PEORIA, IL—It was any old Thursday morning for Mae Griffin, 68. Let the dog out, pour the coffee, take the garbage to the curb—a typical routine for which many are familiar. That is, until Griffin went to replace the liner for her kitchen trash bin. Peering into the cabinet, which exclusively housed a bag full of various plastic bags, all Griffin saw was the empty void. “I don’t know what happened,” she said. “I’ve been accumulating bags from grocery stores the past 60 years, and all of a sudden, they’re all gone overnight. BOOM!” Griffin explained all the various uses she had for the versatile home staple. “Picking up dog poop, organizing loose legos, prepping for an impromptu water-balloon fight—I’m ready for anything. But this Thursday, I lost everything.”
Among the missing bags were various Target bags from the era when they were extra thick, the Aldi bags with the wide handles, the Wal-Mart bags with the Roll Back slogan on them, and even some bags from defunct stores like Montgomery Ward and Marshall Field. “I can’t replace those! There hasn't been a K-Mart near me since 1989.” she said.
Local police explained to Griffin that she can keep her garbage in other household items—like empty tissue boxes, empty planters, and even the empty trash bins. "We know it's a burden not to have the plastic bag liner," said Sergeant Stokke, "but we're sure Ms. Griffin will be back on her feet soon."
Griffin confirmed that if she started getting her weekly groceries double-bagged, she would be fully restocked in about a month.
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