to think that these supermarkets must be raking it in

[mum2samandalex]

with this whole recycling a bag scheme. I mean everytime i go to the shops ive even forgotten to bring my bags or havent got enough and end up buying more at 5p and sometimes 50p a time. This was the case for the women in front of me and behind me.And the ones i have brought have split already even the one i brought last night split when i was loading it into the car grrrrr. I cant see how this all helping the environment tbh its just another money making ploy.

I refused to pay for a bag today as the spotty yoof on the till told me I should be using my bag for life that was given out free at M&S. I don't have one, so suggested he gave me one to start me off and he said I can't as the offer finished on monday.This is the same spotty yoof who until last week used to pack only one or two items in every bag!

I made him wheel my trolley to my car and unload my shopping into the boot of the car, fortunately it was mostly wine. he didn't have much choice as I refused to pay for the bags, and he had rung up all the items. On the way to the car I checked my receipt and he had overcharged me for several items, so he had to go and get me the difference back.

i refused to return to the store as he wanted me to and I siad if he didn't I'd report him, so he scuttled off.

I would like to see the flat pack foldable boxes they use in french hypermarkets, because I hate the smell of the plastic bags.

'Why are we all wusses now? (include many poeple being unable to walk half a mile and needing a 2 ton vehicle to transport a pint of milk) '

I wonder that all the time myself, riven.

I remember when I first lived in Europe in the mid 80s, and there were no bags at the wee shops.

People brought their own. Imagine that!

Alibubbles - I actually think that was quite rude. The 'spotty yoof' on the till is not the one who made the policy and he has no power to change it.

I'd be horrified to see someone insist that a till assistant wheeled the trolley to the car - you'd have had to wheel it anyway surely, even if the shopping was in bags?

If you don't reuse bags in these stores there is a price to pay - either financially or in terms of inconvenience, ie wheeling your trolley to the car. Its not the fault of the till assistant that you didn't bring any bags!

my mum never used any bags (iirc) she put everything into a wheeler then had a few of those shiny shopper bags, they had baked bean logos on them i think.

i have a granny style shopping trolley, bright orange it is. i believe they're very in vogue these days.

use bags for life but do still get a few carrier bags as i use them as binbags, and i use much less of those than before as i recycle and have a compost bin.

Riven, surely the fact that there isn't such a high demand should make it easier for them to financially support such a scheme?

I would speak to your MP about it. The cost must be nominal to local government but what a difference to the families concerned. After all, if someone has a condition that's considered chronic ie long term but not life threatening then they get free prescriptions. Mind you, I'm always shocked that diabetics need to pay for their own needles!

As for the other point, there is just no way I could walk to the supermarket. At the till I can hardly fit all the bags into the trolley so if I walked, (it's about 3miles)I'd need to do about four trips! Actually more as I could only manage one bag at a time whilst I held onto to very willfull toddlers.

two not to.

i guess i will have to train myself just dont like the idea that the supermarkets are making money out of us in the meantime.

Well, supermarkets are not charities.

They're out to make a profit for themselves at any rate.