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So, fairly recently, the Bulk Barn has changed their policy and will let you use any refillable container as long as it is clean. This is great news for those of us who used to bring our own bags… and pull them out furtively and try to refill them, while waiting for the inevitable scolding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to the bulk barn on the weekend, and there was one other woman there doing the exact same plan as me… hooray!!! it’s spreading!!!. The more of us who refuse to buy food in plastic packaging the more companies will have to come up with other options. Don’t underestimate your power as a consumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need:
-a list (this just keeps you from buying stuff you don’t really need anyway)
-jars
-bags to carry your jars in
-markers to mark the top (they have them at the store if you don’t)
-I like to bring a notebook and a pen to write down the codes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how you do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Take stock. Once you get your pantry organized this is an easy, quick scan to see which jars are almost empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then grab some clean, pre-washed jars from your jar storage (see previous post) and write what you are going to buy on the top (this is totally optional, but I find it keeps me organized and saves time. I use a chalk marker that I got from a craft store. It shows up well and wipes off easily for re-use).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use a permanent black or gold marker to write on the “tare” – the weight of the jar – when I know it. This saves me time when I get to the store. Any jars that haven’t been “tared” you just have to get to the till before you start shopping and they will weigh and mark the jars for you. You ask “I have to tare some jars please”, they know what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then you shop as normal. I also usually throw in a couple of cloth bags for last minute “I forgot this”, “it’s on sale” or just plain “I love cheezies” last minute, unexpected purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find this whole process saves me time and money. First of all, I’m way less likely to buy something I don’t need. I get just the right quantity and when I get home, the jars just go right on the shelf. Unpacking is easy!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, fairly recently, the Bulk Barn has changed their policy and will let you use any refillable container as long as it is clean. This is great news for those of us who used to bring our own bags… and pull them out furtively and try to refill them, while waiting for the inevitable scolding. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,1],"tags":[40,44,48,41,34],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juliahale.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}