Costco Shoppers Need These ‘Incredibly Sturdy’ Shopping Bags

One of the greatest thrills of life is heading to your nearest Costco and grabbing all of your essentials (plus some other fun goodies) at a lower price. It pays to shop in bulk—especially now, when groceries are pricier than ever. The only drawback—aside from Costco selling out of the pizza slice you were hoping to snack on—is packing up the items and bringing them home. 

Luckily, avid bulk shoppers have discovered a clever solution: these thoughtfully designed reusable shopping bags. They’re sturdy enough to hold the many bottles of extra virgin olive oil you’ve just purchased. These bags are also incredibly roomy, so there’s plenty of space for bulk-bought grains, proteins, snacks and other ingredients. At under $10 apiece on sale, they’ll basically pay for themselves over time, whether making it easier and more likely for you to head to Costco, or preventing you from breaking and repurchasing other flimsy bags. 

Creative Green Life Reusable Shopping Bags, Set of 3 

These bags are made with three layers of heavy-duty materials, including canvas, plastic and metal . The interior of the bags was designed to be easily cleaned with a simple wipe. The bag is sturdy enough to stay open and upright when it’s being loaded with groceries. According to the brand, this pack of three bags can do the job of 10 standard grocery bags. 

They’re 11 inches in width and 11 inches tall, allowing them to hold up to 36 soup cans or 6 gallons of milk each. The tall 12-inch handles provide ample room for items that take up a lot of vertical space, like baguettes and wine bottles. One Amazon user who reported packing an average of “40 pounds” of groceries in them said that they have “had these for quite some time and I haven’t ripped one yet.” 

Another perk of their stable, strong design is that your items won’t flail around in the back of your car on the way home. They fold down flat when they’re not in use, meaning you can keep them in the back of your car or under a car seat at all times. Yay for impromptu shopping trips! 

These bags have 10,600 five-star ratings from users, many of whom say they’re perfect for wholesale stores like Costco. One reviewer who shops in bulk often was tired of their grocery bag handles breaking, so they picked up this Creative Green Life set. “These bags are incredibly sturdy and fold neatly until needed,” they wrote, noting that they highly recommend them over flimsy bags. “This makes transporting groceries really easy, as most of my shopping trips will use two bags or less,” a second person said. “I carry all my groceries in one trip with a bag in each hand.” 

To show just how much these can hold, a third customer included a photo of their haul, writing “ I fit a 1.5-quart carton of ice cream, 1.5-quart sour cream, 1 quart of buttermilk, a 5-pound bag of flour, plus butter, cheese and a large box of taco shells with plenty of room still to spare for lighter stuff to rest on top.” A fourth shopper said these bags “make Costco feasible,” adding: “My Costco runs no longer result in our recycling being completely filled up at the end of the trip. It’s a great way to keep me from needing boxes and makes it easier when I’m alone to unload the car.”

You can grab these raved-about shopping bags in multiple colors, such as navy blue, gray, chevron and green. With such an ingenious design and low price tag, there’s no reason not to score them ahead of your next bulk shopping trip. 

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At the time of publishing, the price was $26.