A clever packing hack caught one woman's eye as an idea so 'plain stinkin' smart' that she photographed it and shared the method online.
Plastic bags have a way of multiplying, but one shopper found a way to store them so conveniently she brought it to the supermarket. Writing on an Aldi Facebook group, a woman shared how she spotted a fellow shopper with a tissue box repurposed as a plastic bag container, allowing her to pull one out at a time.
Unable to help herself, the writer asked to take a picture of the wee box and shared it online in a popular post. Luckily, other users could see the genius in the simple swap.
She explained how the other shopper had stored her plastic bags neatly inside the box, compactly stored to allow her to pull one out at a time, like tissues.
The Mirror reported she said: "As I pushed my buggy to the bagging counter, I see the woman next to me pull her plastic grocery sacks out of a Kleenex box.
"I asked her to see the Kleenex box and then laughed right out loud telling her just how brilliant she is.
"She probably thought I was a bit nuts because I wanted a picture of it … But I just had to share. She says she keeps this little Kleenex box in the car and always has little grocery sacks handy. Just plain stinkin' smart."
The post garnered lots of attention on the social media platform, with hundreds taking the time to comment.
One person replied: "This is exactly what I call one of the 'Why didn't I think of that?' moments that I have daily! Brilliant." A second wrote: "She's a genius! I'm stealing that idea to keep in my car."
Others said they have used the method to store bags at home, with some suggesting an old baby wipe box works just as well, but added that they had never considered taking it with them to the supermarket.
Someone else added: "I keep a box under all of my sinks, my garage and laundry room but I never thought of one in my car for Aldi stops. Great idea."
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