Sainsburys 100% increase in cost of carrier bags

Ben8282

Sainsubrys have doubled the price of their carrier bags from 10p to 20p overnight.
This is getting beyond a joke.

dawnyp72

Morrison’s went up to 30p overnight a few weeks ago, the plastic ones and the paper ones.

peachyprice

Good, anything that encourages people to reuse or do without is to be applauded.

Bogof_Babe

Are they "bags for life"? If so you are supposed to be able to get a free replacement when it breaks or wears out.

Carrot007

peachyprice wrote: »

Good, anything that encourages people to reuse or do without is to be applauded.

On the other hand it it can be a problem.


I need bags for rubbish.


Most available such are now weak and not up to some jobs (it is not for everything, I do hate waste).


I have even tried to buy decent bags anywhere, but the pay bags are often more resonably sized (does not apply to sainsburys!) and cheaprer than I can source for 1000 items. (and the crap ones took ages to use up and i had to be careful and double bag, and there are ones that are a lot worse).


And don't forget the law of unintended consequences. Plastic = bad is all well and good but paper bags often give more environmental impact (and yes I understand if we use more paper is should reduce). On t hat thing what about my itchy scalp. Coal tar shampoo is gettign more and more expensive. People think coal should be banned, but there are many more uses than they think. Applies to most things. I think people need to not obsess as much and debate what and why.

VfM4meplse

Carrot007 wrote: »

On the other hand it it can be a problem.


I need bags for rubbish.


Most available such are now weak and not up to some jobs (it is not for everything, I do hate waste).


I have even tried to buy decent bags anywhere, but the pay bags are often more resonably sized (does not apply to sainsburys!) and cheaprer than I can source for 1000 items. (and the crap ones took ages to use up and i had to be careful and double bag, and there are ones that are a lot worse).


And don't forget the law of unintended consequences. Plastic = bad is all well and good but paper bags often give more environmental impact (and yes I understand if we use more paper is should reduce). On t hat thing what about my itchy scalp. Coal tar shampoo is gettign more and more expensive. People think coal should be banned, but there are many more uses than they think. Applies to most things. I think people need to not obsess as much and debate what and why.

Is it that unreasonable to be prepared before you would enter a supermarket and take adequate bags? By all means replace when they are past it, but it's the excessive use of plastic that needs to be discouraged.

harz99

Just bulk buy on Amazon or Ebay, read up on the specs and buy the largest size with the highest micron count that you can for your use. We've been doing that ever since the first charge stopped free supermarket bags, we pay around 3.5 to 4p per bag now.

janiebaby29

Ben8282 wrote: »

Sainsubrys have doubled the price of their carrier bags from 10p to 20p overnight.
This is getting beyond a joke.

its people who keep on buying plastic bags that have caused the price to go up , the public are still buying plastic bags and the message hasn't got through !!

Doom_and_Gloom

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Are they "bags for life"? If so you are supposed to be able to get a free replacement when it breaks or wears out.

Yes they are the bag for life ones that get replaced when needed for free.

I don't see this as bad. Bring your own bags to shop with and you won't have any problems. The bag legislation has now been in place for 4 years. How long does it take for something so simple as bring your own bag to sink in?

Bogof_Babe

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

Yes they are the bag for life ones that get replaced when needed for free.

I don't see this as bad. Bring your own bags to shop with and you won't have any problems. The bag legislation has now been in place for 4 years. How long does it take for something so simple as bring your own bag to sink in?

I have a couple of the heavier duty "crinkly" ones that were about 60p, and have been using these for well over a year. I only buy a 10p bag when I have bought more than I intended or popped out for one thing and ended up with six!

Pollycat

Ben8282 wrote: »

Sainsubrys have doubled the price of their carrier bags from 10p to 20p overnight.
This is getting beyond a joke.

Why is it getting beyond a joke?


Don't you reuse your bags?