These are the three bags that I used while transporting our groceries from my car into the apartment the other day. They really work very well. And of course, they save on not using plastic bags all the time. I’m getting better at remembering to bring these bags before I get to the store… It did take some getting used to, at first. I’ve got one smaller bag (a Colts one, as a matter of fact) that stays in my car for smaller and/or spontaneous trips into the store.
Anyway, I thought this pic of my loot for the weekend looked cute. There’s the Yearly Kos bag, which is actually made of a wonderful grocery-toting material; there’s the paw print bag, just cuz; and there’s a bag that D.’s mom made, which is nice and large and has two big handles sewn all around the bag for extra support. I do enjoy this trio of tote bags. If you look closely, you might see Puggles in the corner, as she pretends not to be sneaking a peek at what is inside… 
She’s being a bit more obvious in the pic below… Believe me, she had her head in the bags earlier, sniffing away…
I declared myself plastic bag free last year and have gotten very good about using them now. I don’t think I’ve brought in a plastic one in a few months. Even remembered during holiday shopping! That’s a good idea to use the NN totes. I’ll dig mine up! I have a lot, but the other day I did a pretty big run and almost used them all.