People still buying bags when shopping

I buy bags every single time.

I have memory issues so remembering bags is hard. But If I was to buy say a storage box I wouldn't buy a bag I'd just chuck it in the box.
I do but too many bags though I have sack fulls at home because I won't throw them away. My DS 11 has taken to collecting the canvas bags with patterns images on. So we have thousands of those neatly flattened out and ironed. But normal carrier bags I sometimes have to buy unless I remember as I go to to the store and they have a carrier bag recycle then I must admit sometimes I just pinch a few from there. I'm not going to change my habits and yes I do use them for rubbish sometimes. Usually after they've been used for shopping so they are been recycled. As for the price of black bags they aren't cheap either. For a decent 30p carrier bag that's not going to Rio in the bin and make a mess of my wheelie bin over a cheap roll of bags that tear at every opportunity. If I was to buy black bags as thick as the carriers they'd be far more expensive. Anyway I detest black bags they take years to rot down and are much worse hen the recycled carrier bags of today and they make everything smell of fag ash.

It's not derailing the thread at all.

It's trying to ascertain whether someone who's vehemently opposed to (presumed) single-use carrier bags is as passionate about other things - like air travel - which seriously harm the environment? It's all part of the same conversation.

Busted.

What a massive hypocrite.

I assume you mean it's pointless reusing bags, not flying, not driving, not procreating ('rearranging the deckchairs') because the world ('Titanic') is fooked anyway?

Can we stick to the topic which is plastic bags and not derail the thread.

This! Those who condemn others for harming the environment, then entertain air travel, are the biggest hypocrites.

It reminds me of the vegan they once had on GMB, who got all hissy when asked if his belt and shoes were made of leather!! 😂

seriously, it is, as I said, I can't carry a bag, and I dont have a car, if I am doing shopping on the way home from work I normally buy a bag then. The alternative is to try and carry one in my pocket all day, and it will be constantly in the way, and as likely as not, fall out and get lost at some stage

Are you my husband? Today when cleaning out the Pantry there was a bag of bags. 42 Sainsbury’s thick yellow bags to be precise! All in one folded up heap!
But I have done good. They are going to the woman's charity down the road who use them for helping people pack in emergencies or food parcel things. So they've actually come in handy!

@Jumpingthruhoops my point was, ever heard of the expression 'rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic'?!

Oh dear I buy them regularly and yes also use them for rubbish
Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you in this distressing situation 😬

I’ve still only bought one bag ever! I’m quite proud of this ☺️
mt husband on the other hand must have bought about a billion. I despair!
he doesn’t even do the shopping; he just gets a bag for a
pack of rennies and a bottle of coke.

' I am ok with those who bought more than they intend and don't have room in their own bags they have brought with them.'

Who made you the judge of who buys bags? Have you considered that maybe some people have harder lives than you?

I've got a brain injury, severely disabled, and care for my two adult daughters with LD- I literally cannot remember my name most days and only have one hand so the higher level tasks like bringing a bag to a shop get overlooked. I have no help.

Maybe think about who you could help in life rather than sit in judgement (about literally the most petty thing I've seen recently on Mumsnet)?

I often forget a bag..but I also find bags for life.useful for charity shop drop offs etc
Some of the bags people get out and put in packing area are pretty grim and.dirty looking....relatives had food shops and said some.of.the bags brought out to put shopping.in were health hazards..
Prob a happy middle ground as usual. But you won't stop people buying them

Can you be 100% sure about that?

You'd hate me lol the amount of reusable bags I've bought and left at home

is unreal lol They now have become laundry bags . I do how ever re use the plastic bags I buy we don't have a main bin and use a carrier bag and throw out each night and also use them in the cat litter tray and the bathroom bin...

I generally remember to take bags food shopping but rarely when I go clothes shopping. But I’m not keen on using my food shopping bags for clothes shopping.

I don’t drive, use public transport or walk, I don’t always remember to put a carrier bag in my handbag, I unpack my shopping & put the bag in a drawer, if in a hurry I just forget.

You sound really horrible. I have adhd and can barely remember my own name some days. Im capable of planning about two hours ahead tops

What a judgmental bag you are (fnar) !

I take bags when i plan a trip but often make unscheduled stops at a shop or buy more than i planned. There are heaps of reasons why someone might need to buy one. Get off your high horse and find something important to get worked up about

Pah. I steal them when using the tesco self service checkouts. Doesn't everyone?

Until I put my glasses on I read the above as I just shove all my plastic bags up my arse which, when you think about it, would have been an ideal end to a thread where the option is to mock when it's so judgey and hand wringy 🤣

I shove all my plastic bags in a cupboard and reuse

if the amount builds up I donate them to charity where they get to give them out for free because they have already been paid for

Makes me happy
What makes you happy

I'm pretty well-behaved on this front. I can't help noticing that, since shops stopped giving them away, I've been spending a lot more on rolls of single-use plastic bags for waste disposal. Never used to buy them; I just used carrier bags!

You have. Do you want me to show you?

LOL at ME getting upset about plastic bags! I’m not the one waaaaah-ing because not everyone carries a tote in their pocket at all times.