Lack of publicity over England's shops charging 5p a bag

System

Nick_C wrote: »

. No more impulse buying for me now unless its essential and urgent.

I have two bags in my coat pockets and a b4l in my handbag.

Bought 7 bags that fold into pouches on the internet, so I can put them in my other coats pockets and another one in my handbag as I don't want to be carrying my shopping bag full of bags around with me.

System

If you forgot bags and left them in the car - why don't you pack at the car? I have done it myself several times pre bag charge as I don't like the flimsy things.

I once packs my shopping at my car and it was almost monsoon like rain. People gave me odd looks.

BlueEyedGirl

ScarletMarble wrote: »

If you forgot bags and left them in the car - why don't you pack at the car? I have done it myself several times pre bag charge as I don't like the flimsy things.

I once packs my shopping at my car and it was almost monsoon like rain. People gave me odd looks.

I'd never thought of that, good idea!

Poppy9

ScarletMarble wrote: »

If you forgot bags and left them in the car - why don't you pack at the car? I have done it myself several times pre bag charge as I don't like the flimsy things.

I once packs my shopping at my car and it was almost monsoon like rain. People gave me odd looks.

You have to have trolley not a basket as the baskets have security tags on them.

If you decide to juggle them in your arms out to the car remember to get your car keys out first so you can open the car as impossible to root in bag/pocket with arms full of shopping!

tomtontom

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I have two bags in my coat pockets and a b4l in my handbag.

Bought 7 bags that fold into pouches on the internet, so I can put them in my other coats pockets and another one in my handbag as I don't want to be carrying my shopping bag full of bags around with me.

What a kerfuffle! Why not just keep one bag on you for unexpected shops, and then bring your "shopping bag full of bags" when you go to do your main shop? Or even better, keep them in the car ...

balletshoes

Poppy9 wrote: »

You have to have trolley not a basket as the baskets have security tags on them.

If you decide to juggle them in your arms out to the car remember to get your car keys out first so you can open the car as impossible to root in bag/pocket with arms full of shopping!

i never lug a basket around in supermarkets, i always use a trolley.

Bogof_Babe

balletshoes wrote: »

i never lug a basket around in supermarkets, i always use a trolley.

I do in Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose, as they have returned to civilisation and don't require a £1 coin or trolley token. Those shops get more of my custom purely for this reason, as I can put my handbag (actually a small backpack) in it, plus any other shopping I'm carrying.

Not everyone shops by car. My OH will drive us to Asda once a week, but most of the time I'm on the bus, either with or without him. Have to remember to get all the heavy things on the Asda trip.

custardy

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I do in Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose, as they have returned to civilisation and don't require a £1 coin or trolley token. Those shops get more of my custom purely for this reason, as I can put my handbag (actually a small backpack) in it, plus any other shopping I'm carrying.

Not everyone shops by car. My OH will drive us to Asda once a week, but most of the time I'm on the bus, either with or without him. Have to remember to get all the heavy things on the Asda trip.

shops dont add the mechanism to trolleys for fun.
Its a cost,but for a reason to cut down on trolley loses.

Bogof_Babe

custardy wrote: »

shops dont add the mechanism to trolleys for fun.
Its a cost,but for a reason to cut down on trolley loses.

Yes I appreciate that, but if some stores can offer unchained trolleys they must consider customer convenience is more of a priority.

Some have a locking device fitted to their wheels, so that they can't be taken beyond a certain point. Seems a good practical alternative.

Bogof_Babe

Actually I told an untruth there ^ - in some Asda stores trolleys do have to be released from the stack with a coin or token. Quite often there are loose ones lying around though. I shop regularly in two branches in two different towns, one does chain them and the other doesn't.

So it's just Morrisons and Waitrose where you can use one without all the faffing around. As far as I have found, ALL the Morrisons have stopped chaining them up. They still have the same trolleys but have put their own fixed tokens in the slot. It's probably all part of their campaign to claw back their customer base, after a difficult few years.

Waitrose customers would, of course, never dream of stealing a trolley! :rotfl: