Ten Tips for Overcoming Reusable Bag Shyness

There must be something in the air this week, compelling us all to make lists. Not that it’s a bad thing. Today, Peggy over at eco-blog Tree Hugging Family has compiled a Top Ten list of reasons to get over one’s timidness in the name of actually getting some use out of your reusable bags.

One of the options in this month’s poll on why you don’t take your own bags is “I’m too shy to ask clerks to use them.”

While that option has only received one vote so far, I’m convinced there are many people out there who just don’t want to ask clerks or baggers to do something out of the ordinary. You hopefully have the facts on why taking your bags is a good idea, but now is time for some inspiring reasons to overcome your shyness.

As silly as it initially seems to feel awkward about bringing a reusable bag to a store, it actually makes a lot of sense. You don’t want to make your bagger angry, or disrupt their work flow, or get weird looks. To be honest, it can be a little bit daunting from time to time. But never fear! THF has a clever and quippy counter-argument to every nervous protest.

1. You made it through high school gym class. Trust me, this is far less humiliating. (Did you have to learn to square dance in gym class? I did, and I hope that knowledge didn’t make it into my long-term memory, but I dare not reach for it to see.)

Want to see the rest? Go check it out!

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