asda removing option of bags end of july, no alternative offered

Owain_Moneysaver

Lucyjoanne wrote: »

Alternatively they could put the groceries in cardboard crates (which they have tons of) and leave them with the customer. The customer could then just pop them in the recycle bin when finished.

Cardboard boxes won't fit into the slide rails in the picking trolleys or the van racking.

Owain

Soworried

About time

absolutelyfedup

My plastic bags last ages. I know why they are doing this but I don't drive and plastic bags are great for just shoving into my handbag when I do my main shop. They are easy to manage on buses where I find other bags difficult.

Chrysalis

sarah1972 wrote: »

Asda have been trialling this for a couple of months, I have had bag free for 2 months.

I just take my bags to the door, and place the items in my own bags, I really don’t think it’s fair to ask the driver to do it. They get 3 minutes for each delivery and as far as I am concerned, they are delivery drivers and not packers.

You don’t bend down, they lift each crate up to you to unpack.
Each to their own though, just my opinion.

Asda have replied saying I would be reasonable to ask them to bag the food and have no issue with the request, providing I supply the bags.

As to the 3 min thing, thats asda's problem not mine, I didnt choose this new policy. They are claiming they will have their drivers assist with the changes which one would assume been more flexible in time's spent on delivery.

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To add if they are willing to lift up the crates for me I would probably be ok bagging the food but it would be at my own pace what I can handle. So I expect the drivers if they have a schedule would prefer to bag it themselves for speed.

Chrysalis

Lucyjoanne wrote: »

Alternatively they could put the groceries in cardboard crates (which they have tons of) and leave them with the customer. The customer could then just pop them in the recycle bin when finished.

Oh please no, I consider that (a) way more wasteful and (b) excessive work. Breaking down boxes is a right hassle.

Its the reason I stopped using amazon pantry as they use thick hard to break down boxes for food, often their boxes were 1/3 food and 2/3 air filled bags the waste was unreal.

The niceness about plastic bags is they easy to lift and hold, flexible material, and crunch up easily. Now I would be ok with paper bags, if the issue is the material (plastic not ok, paper ok), then make paper bags instead I would be ok with that, I have seen shops use paper bags before.

Now if they very small boxes not big crate type boxes I would be maybe ok with it. Some of us are physically weak I wont go into details about myself, but breaking down large boxes is a problem for me as well as moving them around.

Given tho that asda said they have no issue bagging up my food the topic is moot tho, I am ok with that solution. I would also be ok bagging it myself providing the driver holds up the crate and isnt impatient with my speed.

Chrysalis

Sea_Shell wrote: »

When we had bagless Tesco deliveries we used to take their green crates into our kitchen, unpack them and give them back to the driver.

Are you unable to do this?

I definitely cannot do that no.

Chrysalis

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

The obvious answer is for the supermarket to leave you their totes on a deposit, and collect them then next time they deliver and give you a credit on the order after that.

Yeah and thats what ocado do.

But it seems asda to satisfy the anti plastic waste crowd want to go all out and just ban the use of them altogether. I reuse my bags at the coop, and have always handed old bags back to drivers never throwing away. But for whatever reason I guess asda wont do this.

Chrysalis

elsien wrote: »

I wouldn't imagine the driver would be too keen either - you've got to do it once, they potentially have a load of customers all wanting the same. Why is it reasonable for them to do it, but not you?

I did type a longer reply but I decided it would be a bit rude as it was very blunt.

The short answer is they are been paid for it whilst I am paying them for it. Asda have even now told me thats part of the service.

I suppose one thing to say, why is it ok for cashiers been expected to bag food but not delivery drivers? I did find your reply a bit odd.

sarah1972

Chrysalis wrote: »

Asda have replied saying I would be reasonable to ask them to bag the food and have no issue with the request, providing I supply the bags.

As to the 3 min thing, thats asda's problem not mine, I didnt choose this new policy. They are claiming they will have their drivers assist with the changes which one would assume been more flexible in time's spent on delivery.

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To add if they are willing to lift up the crates for me I would probably be ok bagging the food but it would be at my own pace what I can handle. So I expect the drivers if they have a schedule would prefer to bag it themselves for speed.

Lets see that work in practice. They will be throwing things in bags to get finished quickly in my opinion.

Whilst I appreciate that the time limit on deliveries is not your problem, I feel sorry for them when they arrive late back to the depot and are then late loading up their van for the next lot of deliveries and then arriving home late but maybe that's just me having compassion for them. Maybe they will be easier on the drivers as I am sure that lots of people will ask for it to be either bagged up or taken and unpacked in the kitchen so, as you say, they may adjust timings allowed etc.

One of my delivery drivers is about 20 years older than me so I wouldn't even think about asking him to bag it up, I would do it quicker than him ! :-)

aau1

Chrysalis wrote: »

I did type a longer reply but I decided it would be a bit rude as it was very blunt.

The short answer is they are been paid for it whilst I am paying them for it. Asda have even now told me thats part of the service.

I suppose one thing to say, why is it ok for cashiers been expected to bag food but not delivery drivers? I did find your reply a bit odd.

It's not a cashiers job to bag your food.