Although I feel Prop. 67 is totally lame in a hundred different ways and voted against it, here is some information on the bags that I was basically forced to purchase.
I literally get stopped at LEAST a dozen times when I'm at the store. Everyone asks me what they are, where I got them, how they work, have a full conversation about them, etc. So, although I probably shouldn't share actual photos of my stuff because you will totally be able to recognize me when I'm out & about in IRL, I thought maybe some TI'ers would also want to know about the bags as well since we're all in this situation together.
They are the
"Eezi Shop" bags on Amazon. The set comes with 4 canvas bags in graduated sizing. The smallest bag is insulated. They velcro together while in the cart and fold up to make a carrying case. They have plastic arms which rest on the top of your cart. The arms have plastic rods which ARE removable for when you want to wash them. The bags also have handles for carrying. They are color-coded, allowing organized people like myself to sort as you go. That means you can quickly put your cold items in the ice box and freezer when you get home. Here is what I've found works best: Blue (insulated) for cold or for hot deli items, Red for canned goods & bottles so the bag doesn't get too heavy to carry, Green for produce, and Orange for large lightweight items.
Sometimes the arms hit people in the butt.
As shopping continues, you will need to move the child seat out of the way in order to fully expand the bags.
At least there are fewer trips from the trunk and into the house. This was an unusually short trip. Normally, the bags are completely full and I have a lot of other items as well that will not fit. I try to save the bags for smaller items then load larger items without bags. Sometimes they have to split up my bags into 2 carts because all 4 will not fit. I get it all perfectly in there. But the bag boy can not get it to fit all back in the same way I did. I thank my child-self for all those hours of playing Tetris in the 80's -- it finally paid off.
I do not recommend getting bags much bigger than these. If anything, smaller is better because the larger the bag, the heavier it will get. I'm not very strong. I have a second set of
10 matching bags in my trunk that are even smaller (visible on the right side of my trunk.) I also have a third set which are
ALL insulated and MUCH larger which I gave to Mr. SoCal since he is strong enough to lift them.
Update: I see Amazon says they are sold out! The set was running $25, Prime, when I got them. Keep an eye out. If you try to buy a different set, be aware that MOST of these bags sold on Amazon have a net bottom. They will rip and snag. Keep looking until you find the canvas bottoms.
So, that is my system. I hope this info helps someone out there.