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Our Tesco and LIDL does that - LIDL charge for bags so people really either use the free boxes or only buy the minimum bags they need.
I'd just say "sorry don't need a bag for that." Happens to me all the time in our local shop where they get a bag out and all you're getting is a can of coke and a packet of crisps.
There's a bag tax in the Republic here and I'm sure elsewhere in Europe, Britain needs to wake up and realise that they're going to have to do something sooner rather than later about their general apathy to the environment.
I'm not sure that there is much apathy and I don't think Britain is much worse than other similar European countries. Electricity is cheap in France, nobody there seems to bother too much about saving energy. And unsurprisingly you see lots of gas guzzling German luxury cars in Germany (and cruising at 120mph on the speed limitless autobahn burns a lot of fuel).
We constantly hear all sorts of things being justified by the 'fight against climate change.' I don't think Britain is apathetic. I think it just seems that unlike almost every other country in Europe we are not taking the easy and simple steps to be environmentally friendly (such as charging for plastic bags) and instead are having to put up with constant hysteria about flying. And I've no idea what is with this idea of not collecting rubbish weekly. Sounds like a great way to increase fly tipping...great for the environment.
I've noticed this as well. There are some shops who ask if tyou want a bag. And I'm sure the corner shop will only give you a bag if you buy quite a few things.
Paper bags like in the US, or charging for plastic bags is the way forward IMO.
You mean like this?
I can remember my nan using one of those. I had a toy one as a child, I remember taking it to the shop and being allowed to carry something non breakable home in it. Also had this kind which I remember my mum used to use. Everyone used to use a basket or a shopping bag as I recall it. Not because of the environment; because it was just normal, and we were too tight to fork out for plastic bags.
That is the cutest awwh
If its a choice of carrying one of these around Sainsbury or destroying the enviroment. I will choose the latter
Men didn't do the shopping in those days, and if they were forced to they used a cardboard box.
Only problem is that most of my shopping is done in Asda where they insit on putting stuff in a bag unless you ask them not to, THEN when I don't have my shopping in their bags I get stopped on the way out (I keep my bags in the car when I'm doing a BIG shop, but put them all inside my rucksack when I go on foot) and asked if I can show them my reciept! One staff member did say "I know it's stupid, you're doing your bit for the environment and here I am asking you to prove you bought the fully trolley of shopping...it's mad isn't it but I have to do it!"