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up here Scotland,we have had it over a year
it's amazing what types of bags people will bring into supermarkets
Scotland alone Almost 130 million fewer single-use bags
a guy highlands uses a suitcase to avoid charges
it's amazing what types of bags people will bring into supermarkets
Scotland alone Almost 130 million fewer single-use bags
a guy highlands uses a suitcase to avoid charges
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No problem paying 5p for a bag if the cash went to charity or a special environmental fund but it seems it's just extra profit for the shops.
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try McDonald's--
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Many supermarkets abroad won't let you take your own bag into the store.
While in the UK if you took your own bag into the store you stood out and might attract the attention of the store detective. Now with everybody bringing their own bags the shoplifters should have a field day. It will certainly take the heat off them. |
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A sensible policy for a better Britain.
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Exactly, have a shopping bag you can use often,simple
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I'm gonna buy some Aldi bags and use them at Sainsburys
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5p a bag so what?
We'll just carry on as normal anyway. |
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point is people dont carry on as normal and it cuts use of plastic bags dramatically
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It may be 5p today but who's to say next year it won't be 20p?
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This 5p for a plastic bag is going to bring chaos to the pricing structure in Poundland.
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I got a free bag for life yesterday in Tesco. It felt like getting on one of the last choppers out of Saigon.
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We've had this tax for 3 years now. While I'm fine with paying it the governemnt aren't transparent on where the funds are going. If it's a green tax then it should be used for green issues.
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Oh and more profit for Tesco's as you won't get the green points for re-using your own bags.
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heard today that someone had found a discarded brand new England rugby shirt in a plastic bag.
FFS don't people realise plastic bags are worth 5p now? |
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Cuts down on plastic shopping bags but as a lot of people use the bags in their waste bin it will mean more plastic wastebin bags sold.
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my bag for life asda lasted till the car park
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It is creating desease and risks food poisoning, what a filthy place Britain is...i do not want people bringing their disgusting bags into the food counter.
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They have their bags weapped up in their trouser pockets...as they go to the toilets.
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Rob - did you have a post removed? Something about feckless feckers?
Not surprised - dreadful misuse of language. Surely someone who is feckless is by definition without feck. |
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Wales has had the 5p a bag experiment in progress for several years now. And I personally haven't experienced any complaints from the shops when you bring your own bag. The supermarkets actually encourage it by selling you what they optimistically call "A Bag for Life" for around 15p.
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I acquired a bag for life 15 years ago when I got married.
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The point of plastic bag reduction is fine, but shops introduced the plastic bag not consumers ffs.
What is more supermarkets arnt committed to the reduction themselves, if you purchased homeshopping you would always get around 5 individual items in separate bags not withstanding raw meat simply because it was more important for the shops to profit by having an inefficient pick routine. No customer would put single items into individual bags. Its just further kowtowing to enterprise. |
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http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/pathetic-little****-cant-wait-to-argue-over-5p-bag-charge-20151005102605
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We are using more plastic bags than ever before. People need to line their kitchen bins and would use supermarket bags for this, nothing was wasted. Now you need to buy plastic bags just for all these everyday uses....there has been an increase in plastic bag production since this tax was brought in, the government are manipulating the figures as always.
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i_agree_with_nick • October 5, 2015 2:35 PM BST
I acquired a bag for life 15 years ago when I got married.  |
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Listen carefully to what government spokespeople and green campainers say, use of plastic bags down 70, 80% 90% in Scotkand, Irekand. Someoneis telling fibs....have we heaed manufacturers ofbags complain? no, they know what is happening and are not to be troubled.
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One shop I use has showed common sense by replacing their "Tissue Thin" plastic bag with a Stronger one for 5p,
meanwhile the ethical shop oc-po, still uses these thin bags for 5 pence and shoppers can be seen walking down the road or to their car with the laundry powder boxes and microwave meal boxes, tearing their way out of the bag and shopping being strewn around FFS  |
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what happens at the self check outs?
do you have to ask a passing supervisor like fooking oliver twist? |
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They have bags stacked up at the self checkouts. You have to type in how many bags you have used and they charge you the required amount.
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really?
that'll be open to abuse....unless they look out for plastic bag theft ffs |
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should be £1 a bag , 5p is a worthless amount
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Then the shoppers would be going in with their 50-90 Litre heavy duty plastic bag with handles,
10 for a £1 |
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Why have they never introduced paper bags like in usa
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Tesco have been delivering veg and fruit in strong paper bags (with handles) since about the turn of the year in Stoke.
Perhaps they'll go a step further and start providing them for everything? |
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It's the online delivery men I feel sorry for if the customers have opted out of their goods being delivered in bags.
How long is it going to take a customer to unpack their crates by hand, especially if they have the delivery at the door? Then, it will be the delivery men who'll get it in the neck for being late on their scheduled deliveries. Tesco informed me by email that they will be making a standard extra 40p charge on all deliveries if you ask for bags. Well, I'm not paying that - so will have my deliveries without bags. However, wheras it now takes just a few minutes to pick up the bags from my back door and take them into the kitchen, it will take a considerably longer time. I always return my plastic bags on the next delivery to the driver anyway - thus am creating no waste. I'll just be creating extra time now - and hope the delivery drivers don't suffer for it. |
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forced to carry my booze out by hand today, in plain sight, at a busy petrol station.
they've not thought the humiliation factor through at all. |
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hahaha!
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Need a brown paper bag.
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I don't understand why you wouldn't carry on as normal unless you were an absolute peasant.
Few item man shop, max 3 bags. Hardly need to notify the bank manager over 15p |