W H Smith v Wilkinsons

biscit

98jdougl wrote: »

So that means less bags being used so less plastic to landfills so it is a success, that's the whole point of the charge per bag, it's an environmental policy to prevent people using bags when not needed.

Off topic I know, sorry

It used to be the case that the only people who re-used bags were a small minority of committed greenies. Not any more.

We live in a day and age where it's normal to carry your own reusable bags around when we go shopping. Sure it's not convenient some times, so look on the 5p charge as for the convenience.

The environmental benefit of not getting a carrier bag is very small, but the thing is that it is soooo easily avoided as the effort required to be organised and reuse bags isn't just small, it's microscopic.

DCFC79 wrote: »

re the chocolate, stamps etc the staff are told to ask that to push sales and i bet they get a mystery shopper and get a good mark if they ask "do you want stamps", yes its annoying but for me its bearable

True, if the prices and stock range made WHSmith a worthwhile visit I would shop there and not be at all bothered by being offered stuff I don't want. As it is, it's not worthwhile for me, and the sales tactics are a complete irrelevance.

Poppy9

biscit wrote: »

It used to be the case that the only people who re-used bags were a small minority of committed greenies. Not any more.

We live in a day and age where it's normal to carry your own reusable bags around when we go shopping. Sure it's not convenient some times, so look on the 5p charge as for the convenience.

The environmental benefit of not getting a carrier bag is very small, but the thing is that it is soooo easily avoided as the effort required to be organised and reuse bags isn't just small, it's microscopic..

Re bags for clothes. Most clothes buys are impulse buys and the bags I carry are usually for small things like toiletries, food etc.

I don't carry bags big enough to carry coats. I would only do that if I set out intending to buy a coat.

I don't want to buy some knickers (or other clothes) in M&S that someone has returned and they may have taken them away stuffed in their handbag, coat pocket etc. with dirty tissues. Or if they had a bag with them it may have previously had food in there which has made the bag dirty.

I don't want to pay 5p or 10p which is what some stores charge for their bags with their logo on it when I've just spend £50 on a coat from their shop.

jess1974 wrote:

I have'nt bought anything in WH Smiths for years, i also can't understand how it stays in business, i buy all my childrens stationary in Wilkinsons, another chain that is still in business is Clintons, our local one is always empty since a Card Factory opened across the street from it....

The Card factory cards are pretty naff and Clinton's are nicer but too expensive. My solution is to only send a card to people I don't see. It amazes me the amount of money and tress wasted on cards sent to people you see daily or even live in the same house as.

I'm slowly converting people who know I don't like them wasting money on cards so I don't get birthday, Xmas or mother's day cards anymore and DD and OH only get birthday cards as they "like" them.

In work we give a donation to charity rather than send one another Xmas cards

The overflowing card recycling bins we have in work are enough to demonstrate that not only are cards enviromentally unfriendly they are also an horrendous waste of money. I no longer spend £15 on boxes of Xmas cards, and an average of £1.50 on cards for my family and friends I see regularly. I still remember/mark their birthday with a visit/text/email/phonecall or gift.