5 pence for a plastic bag

[stevewool]

well looks like the shopping is going up again , this time its 5p for a plastic bag, so remember to use your old ones, another great saving tip by kuripot steve

[Ako Si Jamie]

Not new for me as I work out in Wales and this policy has been going for a couple of years over there.

[raynaputi]

Wales has been charging for plastic bags since I came here in 2011.

[Michael Parnham]

I can't understand why they don't revert back to paper carrier bags that can be 100% recycled!

[Arthur Little]

Simple remedy ... ... invest in one of these so~called "Bags For Life" at your local supermarket; they're reasonably strong.

[raynaputi]

I can't understand why they don't revert back to paper carrier bags that can be 100% recycled!

I don't think it's advisable for frozen stuffs and heavy goods/foods...

My uncle experienced that when a supermarket in Laguna was implementing it a couple of years ago. He bought canned/tinned goods, some hotdogs and other frozen meat. They put it in a paper bag because they said they're implementing the use of it instead of plastic bags. So since my uncle didn't know about it, he agreed.

What happened was he when he was going down via the escalator, the paper bag got ripped because it got wet (because of the frozen meat) and add the fact that tinned goods are heavy and everything went rolling down the escalator to the floor. He was soooo annoyed and went back to the counter and told everything about it. To his surprise, he found out that he had the option to use a plastic bag and only have to pay for it which the lady in the counter didn't tell him. He went mad after that!

[mickcant]

I don't think it's advisable for frozen stuffs and heavy goods/foods...

My uncle experienced that when a supermarket in Laguna was implementing it a couple of years ago. He bought canned/tinned goods, some hotdogs and other frozen meat. They put it in a paper bag because they said they're implementing the use of it instead of plastic bags. So since my uncle didn't know about it, he agreed.

What happened was he when he was going down via the escalator, the paper bag got ripped because it got wet (because of the frozen meat) and add the fact that tinned goods are heavy and everything went rolling down the escalator to the floor. He was soooo annoyed and went back to the counter and told everything about it. To his surprise, he found out that he had the option to use a plastic bag and only have to pay for it which the lady in the counter didn't tell him. He went mad after that!

I dont blame him for getting mad

I always use my back pack to put my shopping in, its easier to carry like that

Us men can be clever at times
Mick.

[stevewool]

Simple remedy ... ... invest in one of these so~called "Bags For Life" at your local supermarket; they're reasonably strong.

i once had a bag for life infact i had two, but then i got divorced from them both, so dont mention bags for life

[stevewool]

when we go shopping for a big shop i always take my IKEA blue bag i borrowed years ago, fits perfect in the trolleys and just lifts straight up into the car, another great tip

[grahamw48]

About time too.

Discarded plastic is a bloody menace in all its forms....especially to wild life.

Sadly, most of the rest of the world will simply ignore the problem. Very depressing.

I always make my plastic bags last as long as possible, then use them instead of waste-bin liners in the kitchen...plus I have those big long-lasting 're-usable' ones from the supermarket (only 10p each), which I now walk to and from with my shopping, so need stronger bags anyway.

[Arthur Little]

i once had a bag for life infact i had two, but then i got divorced from them both, so dont mention bags for life

Well ... ... it's you saying it, Steve ... NOT me!

[KeithD]

M&S have been charging 5p in the UK for years.

It works well in Wales and Ireland, and a 30p bag lasts over a year. I'm sure that'll hurt the economy

[Arthur Little]

Aldi & Lidl have both ALWAYS charged for theirs!! But then, of course ... ... neither of those are British firms.

[joebloggs]

clegg was just on the news, what was he going on about, poverty, job losses, student fees or debts, no plastic bags and how the money will go to charity

less than 2yrs and it's the last we will see of him

[johncar54]

In Spain we have had a charge for plastic bags for several years. However, there still seem to be as many, containing rubbish, dumped in the bins.

I use either large re-usable 10 euro cent bags from a major supermarket, or smaller ones which I bought a couple of years ago in Penang.

When we buy loose fruit and veg there are free bags, which we use for the rubbish destined for the bins.

[joebloggs]

i recycle them, i put my lunch in one, then take them back home and use them as bin liners, so I'll have to buy reusable bags for shopping, something to put me lunch in and bin liners

clegg just amazes me, it's like he's done something unbelievable like he's solved the Syrian crisis or the unemployment problem which will take some doing, all he's done is told supermarkets that employ more than 250 people you'll have to charge 5p for plastic bags big effort clegg

[grahamw48]

With Cleggy and cronies it's all just window dressing, especially as it's conference time.

They probably still can't believe their luck being able to sit at the 'big table' anyway.

Next election they'll be gone, I hope. We need one party to get things done, unemcumbered by shirt-tail hangers.

All we need now is a LEADER with a spine.

[joebloggs]

All we need now is a LEADER with a spine.

I agree with you there, no matter what party they are from

[KeithD]

I'll go out on a limb here and say that I'd even be prepared to pay 6p

[WhiteBloodAda]

M&S have been charging 5p in the UK for years.

It works well in Wales and Ireland, and a 30p bag lasts over a year. I'm sure that'll hurt the economy

I used to work at M&S, and the introduction of the 5p charge, although annoying because of customer comments, was probably the best thing they ever did in my 11 years there. Sales weren't affected as people still need to buy food, but our store alone saw an 85% decrease in the number of bags used! Within a couple of years, pretty much everyone coming in brought their own bag.

This should have come into effect much earlier IMO

[grahamw48]

I think people are forgetting that it used to be the norm to charge for carrier bags years ago.

[Dedworth]

when we go shopping for a big shop i always take my IKEA blue bag i borrowed years ago, fits perfect in the trolleys and just lifts straight up into the car, another great tip

I do the same Steve good tip - great when you buy loads of cheap stuff at Aldi or Lidl they can probably hold about 25kg

[KeithD]

I think people are forgetting that it used to be the norm to charge for carrier bags years ago.

It used to always be 1p at Kwik Save

[johncar54]

The thing that gets my goat is that when one gets say one item, maybe in a chemist’s, which is packaged, that you are offered a (free) plastic bag as well. I always refuse unless I have several items and really need a bag.

[Ann1984]

Every time I go shopping on m&s and I forgot to carrying a plastic bag. I get it for 5p.