Bags too small for goods sold... - General Discussion

TUTV Viewer · 18-02-2007, 20:55

What's the point of city centre shops selling items when they refuse to stock bags big enough to carry them in?

Went into Boots today to buy an item. It was a fair size, and I'd used the park and ride service to get into town. Unfortunately the store only stocks large bags at Christmas and the box the item came in didn't have a convenient handle thing. The store also didn't have any string that they could make into a carrying handle for me.

So annoying. I'll probably end up buying on-line from their website now and have to collect the package from the courier depot at the weekend, rather than simply buy it today.

SweetyPie2006 · 18-02-2007, 20:57

I actually hate buying little things and them being put in this huge carrier bag. Does my head in !

PamelaL · 18-02-2007, 20:59

I generally take my own bags when I go shopping. I can't stand the plastic bags that shops and supermarkets give you, they're the scourge of society.

grotbags1975 · 18-02-2007, 21:03

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Originally Posted by PamelaL

I generally take my own bags when I go shopping. I can't stand the plastic bags that shops and supermarkets give you, they're the scourge of society.

some supermarkets like kwik save, dont even give you anything to put your stuff in.

18-02-2007, 21:08

In Ireland, you have to pay 15 cents for a plastic bag.

Glen · 18-02-2007, 21:15

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Originally Posted by grotbags1975

some supermarkets like kwik save, dont even give you anything to put your stuff in.

Quite right, too.
Why should they provide disposable bags which get you will use once then throw out? Take something yourself which is more practicle and less wastefull.

I hate being given needless numbers of bags to put everything in. Like if you buy a DVD in HMV or somewhere, they give you a tiny bag - what is the point, it doesn't make it any easier to carry?!?

kenshukai · 18-02-2007, 21:18

A good friend of mine won't be seen with a certain type of carrier bag! If she has been in poundland, etc... she chucks the bags... But she keeps her River sland/Next/Debenhams, etc.....

TUTV Viewer · 18-02-2007, 21:54

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Originally Posted by kenshukai

A good friend of mine won't be seen with a certain type of carrier bag! If she has been in poundland, etc... she chucks the bags... But she keeps her River sland/Next/Debenhams, etc.....

Keep my Waitrose bags in case I go to Sainsbury. Can't have people seeing me with those awful orange things they use now.

TenerC · 18-02-2007, 23:01

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Originally Posted by Glen

Quite right, too.
Why should they provide disposable bags which get you will use once then throw out? Take something yourself which is more practicle and less wastefull.

I hate being given needless numbers of bags to put everything in. Like if you buy a DVD in HMV or somewhere, they give you a tiny bag - what is the point, it doesn't make it any easier to carry?!?

the 2 points of giving you things in a bag is #1 it`s so if you buy a cd from hmv then go into woolworth, you won`t get stopped on the way out by a member of staff thinking your nicking there display box & #2 it`s advertising plain and simple, how many big name store give you things in plain bags?

and back to #2 that is the reason IF we buy things from netto/aldi/lidl we ALWAYS take an M&S bag, we don`t want people to know we buy stuff from there.

(also pay for a bag no way!!)

a market stall tried to make people pay for bags 1p for cheap basic last 3min plastic 5p for better bag, because they where "loosing money giving bags" they had to stop it after a while as they LOST money when people couldn`t carry the things they had bought, yet another market stall where giving bags that they had bought from a company in america (printed for a 99c store) that where biodegradable, so why can`t supermarkets start to make them?

Emerican Idol · 18-02-2007, 23:19

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Originally Posted by Eternal Life

In Ireland, you have to pay 15 cents for a plastic bag.

What?!

That's crazy. Do they atleast give you a paper bag for free?

We have some paper bags that have handles attached to them in Grocery Stores.

mazey · 18-02-2007, 23:48

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Originally Posted by Emerican Idol

What?!

That's crazy. Do they atleast give you a paper bag for free?

We have some paper bags that have handles attached to them in Grocery Stores.

Plastic carrier bags were part of a huge litter problem before the tax was introduced in Ireland.

Most supermarkets will supply paper bags but they are thin and small, sometimes small clear plastic bags are available. Shoe shops and clothes shops have mostly gone back to paper carrier bags that look good.

I have a collection of bags from Irish supermarkets that cost 50c or €1, depending on size. The large ones hold lever arch files so had other uses than shopping. Now similar are available in UK shops.

Vanilla Velvet · 19-02-2007, 00:04

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Originally Posted by PamelaL

I generally take my own bags when I go shopping. I can't stand the plastic bags that shops and supermarkets give you, they're the scourge of society.

Me too. I forgot today - I was in a hurry. I think it is nice that certain shops will put your produce in to bags but if I have to use supermarkets carry bags I prefer to put the shopping in to the bags myself as I will use two bags, otherwise putting the shopping in to the one bag it will just fall apart. I don't really like using plastic bags because of the Environment, but if I do get any then they become the liner for my bin.

I know I am going to be tormented by my friends because many elderly people use them but I am hoping to invest in a trolley - I think they are great.

18-02-2007, 20:55	#1
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Eternal Life Posts: n/a	In Ireland, you have to pay 15 cents for a plastic bag.

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kenshukai Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Up My Own Backside! Services: Annoying You! Posts: 1,296	A good friend of mine won't be seen with a certain type of carrier bag! If she has been in poundland, etc... she chucks the bags... But she keeps her River sland/Next/Debenhams, etc.....