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Curry's / PC World Carrier Bag Charge - Vent
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For those eager to continue with this pointless debate I should probably point out that it's only single use bags that have a mandatory minimum charge. Bags for life are thicker and so could legally be given free of charge.
Out of interest - has anybody actually bothered to take a busted bag-for-life back and ask for a replacement?0 -
Once or twice - yes. A 10p one - not since the obligatory charges came in. I seem to recall that it didn't even have to be from the same supermarket - which was probably a marketing ploy at the time.I need to think of something new here...0
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has anybody actually bothered to take a busted bag-for-life back and ask for a replacement?
Of course, they don't last forever.over 73 but not over the hill.0 -
kwikbreaks wrote: »Out of interest - has anybody actually bothered to take a busted bag-for-life back and ask for a replacement?
Yes. I swapped one at Tesco a couple of week ago. It think I'd been using it for about six months.0 -
If your buying stuff in PC World there is a good chance that whatever you bought will be priced a lot more than 8p higher than online!.0
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maninthestreet wrote: »Your can mend splits/holes in the side of the bag using duct tape.
But you can't make a seatbelt out of duct tape (useless mythbusters reference.)
You can use duct tape to hold a trebuchet together though.0 -
maninthestreet wrote: »The handles are the weak point - once they go, the bag is useless.
Your can mend splits/holes in the side of the bag using duct tape.
It's not very MSE to spend money on duct tape to repair a bag when you can get a new replacement free.0 -
Yes I have swooped over a few bags for life bags at Asda.
Not a bad scheme if you can find a member of staff who can give you the time whilst they are doing 15+ tills at the self serve and they understand what you are trying to ask them to do.
To be honest I think probably most people would just go and buy another bag than put themselves through the rigmarole of getting a bag(s) swapped,.The more I live, the more I learn.
The more I learn, the more I grow.
The more I grow, the more I see.
The more I see, the more I know.
The more I know, the more I see,
How little I know.!!
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It's not very MSE to spend money on duct tape to repair a bag when you can get a new replacement free.
Unless the duct tape cost him nothing in the first place. The more I live, the more I learn.
The more I learn, the more I grow.
The more I grow, the more I see.
The more I see, the more I know.
The more I know, the more I see,
How little I know.!!0
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