Expensive plastic bags

[Gordon Booth]

Trip to supermarket yesterday. The boss picked up a bag of 4 bananas with a big, bright label on saying £1. A good deal?
Near them were boxes of loose bananas, same country of origin, same condition, same sizes, labelled £0.68/kg. I looked at the bag and thought 4 bananas can't weigh 1.5 kg? So I weighed it- 0.61 kg, cost £0.41.
So she was paying £0.41 for the bananas, £0.59 for the bag!
I put the bag back, got 4 identical loose bananas, put them in a free bag- cost £0.43.
That has got to be a rip-off. I know someone has had to put them in the bag but come on! Who's packing them, the Managing Director?
I've seen it many times- two 1 kg bags of sugar for less than a 2 kg bag, a 4 pack of soup etc. dearer than 4 loose tins, even though it has a special label on to make you think bulk buying is cheaper.
The supermarkets are treating us as fools, knowing as we rush around we won't check things out and the big bright labels and bulk buys will auto suggest we are getting bargains.
I hate being ripped off!

[MargaretR]

An advantage of on-line shopping is that the 'small print' ingredients and the 'price per 100gram' are legible.

[flashy]

my dad told me years ago to always buy loose bananas, they are much cheaper, i suppose if you are none the wiser you wouldnt know, but now you are i guess you will always be buying them loose

[tommiasfc]

Is not a rip off if they're labelled shop smart why get mad

[jaysay]

think it must pay to keep your wits about you when you visit these stores

[Eric]

What really burns my ass ... apart from the hemorrhoids ... is that many supermarkets will charge a nickle for a plastic bag I realize that plastic is not that good for the environment; and I do buy the re-usable bags. But, when you walk around the store, looking at the stuff on the shelves, you see that a lot of it is packed in, you guessed it, plastic

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by Eric

But, when you walk around the store, looking at the stuff on the shelves, you see that a lot of it is packed in, you guessed it, plastic

Well, that's were the Germans are saving the World instead of trying to invade it. The Supermarkets have various bins & buckets by the door so you can strip the packaging from your shopping & stick it in their bins. (Which the goes off to recycling).

[Eric]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Well, that's were the Germans are saving the World instead of trying to invade it. The Supermarkets have various bins & buckets by the door so you can strip the packaging from your shopping & stick it in their bins. (Which the goes off to recycling).

Rather than taking it home, stripping off the packaging, putting it in the blue box, etc. Of course, the Germans have a history of recycling. Now, what was it they used as a sealant for U Boat periscopes?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Well, that's were the Germans are saving the World instead of trying to invade it. The Supermarkets have various bins & buckets by the door so you can strip the packaging from your shopping & stick it in their bins. (Which the goes off to recycling).

The new Reich Dave, saving the world from itself

[Gordon Booth]

Originally Posted by jaysay

The new Reich Dave, saving the world from itself

No, jaysay, saving the world for itself!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

No, jaysay, saving the world for itself!

shucks my spelling again

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by Eric

Rather than taking it home, stripping off the packaging, putting it in the blue box, etc.

I know, but if it makes them feel good about themselves.

Originally Posted by jaysay

The new Reich Dave, saving the world from itself

Not really Jay, more like compounding the problem.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Well, that's were the Germans are saving the World instead of trying to invade it. The Supermarkets have various bins & buckets by the door so you can strip the packaging from your shopping & stick it in their bins. (Which the goes off to recycling).

Would be better if the packaging weren't there in the first place.

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by susie123

Would be better if the packaging weren't there in the first place.

And end up with wierd & wonderful lurgy because all kind of people had been pawing your meat & veg !!!!

[susie123]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

And end up with wierd & wonderful lurgy because all kind of people had been pawing your meat & veg !!!!

I wouldn't dream of pawing your meat and veg Dave...