Go Green With Your Bags

Are you aware of how durable the paper bags used in the Great Lakes Market Place are? They are some of the most durable bags you can get in a food market. Most paper bags you get in grocery stores are designed for that single use and are practically falling apart as you walk in your door. Sadly, this has trained most people to throw away their bags as soon as they're empty. Every year Americans use approximately 10 billion paper bags, which amounts to around 14 million trees. In contrast, 14 million trees can build near a million houses!

We don't want you to just throw our bags away; They're strong for a reason. We want you to reuse them! In fact, we're going to pay you when you reuse a bag. For every bag you reuse in our store, you will receive 10¢ off your purchase. This way, not only does reusing a bag help cut down on consumption of trees, it also cuts down on consumption of your money.

That's not all though. In a perfect world, bags would never fall apart and would be infinitely reusable. That's why we now offer the Great Lakes Market Place shopping bag. This durable bag will last much longer than even our extra durable paper bags. As an added bonus, every time you use one in our store, you will receive 15¢ off your purchase.

Help us protect our green earth, reuse your bags, and we'll help you save your green money.