to expect clothing to be wrapped

[pairofrollerskates]

Ok, I get the "bring your own bag" thing. I always bring my own bag, My question is, if I buy an item of clothing from, eg, M&S, AIBU to expect they will wrap it in something like tissue paper, so that it doesn't just go in my bag with everything else? What if it gets marked, or damaged? How do I return it? I don't mind paying for one of their bags, but surely the point is to reduce the use of plastic bags? Why can't they just put some tissue around it (like many independent stores do?). M&S and Debenhams are two of the biggest culprits here. Debenhams actually gave me an unwrapped bra to to take home!! I had to stuff it in my pocket!!! (didn't have a spare bag with me that day).

Tissue just rips though. It won't actually prevent damage if there is something in your bag that is likely to stain or tear the garment.

Do clothes shops not give paper bags?

A tissue won't do anything.

If you don't have a spare bag, just buy one.

theres still debenhams shops?

you could bring your own bags which you know are clean if you’re going clothes shopping. and a grocery one too so you can keep things separate

Where are you shopping at Debenhams?

Take multiple bags then

Is this new to you? It's been like this for years. Either buy a bag or take your own.

And why would you wrap a bra? Did you not want to buy a bag for it?

so nobody buys clothes on an impromptu basis then?

I think she's shopping in 2018.

Yes, you put the top or trousers or whatever in the bag you've brough from home. That doesnt mean putting it in with everything else slopping around in the bag, and water bottles, shopping, etc etc. Those little fold out pouch bags are ideal. Tissue would not make an iota of difference.

YABU. Even paper bags and tissue paper costs the earth the produce, and as mentioned above isn't invincible to spills/tears.

You should be more organised and take enough suitable bags for shopping. Cotton bags are good as they are washable and light to carry and you can sling them over your shoulder.

YABU. What a waste of tissue paper and time. You know your bag is clean, you know what is in your bag already. How is anything going to get marked or damaged?

If you have something already in your bag that might mark or damage something else, you buy a bag and put offending item in it to protect everything else. Or remove offending item from said bag and just carry it.

As for the bra, why did it need a bag if it would fit in your pocket? If you didn't want it in your pocket, just buy a bag.

If its impromptu then buy a bag

Its not the retailers fault you don’t want to-buy A bag

you were not forced to carry the bra without you choose too

What happens if I want to buy an impromptu bag but have no bag to put the impromptu bag in?

Yes and i buy a bag...

Debenhams doesn’t exist anymore does it??
Bring your own bags or buy a clean one if it bother you so much.
Large chain stores have never really done this.

Then you buy a bag. They are good quality now so can be reused over and over. We would use them to drop off clothes at charity shops or the uniform pool and so on so we do lose some that way. I take my own bags to the supermarket and a backpack with a carry bag in it if I'm going into town, but if I get caught out and need a bag then I buy one.

Just don’t put it in a dirty bag or with things that can make it dirty. If you’re that predacious you can just buy a separate bag if you’re caught short.

Do clothes shops in the UK not give out paper bags? Here all shops that have clothes give out paper bags for free.

No I wouldn't expect that.
I just stuff them in a bag with other stuff and don't give it a minutes thought.

I don’t know about the rest of the UK but the bag levy includes paper bags in NI. I’ve paid 25p for a paper bag!

I would just chuck it in the same bag as the groceries.
Why does it have to be separate?
The only time I'd not want to do that is if I knew one of the food or drink items I'd purchased was leaking.

Bagsy impromptubra for my next name change