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To wonder why people buy clear dog poo bags

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Littlefroggy18 · 02/04/2019 17:56

I mean really...should they even exist?? Why why would you buy a clear one where you can see all the poo inside considering you usually have to walk some distance before you get to a bin?! The amount of people I see daily walking round with see through bags full of shit is ridiculous! Buy black ones!!!

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AgathaF · 02/04/2019 17:59

Does it really matter? We all know what's in the bag. I'm just glad when people pick it up and bin it.

Coulddowithanap · 02/04/2019 18:00

I don't care as long as it's picked up and binned rather than being hung in a bush!

CuriousaboutSamphire · 02/04/2019 18:00

Oh! Never occurred to me to look! I carry round whatever bag is cheapest, biodegradable and to hand! Don't care what colour it is!

TheNewSchmoo · 02/04/2019 18:01

Maybe they've run out and are using a sandwich bag, or sandwich bags are cheaper. Who cares? Better than leaving it on the ground.

OutingOutlander · 02/04/2019 18:03

We use nappy bags for our cats poop, and you can see it all pretty clearly. But they're cheap as chips, we have them for LO anyway and they are fragranced.

Smotheroffive · 02/04/2019 18:03

You really are BVU to worry about that, over and above the billions of plastic bags thrown into world rubbish daily.

The world needs more plastic bags!! Confused

golddustwomen · 02/04/2019 18:05

Clear, pink, green whatever I don't give a shit as long as it's picked up. 80% of people where I live don't bother and quite frankly I'm fucking sick of navigating the pram and dd4 through it allAngry

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Littlefroggy18 · 02/04/2019 18:06

Just a little bug bear of mine then! Never mind!

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Springersrock · 02/04/2019 18:08

I got caught out one day and ran out of poo bags (thought there was another packet - there wasn’t)

Had to use a couple of sandwich bags . It was grim

Palominoo · 02/04/2019 18:08

I agree with you op! I've got three dogs and buy black bags.

Ihopeyourcakeisshit · 02/04/2019 18:11

One would have to presume it was some kind of sandwich bag type of thing used as an emergency?
I've never seen clear poo bags for sale?

ComeTheFuck0nBridget · 02/04/2019 18:13

I've never seen clear poo bags for sale but have used clear sandwich bags when I've accidentally run out! So YABU Grin

PeoniesandPretties · 02/04/2019 18:14

Omg yes! When walking behind someone carrying their see through bag of shit... Makes me gag lol although I'm grateful they pick up I just don't want to see it and imagining I'm inhaling it in the process!

SilviaSalmon · 02/04/2019 18:16

I don’t like the black bags. I use light coloured.

With black I can’t see if there’s a smear of poo as I turn the bag round and I generally manage to get some on my hand Envy

chandylier · 02/04/2019 18:17

I’m with you op and I have a dog.
Even the green ones I find gross.
Also, find the nearest bin, some people walk for ages with it swinging around !

SwimmingBadger · 02/04/2019 18:20

I use nappy sacks (white translucent) and yes you can see quite clearly what's inside. The white ones are 27p for 100 and the proper black dog poo bags are £1 for 100 in my local shop. I don't particularly like seeing the contents but we use a lot and I'd rather spend my money on other things

MenuPlant · 02/04/2019 18:21

I'm more curious about why people hang the bags full of shit off trees and bushes? That's a theme where I live.

Doghorsechicken · 02/04/2019 18:24

I use nappy bags because they’re far cheaper & scented. They are see through but I don’t look at it i just carry it to the nearest bin.

NotwhereIshouldbe · 02/04/2019 18:31

You can get 300 nappy bags for 37p from Tesco, why would I waste £££ on black bags when they just end up in the nearest dog bin? Although some local councils do give free green dog poo bags out but personally I don’t have a problem with clear bags. But I have worked in kennels for two years and quite tolerant of clearing up dog mess!

Smotheroffive · 02/04/2019 18:34

All the 000's of bags bought by pp just on this thread alone, what do you propose to stop using plastic?

Smotheroffive · 02/04/2019 18:35

Yeah, why do some hang them up?

ForalltheSaints · 02/04/2019 18:35

If they are not degradable or recyclable then OP you are correct in my view to object to them.

Celebelly · 02/04/2019 18:44

Yeah I have to buy black. In the grand scheme of things, poo bags are a very minor expense in my life so I'll pay £1 extra to not have to see the contents swinging about. Also I try to buy ones made from recycled material that are as degradable as possible. And I want good quality ones so I don't put a nail through and end up digging in shite.

Smotheroffive · 02/04/2019 18:55

Black plastic cannot go into recycling so should never be used.

We need to give up giving a damn about colour and worry just a tiny bit more about our impact on the earth of our choices.

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Littlefroggy18 · 02/04/2019 18:59

I don’t propose anything @smotheroffive that wasn’t what this thread was about. Was a lighthearted moan about a bug bear of mine not intended to turn into a debate about picking up or not and saving the planet, I should have known better really!

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