Dolphin Market has been offering free, reusable grocery bags which, when you do use them, will save you 10% at checkout.
Featuring beach photos taken by the island’s uber-photographer, Steve Simonsen, the bags are a joint venture including the Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park and the Elizabeth Haub Foundation.
It is part of a nationwide effort by the Haub Foundation to reduce the number of plastic bags which when just discarded carelessly, in St. John, are dangerous to coral reefs.’
“Our goal is to create enough incentive for shoppers to remember to use these bags. With the high cost of fuel and increasing price of food, we are hopeful that a 10% discount for bringing in your bag will be the catalyst that will help us reach our goal”, said Friends’ president Joe Kessler.
Dolphin Market is in Cruz Bay, at Boulon Center, near How to save money on groceries the construction site.
I don’t live on St John but would love to have one of these bags for my shopping is Chesapeake, VA. Any chance I could purchase one?
Ha haaaa! Yup, I totally want some, too!!! Let us know. Thanks!
Frank, I want two or three of the bags. Any way you could put me in touch with someone? Thanks.
L
I too would like to purchase some of the bags for use in Maine.
Please send info.
Thanks.
Add me to the list – winter is coming soon to Wisconsin and this would make grocery shopping here a bit more bearable!
i would like to purchase some as well!
We too have begun using re-usable bags in New England. I would love to have the opportunity to purchase a couple from St. John myself!
I’d buy one, but I could find no information at the Haub link. Ideas?
Hi Frank-
Please, send the info where I can obtain a few bags,too. Thank you!
info on getting some. THANKS
I’m checking with the Friends. In any event, Dolphin advertises a 10% discount at checkout – all you have to do is ask for it.
The Foundation has also worked with bother supermarkets in the states on tghe bag project.
Frank
I always use re-useable bags brought down from Maine. Wonder if they would honor these as well as their own?
I would love to have few of these bags, how would I go about purchasing one? It would be great to have the warm thoughts of St. John while protecting the environment of using a reusable bag.
Hi Frank,
Happy Hump Day!
Any chance you found out how we can go about purchasing some of these bags?
Hi Frank, Could you send info on having a few of these bags sent to the states? It looks like there are a lot of posts about this so maybe selling these bags could raise some money! Thanks.
We are still working at the Friends to determine a way to supply the Haub bag to our stateside followers. It may be available soon on our website but between now and then I will keep you all informed. Thanks for all the interest and support in this on island effort.