"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 16 May 2013 23:18:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Roy" > wrote in message
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>>> On Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:36:42 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> Daughter and I were stooging it today. Went shopping at Albertsons,
>>>> Target
>>>>
>>>> and Costco. Mostly got stuff for the food back at Albertsons but did
>>>> get
>>>>
>>>> some things for the pasta salad that I'll make on Sat. Was hoping that
>>>>
>>>> Costco would still have the assorted little grape and cherry tomatoes.
>>>> They
>>>>
>>>> did! Also picked up a big container of cherries and a fruit platter
>>>> for
>>>>
>>>> husband.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Got home. Daughter opened the back of the van and shrieked!
>>>> Apparently
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>> bag had toppled. A few cherries fell to the driveway along with all of
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>> tomatoes! We picked up all of the tomatoes that we could easily reach
>>>> but a
>>>>
>>>> few were under the van. Since the driveway is on a slight slant, those
>>>>
>>>> eventually rolled near the sidewalk. We opted just to leave the
>>>> cherries
>>>>
>>>> there because I know the birds love them and we have quite a few birds
>>>> in
>>>>
>>>> the front yard. I think they have nests there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Picked up the fruit platter and tomatoes and walked them into the
>>>> house.
>>>>
>>>> Then I could feel the front of my shirt getting wetter and wetter.
>>>> Fruit
>>>>
>>>> platter was upside down and I was doused with melon juice. So while I
>>>> was
>>>>
>>>> cleaning up inside the house, daughter came in, laughing her head off.
>>>> It's
>>>>
>>>> a nice day, we're across the street from a park and people are always
>>>>
>>>> walking their dogs out there. She said people gave her the funniest
>>>> looks
>>>>
>>>> when they say the produce all over. We do have a cherry tree so they
>>>> were
>>>>
>>>> probably thinking it was a bit early for those.
>>>
>>> Always have boxes in your van to put those bags of groceries into.
>>
>>I had thought about that. But it seemed like they would be problematic if
>>I
>>bought something large.
>
> You can always put the large items beside the boxes. Just because the
> boxes are there doesn't mean you absolutely have to use them.

There is no room for boxes back there. One box, maybe. I used to have a
big basket to hold the reusable bags. It was taking up so much room, I got
rid of it and scaled back on how many bags I carry.