Reply to: Sainsbury's carrier bags

[NotAllThere]

I reckon Chris Evans spends unnecessarily on cars. I don't think he'll ever end up poor though...

You think it's unnecessary spend, but that's because you are poor.

[Sysman]

The tesco super mega ultra large bags are the best - 2 of them is enough for a month's shopping and they are easy to carry. Unlike the plastic ones that nearly cut your fingers off whenever they weigh over 1kg.

Gardening gloves are the answer to that.

[Sysman]

It gets kinda serious when you have to carry your cargo of booze safely from the checkout to the car and hence to the house.

Do you trust the freebies or the subsidised in-store efforts or bring your own?

A very worthy thread in my opinion.

Memories of a mega shop shortly after buying my first house, and i was walking.

It was about a mile from the nearest proper supermarket and I was just 200 yards from home when both bags emptied themselves on the road.

Wrapped up the valuable stuff by taking my coat off and fastening it to make an improvised bag, knotting the arms to make a handle. Went back for the rest as fast as I could, and fortunately nobody had nicked it or run over it.

Dusted off the frame rucksack for the next mega shop.

[TimberWolf]

This looks like it's made of parachute material or similar, which is good as it's very strong but takes up very little space when folded up.

An alternative bag would be:

Reusable Bags and BPA Free Stainless Steel Drinks Bottles, UK and Europe : Environmentally Friendly Bags & Products : Onya Bags UK & Europe

The handle looks pretty tough. One made out of kevlar or carbon nano tubes would be cool (and thin, strong and cobwebby).

[Freamon]

Couldn't find pictures on the web so I have taken photos:

First (left hand) picture is of the markI carrier bag, a fair bit smaller than the mark II and stuffs in to a rectangular pouch (shown top left). I added a sling with judicious use of bowline, double bowline on a bight knots, and lashing for the handle. Picture also shows markII's pouch (top right of left hand picture). The second picture is of the markII carrier bag. No sling here as the carry handles are wide enough to slip over a shoulder, once the handles have been strengthened with a bit of sewing. It can be turned inside out to hide the kangaroo and logo.

This looks like it's made of parachute material or similar, which is good as it's very strong but takes up very little space when folded up.

An alternative bag would be:

Reusable Bags and BPA Free Stainless Steel Drinks Bottles, UK and Europe : Environmentally Friendly Bags & Products : Onya Bags UK & Europe

[Halo Jones]

Real contractors go to Costco and buy bulk

Real contractors buy the brewery

[oracleslave]

No. People who have lots of money, and spend unnecessarily end up poor. To stay rich, spend less.

I reckon Chris Evans spends unnecessarily on cars. I don't think he'll ever end up poor though.

The true upper class don't give a toss what people think.

That doesn't mean they're as likely to spend their money in kwik save though does it.

[NotAllThere]

No. People who have lots of money, and spend unnecessarily end up poor. To stay rich, spend less.

It's only the middle classes who wouldn't be seen dead in Kwiksave. The true upper class don't give a toss what people think.

[oracleslave]

Rich people are rich because we don't spend money unnecessarily, leaving more for the important things in life.

Aren't rich people rich because they don't care about spending money unnecessarily? What you describe is nothing more than middle class common sense.

[NotAllThere]

Rich people are rich because we don't spend money unnecessarily, leaving more for the important things in life.

[TheFaQQer]

I seem to recall the sounds of the missus (difficult to hear over sky sports whilst she does domestic stuff) directing the man from Ocado as to exactly where the bags should be placed in the kitchen. I am permie mind.

It's OK - we all know you shop at KwikSave.

[oracleslave]

Real contractors go to Costco and buy bulk

I seem to recall the sounds of the missus (difficult to hear over sky sports whilst she does domestic stuff) directing the man from Ocado as to exactly where the bags should be placed in the kitchen. I am permie mind.

[TimberWolf]

Here you go

Couldn't find pictures on the web so I have taken photos:




First (left hand) picture is of the markI carrier bag, a fair bit smaller than the mark II and stuffs in to a rectangular pouch (shown top left). I added a sling with judicious use of bowline, double bowline on a bight knots, and lashing for the handle. Picture also shows markII's pouch (top right of left hand picture). The second picture is of the markII carrier bag. No sling here as the carry handles are wide enough to slip over a shoulder, once the handles have been strengthened with a bit of sewing. It can be turned inside out to hide the kangaroo and logo.

[chef]

real contractors get their supplies either delivered or bought by the housekeeper as part of her duties

[TimberWolf]

The tesco super mega ultra large bags are the best - 2 of them is enough for a month's shopping and they are easy to carry. Unlike the plastic ones that nearly cut your fingers off whenever they weigh over 1kg.

Do they fold up to nothing though? The Sainsbury one has quite wide handles, and which crucially are also wide enough to be able to accommodate an arm in order to carry on the shoulder, hands free (best to beef up the handle joins with a bit of sewing for this though).