# Where do I find Grocery Bag for Man? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 20, 2011, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996 "2011-02-20T08:54:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jhaines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@jhaines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jhaines)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/1 "2011-02-20T08:54:29Z")
I’m sick and tired of carrying my girlfriend’s shopping bags to the store to take home groceries. Does anyone know where to find masculine bags? ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/2 "2011-02-20T09:45:39Z")
If you really want to impress people, you could try surgically removing your testicle sac and cramming groceries into that. Now, that would be pretty masculine! Seriously, if you feel threatened by her bags, Google “masculine grocery bags” and buy some with military or sports insignias but be warned, it’s basic shape will still resemble a purse. ---
**Author:** ![Agnostic\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/3 "2011-02-20T10:20:17Z")
Serious? What is wrong with just buying the store brands? All the ones I’ve seen are utilitarian and unisex. I think most sports teams are selling reusable bags also. Check [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_sq_top?ie=UTF8&keywords=nfl%20shopping%20bag&index=blended&pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B002BGX3P0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0955DY8JGJM88G7EKPY1). I guess if you wanted to look more manly, you could order a tool bag and use that for groceries. But I think that would get you more odd stares than nods of masculine approval. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/4 "2011-02-20T10:22:37Z")
You can’t find any because real men don’t shop. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/5 "2011-02-20T10:23:16Z")
Ditch the girlfriend and get a boyfriend. Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![Agnostic\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/6 "2011-02-20T10:32:15Z")
Thinking about it some more, you could just throw everything in an army duffel bag. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/7 "2011-02-20T13:30:55Z")
i’d go with the duffle bag too. if you have to buy it new some grease and paint and compost on it will give it a good design. can goods should be placed at the bottom, even more important with this super sack. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/8 "2011-02-20T13:40:11Z")
> [@Agnostic\_Pagan](#): > > Thinking about it some more, you could just throw everything in an army duffel bag. And you have to carry it in a 70s TV show wandering-loner style, slung over one shoulder always looking wistfully back in the distance. ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/9 "2011-02-20T13:43:06Z")
Do what I do, and just reuse the paper bags you got on a previous visit. That means you’re dutifully bringing your own bag most of the time, and don’t have to buy a special bag. Those paper bags are good for quite a few trips before they get too ratty. If you don’t want it to look like you’re not bringing your own bag, use one from a different store. I have a whole pile of PW bags - PW was a local chain which is now defunct. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/10 "2011-02-20T14:05:15Z")
My husband and I each received a coupon in the mail for a free reusable bag from our local hardware store, so we have two dark green ones with their logo. Then the drugstore was offering a good promotional deal on mens razors, fusion or gillette or whichever. I had some coupons and scored a few for next to nothing, and the cashier surprised me with two dark blue totes with the razor logo on them as a bonus. So I do most of the shopping, and all my bags are manly looking. Wanna trade? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/11 "2011-02-20T14:22:34Z")
[http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/e657/](http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/e657/) +10 Bag of Groceries [http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/e598/](http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/e598/) Toxic Danger laundry Bag could also work; looks pirate-y. [Simply+Green Solutions - Eco-Friendly Promotional Product Manufacturing Specialists](http://www.simplygreensolutions.com/reusable-bags-for-eco-friendly-grocery-bag-use/) boring plain black [http://www.cafepress.com/+fantasy-%26-scifi-%26-anime+bags](http://www.cafepress.com/+fantasy-%26-scifi-%26-anime+bags) So many choices, you could spend the whole day laughing [http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/makeadesign.aspx?clear=true&no=17](http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/makeadesign.aspx?clear=true&no=17) Still not enough? Design your own ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/12 "2011-02-20T14:35:59Z")
I use [these](http://baggubag.com/#Shop). They hold about twice what a regular size store plastic will. Also they are STRONG! I have carried six 2 liter bottles in one bag. They are pricey; but I have been using the same 6 bags for four years. They come in some manly colors, too. edit: I use the top style shown. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/13 "2011-02-20T16:31:28Z")
I’ve loaded food in duffel bags for camping and picnics. I don’t see why not for shopping. The bonus being the groceries can’t tip over and fall out which is why I’ve used it in the past. I’ve seen people that walk to the stores or bike use backpacks. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/14 "2011-02-20T16:47:14Z")
Man up: Tell the little woman that reusing bags is greenery, which is synonymous with sissy-ery. Fresh made-from-Mideast-petroleum bags are the only truly manly way to carry home the grub you brung her. You studly breadwinning he-man you. Whatever you do, no Susan F\*\*\*ing G. Komen pink reusable bags. (Yes, I’m kidding.) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/15 "2011-02-20T17:17:03Z")
Step 1: Kill something - preferably something dangerous Step 2: Skin it Step 3: Use your masculinity to subdue a female into sewing it into a bag Step 4: Shop eta: the thing that you kill should be big, and have skin ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/16 "2011-02-20T17:26:18Z")
You don’t find them, they find you. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/17 "2011-02-20T17:41:40Z")
Here’s [some](http://www.harley-davidson.com/mcm/mcm_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448775528&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302490887&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302490887&bmUID=1298223408140&bmLocale=en_US) [paper](http://www.harley-davidson.com/mcm/mcm_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448775529&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302490887&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302490887&bmUID=1298223513731&bmLocale=en_US) [bags](http://www.harley-davidson.com/mcm/mcm_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448775530&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302490887&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302490887&bmUID=1298223571573&bmLocale=en_US) [you](http://www.harley-davidson.com/mcm/mcm_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448775531&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302490887&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302490887&bmUID=1298223603885&bmLocale=en_US) [can](http://www.harley-davidson.com/mcm/mcm_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448775532&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302490887&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302490887&bmUID=1298223633087&bmLocale=en_US) take. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/18 "2011-02-20T18:10:22Z")
Home Depot. Large, bright orange bags with handles. I don’t shop there anymore because their service and selection sucks. So I use my large, bright orange Home Depot bags at Lowes, because the Lowes’ bags suck. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/19 "2011-02-20T18:17:37Z")
Hire Chuck Norris to carry your bags. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/20 "2011-02-20T18:28:45Z")
Fleet Farm bags. Home Despot bags. Go to a Harley dealership and ask for bags. Use a backpack. Geez, I didn’t realize there was anything “feminine” about a grocery bag. Department store bags, yes. Grocery bags, no. They’re as utilatarian as they come. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996.md?page=2)