Looking for another green freebie? Well, look no further. Kroger wants to give you a reusable shopping bag just for entering their reusable shopping bag contest. All you have to do is design your own reusable shopping tote, and they’ll credit your Kroger card for the cost of one of their bags.
Even better? When you submit your design, others will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite design. Great prizes will be awarded to the top 10 bag designs, with one lucky designer winning a $1,000 Kroger gift card and the chance for their bag design to be sold in stores. Judges will also select four finalists who will receive $250 Kroger gift cards and five runners-up who will receive $100 Kroger gift cards!
How’s that for an incentive to go green? And yes, that’s my not-so-creative bag pictured above.
Need another incentive?
Kroger has generously given me two $25 gift cards to pass on to two lucky winners to help draw attention to their green efforts. I hope you’ll all take a minute to create a bag and submit your design!
How can you win?
Share your biggest barrier to using reusable shopping totes. Is it hard to remember them? Do you have difficulties bagging your items? Would a small credit for using them be an incentive? Can you think of any ways to solve the issue? I’m just interested in your thoughts on the whole issue.
Every reader has three methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, or three for up to a total of 3 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
1. Leave a comment. Tell me what your biggest barrier to using reusable shopping totes.
2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!
3. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.
Prize:
(2) $25 Kroger Gift Cards
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Saturday, April 18th. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on Sunday, April 19th and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!
Merrilee
I always forget them, but a small incentive would help me be more motivated. I do re-use the plastic ones that are in good condition for other things.
Merrilee
i’m a subscriber!
Angela
you are on my blogroll
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Ashley
I always leave my bags at home or in the car. I can never remember until check out!
Shannon
It seems like I am always entering the store when ! realize that the totes are in my car!!!UGGHHHH!
Erica T
My barrier is that I always forget to take the bags to the store with me.
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Erica T
I’m subscribed via Google Reader
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Thrifty & Chic Mom
You are on my blogroll
Erica T
You’re on my blogroll.
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Jen C
My biggest barrier is taking the time to judge how many I would need for a trip. Then I have to remember to hand them to the cashier so stuff can get bagged in them. Places like Aldi and Trader Joe’s are easy since I either bag myself or they ask if I have a bag I want to use, but I’d never think of taking bags into Target.
Jen C
And I do subscribe to your feed.
Rebecca
Hmmm. I’d love to have an incentive to use them, like cents off or something. At this point my biggest barrier is that I don’t have any! I need to get some and then work on remembering to use them!
Rebecca
I am also a subscriber via google reader with name “gitrecca.”
Angela
My biggest barrier is remembering to bring them in from the car!
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Amy
My biggest barrier is just remembering to bring the bags with me – I probably only remember about 50% of the time. I do think a small discount / incentive would help me remember them more often.
Amy
I am already a subscriber to your e-mails – love them, thanks!
Shelly
I have a hard time remembering to bring the bags into the store. Also, in my area, the baggers sometimes give me dirty looks. I should just get over it! Today I am taking them!
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Anne Marie
I love using reusable bags – especially the large ones I purchased at Target. I can fit so much in them – it makes bringing the groceries into the house a lot easier (compared to 10+ plastic sacks). I think the largest barrier (aside from forgetting them at home) is being confident when I go through the check out line! If there is a self-scan option, I always choose that, so I bag the groceries myself. Otherwise, I go through the conversation of “yes, I’ve purchased this already – I brought it for my groceries” and help them deal with the bags. Places are getting better at accepting the use of reusable bags — which is good because they sell them!
Penny
My biggest barrier is that I shop with two little ones (a 2 yr old & 9 mo old). Yep, two kids, two diaper bags (I like to be prepared). Plus, my huge coupon book and the little envelope with all the extra Qs that I haven’t sorted. It’s amazing that I bother to go shopping at all : ) Also, when I have brought my own bags in it seems to me that I get looks like I’m about to shoplift or something : ( Anyone else get that?
Elizabeth
My biggest barrier is remembering to use them and also when I do, carrying them while I am also carrying my 8 month old. I am working on it though! :)
Amy
that was fun designing the kroger bag.
I’m starting to see more and more people using them at the store – peer pressure! the good kind ;-)
Elizabeth
Your button is on my blog.
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marilyn
My biggest barrier is remembering to put them back in the car to reuse.
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Selene M
My biggest barrier is also having them with me and remembering to take them into the store. I keep them on the door knob so I see them when I leave, or in the front seat so they’re obvious in the car.
Selene M
I’m a subscriber.
Renae
My biggest barrier is forgetting to take them in the store! With two kiddos, I am lucky to remember my shopping list!
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Julieann
I keep forgetting to use mine, so now I keep them in my car and will put my coupon box or shopping list in them. I use one for CVS, one for WAGS, and the others for grocery stores.
Julieann
I already subscribe via Google.
Pat
My biggest barrier is remembering to take them with me into the store.
maryanne
My biggest barrier is cashiers and baggers seem to be awkward handling reusable bags. I feel like I’m being a pain in the neck.
I subscribe