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Something like this happened to me recently.

I said, "No bag please," because it was just one item that I could carry, but the cashier had already taken the bag off the metal rack. Instead of just laying it down to be used by someone else, he then threw it in the trash instead.

Even though there was nothing wrong with it. Sigh.

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If you're planning on drinking your coffee right there in the store, just ask for your coffee "for here" and they'll give you your drink in one of their glass mugs--I do it all the time. I guess there's still a chance that if they're really busy they'll write your order down on a disposable cup anyway, but at least if you forget your mug at home you can still get your drink without feeling guilty!

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I had a similar experience yesterday at Wal-Mart. I had forgotten my shopping bags so I picked up three at Wal-Mart, intending to give them to my daughter after I had used them. I was talking to the person behind me and I wasn't watching what the clerk was doing. When I went to pay the bill I found that the clerk had folded the reusable bags and stuffed them in the plastic bags thereby nullifying my attempt to be green. Hey Wal-Mart maybe a little education would help. This is not such a huge deal as I am very religious about recycling.

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When I worked at Starbucks, we had specially printed post-its to put on reusable mugs. We never used them though, we just remembered the drink. Sounds like you got a bum barista!

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i think it'd be cool if they wrote your order on your reusable mug with dry erase markers. That way no disposable cups or post its get thrown away in the process.

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