5p bag charge - your views

System

Noticed several customers today weren't aware about the bag charges.

Where have they been for the past two and a half months??

Big_Graeme

PennyForThem wrote: »

No - not in Wales. I buy raw fish and get a bag for free

But that bag would be the primary container, you are then not allowed another free bag at the till they way some English stores interpret the laws.

Bongo567

Big_Graeme wrote: »

People in Scotland and Wales pay for every bag regardless of its use, only England has the half baked loop holes. Only unwrapped food items like loose veg get free bags.

England just complicates things. If you can afford a big grocery shop is the bag charge really too much of a hardship!? if not buy a rucksack and go daily don't do a big shop where you need loads of bags.. simples.

Scotland and Wales are very efficient and have it simple. Just look how Germany is run.. no messing about.

A._Badger

Bongo567 wrote: »

England just complicates things. If you can afford a big grocery shop is the bag charge really too much of a hardship!? if not buy a rucksack and go daily don't do a big shop where you need loads of bags.. simples.

Scotland and Wales are very efficient and have it simple. Just look how Germany is run.. no messing about.

"Go daily"?!

There speaks someone who has never struggled on a bus with small children in tow. Ideology trumps common sense and real life, once again.

keran77

I have used carrier bags in supermarkets when I've picked up a few things. Since the 5p charge I have tried to remember to take my reusable bags more and keep them in the boot of the car.

Overall it's a positive change, we can't keep wasting resources. Maybe it's time for supermarket to think about excessive packaging on items as it's unnecessary and wasteful.

System

Mum noticed Asda ran out of their bags for life
I popped into Sainsburys and they sold out of their 10p bags
On the local Spotted pages on Facebook someone wrote that Morrisons have sold out too.

Summary, people are still not learned the bag charge

robin58

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Mum noticed Asda ran out of their bags for life
I popped into Sainsburys and they sold out of their 10p bags
On the local Spotted pages on Facebook someone wrote that Morrisons have sold out too.

Summary, people are still not learned the bag charge

All the supermarkets you mentioned still have plenty of the plastic bags for life in my area.

The only exception is the 39p bag from Morrisons. Been out of stock for weeks.

KxMx

I ended up buying a bag for the first time since the charge

Had time to kill before beauty appointment so popped upstairs to browse the clothes in Debenhams and ended up buying a dress.

Neither of the bags I had with me were suitable and it was wet outside so I gave in.

Now however I have a designated "clean" bag which will be coming out with me in future!

Bongo567

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Mum noticed Asda ran out of their bags for life
I popped into Sainsburys and they sold out of their 10p bags
On the local Spotted pages on Facebook someone wrote that Morrisons have sold out too.

Summary, people are still not learned the bag charge

Keep rising the prices.. people will learn eventually

DUKE

I bought my first 5p bag on Christmas Eve, but it was worth it as I dodged the massive queues & paid for meat in the clothes department at Tesco. I'd got my own bag from Macmillan http://shop.macmillan.org.uk/macmillan-essentials.html but didn't want it contaminated.