no more bags from morrisons 30 January 2022 at 8:44PM edited 31 January 2022 at 6:56AM in Food shopping & groceries 28 replies 884 views

clive0510

Went to morrisons on my way home from work on friday, only to find they no longer have carrier bags.so stood at the checkout wondering what to do, was told they do have bags, e/f ones made from recycyclable bamboo or watever.for £2.50 each. so I bought one of those. and I guess each time I go to morrisons I need to remember to use it to take my non recyiclable shopping bags with me. honestly.

Norman_Castle

30p for a paper bag. https://www.morrisons-corporate.com/media-centre/corporate-news/morrisons-to-introduce-paper-carrier-bags-in-all-stores/

clive0510

they didn't have any.same as a lot of their shelves in the isles. nil piont!

jon81uk

carrier bags have been charged for since 2015.
Have you not thought about bringing your own bag and saving at least 5p and now 30p or more at any point in the last six and a half years?

elsien

If I forget my bag, I normally trawl the shelves for a box I can “recycle” instead.

Was it that they didn’t have any, or were they tucked out of sight and you had to ask for them? 

briskbeats

jon81uk said:

carrier bags have been charged for since 2015.
Have you not thought about bringing your own bag and saving at least 5p and now 30p or more at any point in the last six and a half years?

I do wonder why do people who plan on visiting the shops, esp supermarkets, never bring bags? I work for a supermarket and know which ones have never brought a bag with them. For some reason, its mainly the younger adults and a few older men. I walk past flats with communal bins overflowing with new bags. Why are people using brand new carrier bags as bin bags? Bin bags are not only cheaper, but also larger and able to tie them up properly. Then I see this often at my work. Customers visit another retailer to buy a couple of items, buy a bag from there. Then go to my 0work, buy a few items and buy another bag. What's that all about? Esp when the items are small - no bigger than a box of 80 tea bags and can go in one bag.

MalMonroe

clive0510 said:

they didn't have any.same as a lot of their shelves in the isles. nil piont!

*aisles and *points.

Most supermarkets stopped using plastic bags years ago. We have had 'bags for life' (which are replaced when they 'die') for yonks.

Since coronavirus hit we have been having home deliveries of groceries and even they don't come in bags, we put our bags for life and a couple of laundry baskets on the doorstep and the drivers put our stuff in those. It's a faff but we're saving the planet. I hope!

Teapot55

It would seem that instead of flimsy carrier bags going to landfill or the municipal incinerator it’s big thick ‘bags for life’ that are going after single use 😧

Teapot55

We’ve managed to get into the habit now of taking cool boxes & jute bags etc in the boot when we go to do a big shop. (We wheel the trolley out to the car and pack the shopping there). 

For unplanned visits buying smaller amounts of shopping we usually have a folded nylon or cotton bag tucked away in a pocket. 

sarah1972

MalMonroe said:

clive0510 said:

they didn't have any.same as a lot of their shelves in the isles. nil piont!

*aisles and *points.

Most supermarkets stopped using plastic bags years ago. We have had 'bags for life' (which are replaced when they 'die') for yonks.

Since coronavirus hit we have been having home deliveries of groceries and even they don't come in bags, we put our bags for life and a couple of laundry baskets on the doorstep and the drivers put our stuff in those. It's a faff but we're saving the planet. I hope!

The drivers unpack the crates for you ! Never in all my years of online shopping been offered that 🤷‍♂️

briskbeats

Teapot55 said:

It would seem that instead of flimsy carrier bags going to landfill or the municipal incinerator it’s big thick ‘bags for life’ that are going after single use 😧

I have seen those super shopper bags being used once then dumped with rubbish. As I saw a new design of bag at my work and a few days later, saw one when I was wombling (litter picking).

People that don’t reuse B4L and super shopper bags have more money than sense. Should be ashamed!

Even customers were coming into my work during the first lockdown where it was normal to queue for 40 mins plus! They weren’t going shopping ad hoc like that!