Brown paper bags

Whatever happened to those little brown paper bags my mother used to wrap my sandwiches in?

Everything seems to come in polythene bags with handles like the ones you weigh your fruit and veg in at the supermarket.

I get the nice old-fashioned bags when I buy my apples and spuds at Cambridge Market, but can't think of anywhere else.

Not only do they get the bio brownie points (sorry, no pun intended) but you can write on the contents - very useful when sending child off with lunchbox.