# Why don't more people do this at the grocery?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 22, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-people-do-this-at-the-grocery/775358 "2016-12-22T12:13:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-people-do-this-at-the-grocery/775358/81 "2016-12-25T10:36:29Z")

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I have occasionally done this in the past, but I haven’t used a cart or basket in years (well, maybe once). I have four fabric shopping bags, and I just put everything in those, unpack at the checkout counter, and pack up again afterward.

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