[lwilsonide]

As part of Earth Month 2008, Wal-Mart will be giving away a million custom-made reusable shopping bags on Saturday, April 19 at 8AM Local Time.*

Plastic bags can take as long as 1,000 years to degrade. Wal-Mart sells reusable shopping bags made from recycled materials you can use instead, for just $1.

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[mckivigl]

Wow this is very neat. I always get so much stuff that I would need a bunch of these bags.

[amylynnk]

I have been buying 1 of these bags each time I go. They are great and hold so much more than the regular plastic bags. I have 8 now between Walmart and Hyvee. And that is about what I need for my food shopping trip weekly. Hyvee gives you money back when you use them.

They also are a good size for when you just need a bag. I am taking a water aerobics class and I can throw my towels, pool shoes and other stuff in there and it gets wet from my towels I just hang it in the laundry to dry.

If you buy one a week that is $1.00 if you use one post it coupon and it pays for itself, and think what you are doing for the environment.

Amy



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[hcsig]

I don't shop at WalMart very often but the other stores in my area tend to frown on you bringing in your own bag. I don't know why and right now it is too hard with a 10 month old in tow to attempt to argue with them.
But I do always take my plastic bags in to WalMart and recycle them...the greeters usually look at me like I am nuts since I only make it to Wal-Mart once every couple of months. But I am trying to do my part.

[twilcn]

It's this SATURDAY just a reminder.

[cuteyv]

They gave out these bags at the Green Expo held at Houston recently. Good ones!
Each bag is made from 4 2L Coke bottlese

[bradygirl]

Just an FYI...I was at Walmart today, and I don't know if the greeter lady made a mistake or what, but they had bright green earthday bags sitting out and I asked her about them and she told me they were free so I could have one!

So keep an eye out if you go before saturday!

[klarsen117]

so they're doing this in-store?

[bradygirl]

Yes....supposedly it is at 8 am on saturday. They are bright neon green with and earth on them, so you shouldn't be able to miss them!

[crazeecuponlady]

I found a hot pink mess tote for $5.00 at my walmart, at 1st I wasnt gonna buy it but the more I thought about it the more I thought that it would be a great bag to store my hot pink shopping cart cover! So I bought it....and now I store my shopping cart cover, 1 diaper, a travel pack of wipes, and the two other reuseable bags that I have been given at various other green events!

Because I use it to store my shopping cart cover no one eve thinks twice about me having the bag, its easier to carry everything in, its light weight, and I have found that I have used my reusable bags more! alot of the time I forget them in the car or at home........but since I have gotten this I never forget anymore.........

[OldTinGrl]

Just to remind everyone this is in the morning. I called my local Walmart and they are participating, so I am sure ALL Walmarts are. You can click here: Walmart.com - 1 Million Reusable Bag Giveaway on April 19 to see the bags. I like them.

[twilcn]

I am going early tomorrow morning!!!

[OldTinGrl]

Me too!

[wannasavemoney]

do not forget to get your bags today hope my store will still have some

[akajb2]

I just called my Walmart and talked with 2 different people and they had no idea if they were do this or not. So much for calling ahead.

[misspriss]

This may be a little OT but what is a shopping cart cover? I have never heard of one? Now i'm curious TIA!!!

[LACECOUPONS]

no deal at my walmart

[kobosky123]

my walmart did not do this

[imhisclay]

Got up early and headed to my local Walmart. They were not running the event. =(

[Jeannemc]

Went to my Walmart today and was told it is not Earth day yet. Then I was told by the manager that he had no idea and sold the bags they did get in!!!! No seed cards for the kids either. I called the 800 # and they told me to call the store, I felt like they did it to just get us in the door. I

[lpeacock]

Sounds like the baby day fisasco months ago. I'll call before I drag my preggo self there w/ DS in tow.

[Carina]

I got the run around too and now I am trying to contact them but no luck. Ughhhh I am really mad.

[bubbsguy]

I got mine and I love it, they were all gone by 11 am I forgot something and had to go back.

[Dezwey]

Sorry to hear about your experiences at Walmart today. I'm not going to let this one rest after it was listed on their website provided in an earlier post in this thread. I'm emailing the corporate office and suggest that all of you do the same. You can send an email describing your experience with today's promotion, put the link to their adversitement on their Walmart site and ask how you can received the promotion as offered.

They have a corporate link at walmartstore.com in the "contact us" link, but try the walmart.com first and do a follow up with the corporate link.

If all of us send an email, they just might think twice about how they handle other promotions they're going to offer and with luck might provide a way for us to receive the offer.

Hope this helps.