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5p Charge for all carrier bags in Wales
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Couldn't believe i had to pay 5p for a little brown paper bag for my burger and fries from Burger King.... now i think that is taking it a step toooooo far! :eek:0
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I'll be smelling clothes I buy now after someone helpfully pointed out that someone could buy something, put it in a used carrier bag that they previously had food in like fish etc. and then returned it to store as unsuitable!!
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I see your point Ben, but I suppose every little helps and other areas of waste are trying to be tackled to. I'm a bit dissapointed to be honest, 5p for a bag for life is a good buy and I can't see it making a difference to people who already don't take their own bags. I was talking to a customer this week and apparently in Ireland bags are 15p so thats why its made such a difference there. Yesterday everyone wanted a carrier for the smallest item so think they are stock piling :rotfl:
The trouble is that not so much is being done about other forms of waste. The amount of new recycling schemes and the money spent on household rubbish does seem illogical when I consider what percentage it represents of the stuff that goes in to landfill. Major contributors like construction and building waste have had little or no attempts made to reduce or reuse.
I'm also very cautious of the every little helps angle. Often it does seem to be justifying effort that is disproportionate for the benefits.
As for disposable plastic bags, I have always been puzzled by how many people rely on them entirely to carry things back from shops. I've used strong reusable bags for years to collect groceries as they're much better really, but for the occasional impulse buy or item I want to protect on the way home more carefully, disposable plastic bags are useful.0 -
It's ridiculous!
If one goes to B&Q and buy a 25kg bag of sand it essentially comes in a plastic bag, how else is one expected to carry the sand out otherwise?
What if I buy a trolley full of foodstuffs at Tesco but decline the option of buying carrier bags? Do I have to carry an armfull at a time to the boot of my car and keep returning?0 -
It's ridiculous!
If one goes to B&Q and buy a 25kg bag of sand it essentially comes in a plastic bag, how else is one expected to carry the sand out otherwise?
What if I buy a trolley full of foodstuffs at Tesco but decline the option of buying carrier bags? Do I have to carry an armfull at a time to the boot of my car and keep returning?
You don't have to pay for prepackaged plastic bags so you would be okay with the sand.
And if you don't want to pay for bags in Tesco then reload your trolley and wheel it out to the car and empty into the boot then return the trolley.
Have to say everyone in work is moaning about the lack of bags now and no one is prepared to pay for one. While many of women used to carrying a carrier in their handbag often one bag isn't enough and the men have never been in the habit of carrying bags as they don't have handbags. It's not the supermarket shopping that's the problem it's clothes shopping. We've had tips on how to wash our carrier bags distributed in work and reminders to keep separate bags for veg, fish, meat, cleaning materials and clothes etc. So now I need to take 5 bags with me for impulse buys!! ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
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What if I buy a trolley full of foodstuffs at Tesco but decline the option of buying carrier bags? Do I have to carry an armfull at a time to the boot of my car and keep returning?
No, put them in the bags you have bought with you. You know you'll be charged for the previously free ones - there's been enough publicity, so be prepared.I used to work for Tesco - now retired - speciality Clubcard0 -
It's ridiculous!
If one goes to B&Q and buy a 25kg bag of sand it essentially comes in a plastic bag, how else is one expected to carry the sand out otherwise?
What if I buy a trolley full of foodstuffs at Tesco but decline the option of buying carrier bags? Do I have to carry an armfull at a time to the boot of my car and keep returning?
You can just take a bag to the shops (presumably reusable) and use that to carry things. It's fortunately not completely unworkable. Anyway, until the 1980s most people did reuse bags, I remember big thick square ones from Sainsbury's that had orange "sainsbury's" text printed down them. We paid something for them (I forget what now) and used them multiple times. Of course, plastic bags were very western Europe, in the east I didn't see many. I don't think you could get plastic bags in East Germany! I have no memory of them anyway. Everyone still found a way to get the shopping home though.
Plastic bags were a good idea that people appreciated at the time, they were strong and waterproof, could be used again but were cheap enough if you forgot one to just buy a new one occasionally. Then they got thinner and thinner and you're now lucky to get out the store before something pokes out the side. The advent of the free bags really was a turn for the worse. I'm not sure when it became expected for the shop to provide a way to carry items home, but I've never felt it their responsibility to provide something. Helpful, but not expected. So, I'm happy to pay 5p for a bag and use it for a few months, but do I remember the original plastic bags lasted a lot better and seemed to be made from less stretchy plastic.0 -
Had to laugh at one of BBC Wales News headlines tonight.Carrier bag use has dropped but there is a rise in trolley and basket theft!! ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
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Had to laugh at one of BBC Wales News headlines tonight.
oops theyll be charging a pound for the baskets soon noticed theyve started putting tags in the bottom of ours at tescos but theres one large problem they are right by the door and keep setting the alarm off :rotfl:Replies to posts are always welcome, If I have made a mistake in the post, I am human, tell me nicely and it will be corrected. If your reply cannot be nice, has an underlying issue, or you believe that you are God, please post in another forum. Thank you0 -
I was well and truly shocked when I saw the charge on my receipt when I got home! It is outrageous that the customer is not informed that the bags are no longer free. It may have had publicity in Wales but it certainly did not get any outside of it!
Also, I would be curious to know whether the 5p is considered as payment for the bag or as a tax. Can I return my bag and get my 5p back? What if the bag is defective?0
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