5p for a carrier bag - Page 5

Gordon Booth · 07-10-2015, 16:20

For 6d you can get a 'Bag for Life'. They last for ages and when they wear out they give you a new one. Been using them for last two years.
Only problem is you've got to remember to take them with you, soon becomes a habit.

accyman · 07-10-2015, 20:30

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

For 6d you can get a 'Bag for Life'. .

in 1965 maybe lol

Margaret Pilkington · 07-10-2015, 21:10

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Originally Posted by accyman

in 1965 maybe lol

I think maybe you are talking at cross purposes....and I sincerely doubt that you could have got one of those in 1965......1925 maybe, but that would be backyard rates

accyman · 07-10-2015, 21:30

i was born just at decimalization and my knowledge of money before that mainly revolves from what i found in my grans button box

Margaret Pilkington · 07-10-2015, 21:31

Yes, you can tell!

mab · 07-10-2015, 22:27

Sainsbury's charge 5p for a stronger bag than the old see threw ones ,Lidls 3p bags have gone up to 5p but the bigger stronger ones are 6p and better value..

accyman · 08-10-2015, 00:26

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Yes, you can tell!

i do remeber been told that for 6 punce you could take a date out and have money left over for a bag of chips at the end of a night

i suppose when im a grandpa i will have similar tales about a £50 note lol

Less · 22-01-2016, 15:56

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Originally Posted by accyman

if they were really bothered about the impact of plastic bags they would do away with them all together at supermarkets etc and use brown bags like they do in america.Yes they may break occasionally as do plastic ones

I didn't see any of the supermarkets using brown paper bags when I was over there a few weeks ago. Though I do regret not taking advantage of all the free plastic bags I could have brought back from Walmart while I had the chance, would have kept me in free bags for quite some time.

The check outs where all similar to this:-

No restrictions on how many bags you took, no guilt passed on to customers about killing the World, just get on and enjoy your shopping.

Oh, and 'Have a nice day, y'all come back soon'.

accyman · 22-01-2016, 23:32

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Originally Posted by Less

No restrictions on how many bags you took, no guilt passed on to customers about killing the World, just get on and enjoy your shopping.

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collected my order from asda today and there was one item the size of a toothbrush in a bag all on its own

naturally they charged for the carrier bag

5p or 6p isnt really worthy of a storm inside to complain but i did muster up a "whats up couldnt fit it in to one of the half empty bags then ?" remark

Neil · 24-01-2016, 12:04

Are Asda still doing the bags for life at 6p?

accyman · 24-01-2016, 13:19

yes

in fact they dont have the 5p ones on display so you have to ask and wait for a 5p one at the self checkout

where they used to be so customers could easily and quickly access them to pack tehir shopping is now always empty but the 6p ones and the more expensive ones are still under the conveyor belt

RainbowSix · 25-01-2016, 13:54

Aldi bags are IMO a lot better - stronger & nicer looking.

accyman · 25-01-2016, 13:58

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Originally Posted by RainbowSix

Aldi bags are IMO a lot better - stronger & nicer looking.

the handles snap off very easily from the asda ones iv noticed aldis are stronger too

Barrie Yates · 25-01-2016, 15:01

We bought "For Life" bags in France, a couple of them are around 10 years old now and still fully serviceable - cost was 1E then.

DtheP47 · 25-01-2016, 19:49

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Originally Posted by Less

No restrictions on how many bags you took, no guilt passed on to customers about killing the World, just get on and enjoy your shopping.

Oh, and 'Have a nice day, y'all come back soon'.

Naaah....with your track record at supermarket checkouts Wizz, it's stretching credibility that you be invited back.