Saving money from reusing own bags

od244051 · 1 December 2019 at 6:54PM

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One of my friends is going to start a money pot for times she reuses a bag. She will put in the money saved from not buying bags and use the shops' prices. At the moment, Sainsburys have increased their bag charge to 20p. So if she reused 2 of her own bags, she pops 40p into the pot

I think this will be a great idea for those people who forget to bring bags etc.

I reckon my friend will save £130 in a year.

To those people that never bring a bag, think how many Christmas presents or how much food and drink over Christmas you will get?

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balabooberlies · 1 December 2019 at 7:22PM

Great idea...

balabooberlies · 1 December 2019 at 7:26PM

That's a great idea

Would join in but I use a trolley,......

Pollycat · 1 December 2019 at 8:00PM

Is this the same friend who shops every day?
Personally, I have a stash of 'bags for life' whenever I go shopping.

Katiehound · 1 December 2019 at 10:33PM

I also have a mega stash- most rescued from a bin by the bottle bank! Most of those bags have clearly only been used once.......time they cost £1 each!

I wash them all and then give most away or to charity shop with my donations

mrs_motivated · 1 December 2019 at 10:49PM

That's a good idea but unfortunately I don't think my pot would fill very quickly as I almost always use re-usable bags, either bags for life or cotton string bags. I always keep one in my handbag, so rarely get caught out .

od244051 · 2 December 2019 at 11:18AM

mrs_motivated wrote: »

That's a good idea but unfortunately I don't think my pot would fill very quickly as I almost always use re-usable bags, either bags for life or cotton string bags. I always keep one in my handbag, so rarely get caught out .

You can still do this. Doesn't matter what type of bags are re-used. So if you went to five different shops and if you would bought bags, they would cost you 70p, you can still put 70p in the pot.

Pollycat · 2 December 2019 at 12:18PM

od244051 wrote: »

You can still do this. Doesn't matter what type of bags are re-used. So if you went to five different shops and if you would bought bags, they would cost you 70p, you can still put 70p in the pot.

I can see the reasoning behind it for someone like your friend who forgets to take bags so buys one or more.
But why would someone who always takes a bag - like mrs motivated and me - bother with putting money in a pot whenever we go shopping? :huh:

THIRZAH · 2 December 2019 at 12:32PM

I've only bought a couple of bags since they started charging for them. Once was when Lakeland had a buy one get one half price offer on Marmade which was too heavy to fit in the bag I had and once was when I took DGS to the Tower of London and ended up buying him a plastic sword and helmet in the gift shop.

RMN05 · 5 December 2019 at 6:21AM

I can't believe that 4 years have elapsed since plastic bag ban was introduced. I'm still using pre-ban bags, most of which must be substantially older, because I stopped taking free bags and was re-using well before ban. Their longevity was the major concern, but is also their merit.

elvythrift · 5 December 2019 at 10:16AM

I take new biodegradable caddy waste bin liners when shopping for fruit and vegetables. Then reuse them for food waste. So many shops still only provide small plastic bags.

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