Debenhams 10p Plastic Bags

Slinky

Was given a free paper bag in John Lewis yesterday.

anamenottaken

Pollycat wrote: »

I've picked up 'click & collect' orders from both Debenhams & BHS in the last week and the Debenhams one came in a sealed plastic bag with no handle and the BHS one (larger & heavier) came in a sealed plastic bag with a handle.

No charge for either bag.

Does the legislation cover all provision of plastic bags or just in-store purchases?

The-Truth wrote: »

Did you check the receipt to see if they charged for it?

If they didn't and they get caught then it's as much as £35,000 fine.

Can't see they'll keep giving out free bags for to long seeing the consequences.

Click and collect is specifically excluded from the mandatory charge.

takman

It's funny how people are still make a fuss about this. I have a large shopping retailer local to me that have always charged for bags as long as I can remember. 5p for a small one and 10p for a big one.

People seem to forget that bags actually cost money to produce and cost the retailers money to buy. Even if retailers charge 10p for a bag I bet it's still the least profitable item in the shop!

chuckley

peachyprice wrote: »

Not in Marks and Spencer, you still have to pay for the bag.

I've always had my stuff delivered in those handle boxes. but they have always offered me a bag...

dragonsoup

Nice free paper carrier from Monsoon yesterday. Shame it was raining.... I spotted the bag starting to disintegrate just in time to catch my expensive new purchase before it fell on the ground.

barbiedoll

I'm more than happy to pay for a plastic carrier bag and I completely agree with the reasons for the charge.

I do think that it's a bit of a rip-off though, charging for a tiny bag in which to put a gift card/birthday card. They may well have handles but they can hardly be reused for other shopping, apart from being too small, they're very flimsy.

Thanks for the heads-up though, I'm going Christmas card shopping at Card Factory later this week, I'll take a supply of sandwich bags with me lol!

NBLondon

barbiedoll wrote: »

I do think that it's a bit of a rip-off though, charging for a tiny bag in which to put a gift card/birthday card. They may well have handles but they can hardly be reused for other shopping, apart from being too small, they're very flimsy.

But surely that proves its a single-use bag - which is what the legislation is about ???


If the card is already cellophane wrapped - you don't need a bag, you can slip it into a coat pocket or a handbag or anything else you may already be carrying with the receipt folded round it. Otherwise, a paper bag would do the job 99.9% of the time wouldn't it?

NiallB

pinkshoes wrote: »

Why didn't you just wear the long winter coat you had bought your wide?

His Wide? Now now, no need to get personal....

Herrerarera

NBLondon wrote: »

If the card is already cellophane wrapped - you don't need a bag, you can slip it into a coat pocket or a handbag or anything else you may already be carrying with the receipt folded round it. Otherwise, a paper bag would do the job 99.9% of the time wouldn't it?

The problem with Card Factory is that the majority of their cards aren't in cellophane so you do need something to put them in. When I went in I didn't end up buying the cards I'd chosen because I had nothing to put them in - my handbag is too small to put them in fully and I had two jute bags which were overfilled with shopping so they'd have been creased by the time I got home.

Zandoni

Herrerarera wrote: »

The problem with Card Factory is that the majority of their cards aren't in cellophane so you do need something to put them in. When I went in I didn't end up buying the cards I'd chosen because I had nothing to put them in - my handbag is too small to put them in fully and I had two jute bags which were overfilled with shopping so they'd have been creased by the time I got home.

I would of happily bought a bag, rather than have to make another trip.