To not use the little fruit and veg bags

[ObiJuanKenobi]

...at the super market that they provide at the end of the aisle?

DP has only just noticed I don't use them which he thinks is really weird.
I just think it's a waste of plastic if you wash your fruit and veg anyway.

Am I the only one?

How do you keep them together in the trolley and at the checkout?

Nope, I don’t either, despite the occasional unenthusiastic way the checkout operator looks at my individual tomatoes/potatoes/whatever 😀

Fuzzy I just plop them together in the trolley and then place them one at a time on the conveyor belt is that not right?

I don't use them, they are a total waste. Good on you!

I’ve never used them either. Total waste of plastic. Why do they need to be kept together?

ive never used them, but my DP does

I do reuse them at home.

YANBU. I have some little reusable net bags which I use instead.

I haven't used them in 10+ years I think they are one of the most ridiculously wasteful items out there. Especially when people put a bloody bunch of bananas in there!

YANBU, if you don't want to use them don't, personally I only use them if I'm buying loads of small things such as baby potatoes.
is that not right? it's fine as long as you don't get grumpy if the cashier takes an extra moment to gather stuff and weight it

Most people do use them. It would be better if they provided paper bags.

I don’t use them either, it’s a waste. My DM has helpfully crocheted a string bag for me but I forget to take it 😀

The only problem with that is that some supermarkets make you weigh and label yourself in the greengrocery section. I take mini string bags.

Where did you get your little net bags, leslie? They sound right up my street

If I use the scanner thing as I do my shopping I stick the printed label on my fruit/veg and put them in my shopping bag.

Small things like mushrooms I use the paper bags (which are provided), but tomatoes for some reason only have the plastic bags by them.

I wish paper bags were the standard.

Yanbu. I don't mind my carrots rolling around on the conveyor belt. Gives them a bit of freedom before they're eaten.

I don't use them either.
Why do they need to be kept together?
This is the kind if thing people really need to be changing their habits on. We saw our parents using the bags so now we do too. Stop and think! The stuff goes in your normal shopping bag anyway, why does it need a separate one? Argh. Sorry it's a pet hate of mine!

I don't use them either (exception being the paper bag provided for mushrooms).
My parents however take handfuls to put their rubbish in.....

Yes I can definitely see their use when it comes to little things like button mushrooms or Brussel sprouts, I think I do use them for the little ones.
DP has now said my fruit and veg will get dirty - surely it won't be any dirtier that in the crates being fondled by the world and his wife

I don't use them unless buying lots of little things like new potatoes. If it's a few lemons, apples etc, I just put them together on the conveyor belt.

Meglet

I scan my shopping as I go round so they go loose into my veg bag along with the sticky labels stuck to one of them.

Meglet! Happy free range carrots made me smile

Agree with paper bags.

"why do they need to be kept together?" I am imagining the contents of my trolley at the checkout...a mashed up mess of fruits and veg, all rolling round together and squashed by the subsequent addition of cat food/washing powder/frozen chips etc etc. "Oh hang on another few minutes while I chase that last Jersey Royal round"

(PS I've been reducing my plastic usage for some time now, but can't get round the loose veg issue)

SuburbanRhonda here