no more bags from morrisons

jon81uk

briskbeats said:

It's not just carrier bags, its produce bags. My friend who works at Sainsburys is asked at least once a day, do they have any plastic bags to put the loose fruit n veg in? Sainsburys stopped using these bags 2.5 years ago - can use any bag or buy a reusable mesh bag for 30p. Seen a customer taking out a (thankfully unused) dog poo bag from her coat pocket to put 3 carrots in it!

Why do the three carrots need a bag at all? I just put all vegetables straight into my shopping bags.

Coffeekup

briskbeats said:

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.

I work in retail too...the company I work for actively sells them and bin bags... So many varieties, colours and sizes and ones that are scented.

I'm with you tho, you know who has bought a bag with them and who hasn't before they got to the till.
The tills where work are right by the front entrance so you see cars pull up, see them get out and empty all their fast food rubbish in the bins in the car park. They proceed to the shop, walk around for 5-10 mins come to the till with 3-5 items in their hands, pay and ask for a bag, only to walk 15 paces back to where they parked up, annoying as they walked around the shop and stood in the queue for a minute with the items in their hands, and can't go that little bit further to the car without a bag one of retails frustrations.

I'd like to say there is less people that buy new bag's since the charge, as I see people making active choices at tills do I want a bag? do I need a bag? 
It's the people you know want/need a bag and have no intentions to pay for one. They wait for you to scan everything (avoiding eye contact) then pay for it, only to ask when the transaction has gone through ask.... Can I take a bag? (Thinking you'll just give them one free hence take).. sure we have this one, this one and this one at 10p/20p and 25p this will get you eye contact and a few sigh's or Huff's and puffs.

Gotta love retail... 

briskbeats

Coffeekup said:

briskbeats said:

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.

I work in retail too...the company I work for actively sells them and bin bags... So many varieties, colours and sizes and ones that are scented.

I'm with you tho, you know who has bought a bag with them and who hasn't before they got to the till.
The tills where work are right by the front entrance so you see cars pull up, see them get out and empty all their fast food rubbish in the bins in the car park. They proceed to the shop, walk around for 5-10 mins come to the till with 3-5 items in their hands, pay and ask for a bag, only to walk 15 paces back to where they parked up, annoying as they walked around the shop and stood in the queue for a minute with the items in their hands, and can't go that little bit further to the car without a bag one of retails frustrations.

I'd like to say there is less people that buy new bag's since the charge, as I see people making active choices at tills do I want a bag? do I need a bag? 
It's the people you know want/need a bag and have no intentions to pay for one. They wait for you to scan everything (avoiding eye contact) then pay for it, only to ask when the transaction has gone through ask.... Can I take a bag? (Thinking you'll just give them one free hence take).. sure we have this one, this one and this one at 10p/20p and 25p this will get you eye contact and a few sigh's or Huff's and puffs.

Gotta love retail... 

A few weeks ago, I was at some traffic lights when a man that was walking from another supermarket to one I work at. H e was juggling with about 7 items of shopping, including 2 bottles of wine. One of the bottles of wine smashed onto the ground. Wound down window and shouted "serves you right for not buying a bag". Then the lights turned green.

Then get customers buying bags as "left them in the car". Why not pack at the car using the bags in there? When I'm shopping myself, unless buying a few items, I packed at the car. As it was a way of reducing wearing my face mask. 

dander

jon81uk said:

briskbeats said:

It's not just carrier bags, its produce bags. My friend who works at Sainsburys is asked at least once a day, do they have any plastic bags to put the loose fruit n veg in? Sainsburys stopped using these bags 2.5 years ago - can use any bag or buy a reusable mesh bag for 30p. Seen a customer taking out a (thankfully unused) dog poo bag from her coat pocket to put 3 carrots in it!

Why do the three carrots need a bag at all? I just put all vegetables straight into my shopping bags.

was about to say the exact same thing. apart from sprouts - I think they are about the only thing that I'd say need a little bag - everything else just straight in the trolley.

pumpkin89

dander said:

jon81uk said:

Why do the three carrots need a bag at all? I just put all vegetables straight into my shopping bags.

was about to say the exact same thing. apart from sprouts - I think they are about the only thing that I'd say need a little bag - everything else just straight in the trolley.

If I'm using a real checkout (not self service) I use a bag as a courtesy.  It must be pretty annoying finding random individual carrots scattered throughout a big shop, rather than being able to weigh them as one item.  It would also annoy me (if I were in that job) to have little bits of broccoli etc. falling off all over the conveyor belt.

jon81uk

pumpkin89 said:

dander said:

jon81uk said:

Why do the three carrots need a bag at all? I just put all vegetables straight into my shopping bags.

was about to say the exact same thing. apart from sprouts - I think they are about the only thing that I'd say need a little bag - everything else just straight in the trolley.

If I'm using a real checkout (not self service) I use a bag as a courtesy.  It must be pretty annoying finding random individual carrots scattered throughout a big shop, rather than being able to weigh them as one item.  It would also annoy me (if I were in that job) to have little bits of broccoli etc. falling off all over the conveyor belt.

Don't scatter the carrots throughout the big shop then? Put them on the conveyor in a neat pile.

Although I do scan-as-you-shop anyway.

2childmum2

I use compostible bags for the kitchen caddy - then use the bag in the caddy afterwards, so no waste

briskbeats

You be surprised in the number of customers use their own produce bag - either one of ours or another bag for bananas! Bananas don't need a bag! As to the bag of 5 bananas which are more expensive than them loose by about 10p.

Only times I buy produce loose are courgettes in Lidl (don't have loose) or carrots if bags are spindly thin things and the loose are chunky.