the store. The kids had a little money they wanted to spend, so we took them shopping. It had been a long day, following a long weekend, and when we got in line, I was suddenly overcome with exhaustion. It hit me so quick! We were parked pretty close, and the line was kinda long, so Hubby told me to go ahead to the car and close my eyes for a bit and he would take care of everything and be right out. The kids only had a thing or two each, so I figured they'd be quick and so I headed out to the car. Kids growing up like to pay for their own things as soon as they are old enough to, so Hubby helped them count it all out and didn't notice at first that the first one to pay had been handed his toy in a plastic bag ((gasp)) I of course had handed them my reusable bag before heading out to the car. When the second one paid, the cashier started to hand him a plastic bag as well. Hubby noticed and stopped her right there! He said "Oh I'm sorry, I have my own bag here. Boys take your toys out and hand those plastic bags back to her please. We can put everything in this bag."
((sniffle sniffle))
I'm so proud hearing this story! Hubby said he told the cashier if he walked out the store with those bags his wife would not be happy! LOL He said he'd already made that mistake once and knew better now! He told her how I'm Green and don't want to use plastic bags. I love that he (1) took the time to switch bags (2) recognized that it was something I would want very much and (3) that he really is getting what I'm doing! And he respects my choices even when it might be easier to just take what they hand you and walk out the store!
I love my husband and I'm so proud of him! He has really made me happy :-)
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