Reusable Bags

There's a tutorial here for making bags.
I'm picking up some fabric from a freecycler today and I plan to make bags with it.
I have a few large, strong totes that I use but the baggers at the commissary just don't know what to do with them- they act like they are flimsier than those plastic bags they have so they do NOT fill them up or put heavy items in them. They always end up bagging things in a VERY weird way- I buy a bar of soap so they put it in huge paper bag all by itself cause they can't put soap in with food- I'd rather stick it in my purse thank you very much. They even bagged a watermelon last time I was there! Who puts a watermelon in a bag!
I have to take the plastic bags to Wal-Mart to have them recycled and I frequently forget to take them with me when I'm out and about. We can't chuck them into the recycling bins here, but at least I can do that with the paper ones.
Yes, I do still shop at Wal-Mart, and Sam's Club. At Sam's they don't bag your stuff though, it just goes back into the cart. I've recently asked them not to bag my things at Wal-Mart when I forgot to take my canvas bags into the store with me, and that worked.
Anyway, I figure if I just make LOTS of bags and take them with me then maybe I'll get out of the commissary without any more disposable bags.

I've got lots of household chores to do today, but after that I'm hoping to spend some time in my room making bags.