Comment Re:Solution (Score 1) 470
I live in Brazil and sometimes I walk to the market.
Some upper end markets here give you a paper bag with handles, like this one:
http://blogs.estadao.com.br/curiocidade/files/2012/03/sacola_papel_SantaLuzia-682x1024.jpg
I prefer those to plastic ones. They easily handle 10kg(about 25 lbs, for americans), where the plastic ones barely get 2kg(5 lbs) without punctures. Also they are very sturdy, and survive minor rain.
With two of those paper bags I can take the equivalent of ten or more plastic bags, and they don't hurt my fingers like the plastic ones do.