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We now have to pay a 5-cent tax for each paper or plastic shopping bag we get at stores in Montgomery County, Maryland. And I've already gotten suckered into it twice on opening day. (This new tax went into effect Jan. 1 -- kind of like my free Wendy's Frosties, only it doesn't require me to bring my own cups!) I remember when the bag trend hit Washington, D.C., a couple years back, where everyone was charged 5 cents every time they needed a bag for purchases of food and alcohol (including, as luck would have it for me, Subway)....

December 12, 2011, 9:02 PM HKT Latest China Knock-Off Craze: Luxury (Shopping) Bags The ability to flaunt Gucci and Chanel shopping bags has long drawn Chinese shoppers to luxury labels. But now China’s high-end show-offs are figuring out that there’s no need to spend thousands of yuan for a bag that’s available online for a mere fraction of the price. According to a report in the state-run China Daily, shopping bags emblazoned with names like Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Prada and Burberry have become the latest must-have among Chinese online shoppers – and in true China fashion, most of them...

I have a friend who is a fellow conservative in a world of liberals and asked me to help them out. Her 9-year old Child has designed a re-usable bag for the Kroger Company, the winner will have their design be on all the bags nationwide at King Soopers, Smiths, Krogers, etc.. The design goes with the phrase "HE's got the whole world in his hands" which is a Christian message among all the liberal and far-left wing messages on the other bags. If fellow freepers can help us out by voting daily I would appreciate it! The link is:...