She had all the eco friendly carrier bags, plus a few sacks for the bulkier items she might need to drag home. Coal sacks were really great for pumpkins and the odd fifty kilos of carrots you might need to store away for the Winter.
Now I can hear a few of you snorting and spluttering at the idea of fossil fuel sacks. She had found them in her father’s garage years ago - he was born in 1920 when coal sacks were super trendy.
Unloading preloved plastic bags had its challenges; people were becoming cagy about using them. She still had a few tricks up her sleeve for the unsuspecting few.
Mostly they were flat-earthers who didn’t believe in climate change, or mothers of toddlers who felt like putting a plastic bag over their child’s head.
The White Wabbit never let them have one though. She just told them IT WAS TIME FOR A NICE CUP OF TEA and sent the children outside to play with the coal sacks.
