# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/83 "2019-02-20T20:47:31Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Zombies gotta eat, too - what, do you expect them to go out and kill their own food? Do you know how hard it is to stagger/shamble that fast? But how many grocery stores stock braaaaiiins! in the meat case? ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/84 "2019-02-20T21:10:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > [Moderating] > This thread was bumped not by **Broomstick** , but by a spammer, who has since been recycled. Was said spammer at least providing a link to masculine shopping bags? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/85 "2019-02-20T21:46:48Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > But how many grocery stores stock braaaaiiins! in the meat case? Look in the meat department under “specialty meats” or “variety meats”. Could probably special-order them. Some locations may not do that anymore due to concerns about mad cow disease. Long pork not available at any location I know about. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/86 "2019-02-20T22:09:39Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Look in the meat department under “specialty meats” or “variety meats”. Could probably special-order them. Some locations may not do that anymore due to concerns about mad cow disease. Long pork not available at any location I know about. They might have brains there, but not braaaaiins! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/87 "2019-02-20T22:20:23Z")
The OP hasn’t posted here for about 8 years, so can we just bag this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/88 "2019-02-20T23:11:37Z")
Not only has the OP not posted here for eight years, he only ever posted twice. And both times were about his insecurities that his grocery bags weren’t macho enough. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/89 "2019-02-20T23:51:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Was said spammer at least providing a link to masculine shopping bags? Both the zombification today, and one before it in 2013, were indeed selling bags, and in both cases the bags were purported to be masculine. I’m not a judge of whether they actually are or not. Necrospams are usually at least superficially relevant to the thread they’re in. Spammers selling irrelevant products will generally either start their own thread, or stick it in a random thread from the first page, rather than searching up an old one. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/90 "2019-02-21T00:31:55Z")
\*::: scribbles in notebook :::: \* Today’s new word is “necrospasm”… ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/91 "2019-02-21T00:41:03Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > A lot of places are starting to discourage using disposable bags. Yep. That’s cool. They charge 10 cents a bag where I live. It is easier to bag them in the stand that is made to hold them open. Must be a bit of a pain in the ass for baggers in grocery stores since they never know what they are gonna get. Now, though, as I do use those ‘tee-shirt’ plastic bags for other stuff, I buy 'em on Amazon. I’m not helping, I know. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/92 "2019-02-21T01:02:43Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > I found a pair of parachute pants at a Goodwill for 99 cents. I wear them when I go shopping, everything fits inside the pants so I don’t need any bags. One warning, keep the frozen stuff down low. I once accidentally put some frozen stuff near the boys, by the time I got home everything had shrunk a bunch. Thanks for sharing, but I’m not sure we REALLY needed to know that… ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/93 "2019-02-21T01:07:01Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > \*::: scribbles in notebook :::: \* Today’s new word is “necrospasm”… No–no it wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/94 "2019-02-21T03:06:13Z")
Man find grocery in Russia. In Russia grocery bag _you_! ---
**Author:** ![Kedikat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/95 "2019-02-21T03:21:43Z")
Don’t know if Craftsman or Snap On tools have reusable shopping bags. But I do have several Home Depot bags. They are actually big enough to put a realistic amount of groceries into, as well. I specifically avoided, into, too. The bags at my usual grocery store are only somewhat large lunch bag sized. But it does not matter what size the bag is. You have to pack it. The cashier does not care about the optimal packing. They also may judge you a wimp without the strength to carry a properly stuffed, stacked, three dimensionally perfectly packed bag. I often imagine all this as I put my stuff in flimsy, tiny, plastic bags, because I did not bring the big, manly, reusable ones. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/96 "2019-02-21T04:17:01Z")
I have a couple of tote bags that I use when the need arises. One I got from _Cigar Aficionado_ magazine, and one from _Sports Illustrated_. A couple of publications that mostly appeal to men. I know this is a zombie, but if the OP is still looking in, I’d suggest taking out subscriptions to popular men’s magazines. They often have a giveaway of some sort, including tote bags. That how I got my _Cigar Aficionado_ and _Sports Illustrated_ bags; and as they came from men’s magazines, the bags are obviously masculine. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/97 "2019-02-21T04:51:41Z")
Seems like you could make a bag that says “Biggus Dickus” on Cafe Press. Maybe with the Washington Monument on it? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/98 "2019-02-21T11:04:26Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Yep. That’s cool. They charge 10 cents a bag where I live. It is easier to bag them in the stand that is made to hold them open. Must be a bit of a pain in the ass for baggers in grocery stores since they never know what they are gonna get. Naw… the variety of bags I have to deal with is part of what keeps me from dying of complete boredom while ringing up and bagging groceries for an 8 hour shift. Unfortunately, some of my fellow employees don’t give a shit. About anything. At this point, us long-timers (who do give a shit) don’t even bother learning the new ones’ names unless they manage to last 90 days on the job. No point. Much prefer bags that can stand up on their own. I do ask if people are OK with me packing them heavy or not - you never know who has a bad shoulder or back - but if they’re OK with a heavy load so am I. I’m known for dense, compact packing - it’s like a 3D jigsaw puzzle, but with some fragile pieces like eggs. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/99 "2019-02-21T12:07:24Z")
America is a foreign country…🙂 I do the weekly shop here and take a selection of reusable bags with me; one is insulated to keep the cold stuff cold. The bags go in the trolley and I scan the goods as I go, packing them in the appropriate bag; there is even a special one for the wine. At the checkout, the scanner tells the till what I bought and if there is any alcohol and assistant comes over to tell it that I am over 18. Card in slot, PIN, and Bob’s your mother’s brother. The only time anyone here gets their bags packed is if they ask for help, or if the Scouts or Guides are fundraising. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/100 "2019-02-21T12:47:43Z")
Yes, yes, America is a strange place… My store is trying to work out how to deploy a system such as you describe, where the customer scans and bags as they go then pays at the till. There are both technological and cultural issues involved. We have customers who prefer to use self-serve checkouts and do everything themselves. I have customers who want me to ring up their goods but prefer to do their own bagging. I have folks who prefer to use their own bags, who prefer paper bags, or prefer plastic bags. I have some customers who really do need assistance with grocery shopping - sometimes they come with an aide, sometimes we use store employees to help them. Part of the challenge is trying to accommodate everyone. Some folks view this need to be adaptable and accommodating as a burden. Others, such as myself, view it as a challenge and part of what makes the job interesting as opposed to oppressively boring. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/101 "2019-02-21T13:11:12Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Seems like you could make a bag that says “Biggus Dickus” on Cafe Press. What’s so funny about Biggus Dickus? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996/102 "2019-02-21T13:14:14Z")
I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t adopt the American custom of providing free bagging assistance as a matter of course, now that you all know it’s an option. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-grocery-bag-for-man/571996.md?page=6)