majuka Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I like the idea of Te$co's giving points for every bag reused. Pity the others don't adopt it. Especially as I hate Te$co's so much and refuse to go there any more. Sainsburys do that too. Somebody tell them round here!!!! We have 2 - one the other side of Basingstoke and one in Camberley. Neither will give you points for using your own bags. Oh I always tell them and if I don't notice at the tills that I haven't had my bag reuse points, I will stop off at customer services on the way out to request that they are put on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 They've kept it a well guarded secret round here! I take mum shopping with me - I think we are going to gang up on the checkout people tomorrow. Either way I'm after those points! I have 2 hessian bags and a fair few plastic ones. Even heavy duty paper ones. They've got away with it for ages and now . . . harrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! So thanks peeps for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Sainsburys near me always ask how many bags you have reused. They have been doing it for years. reuse on average 10-12 bags a week Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 A colleague tells me that the local Te$co used to ask you when they first introduced the scheme but don't ask any more, you have to ask for the points to be added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I did a bit of shopping at the co-op today ...and forgot to take my Trolley Dolly bags with me. I was intrigued that the carrier I had to use was green instead of the usual white. On further inspection, I saw that it was compostable and you are asked to use it to line your kitchen compost caddy. Good idea. I'd still be happy to pay for these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 What a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Only if they compost well - ended up with horrible supposedly compostable stuff in the heap - never rotted down. We ended up picking them out and throwing them away - still, hopefully they will rot down wherever they ended up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benaberry Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I've always been environmentally 'aware', but since starting work for an environmental services (i.e. rubbish!) company a few years ago, I've become much more militant It also means I now have a nice supply of assorted cotton, and exceedingly tough hessian reusable bags, albeit with very bright corporate branding on them I do believe that bags should be charged for - would soon make people stop and think, although at the moment any we get (also guilty of occasionally forgetting to put them back in the car and getting caught out on an unplanned shop) are reused for dog poop etc after being reused for shopping a couple of times. However I do get really annoyed with some supermarkets - the bags they provide now are so flimsy, they can't be reused, as they've split before I've even got them home . At least waitrose bags survive the trip and can have a purpose for a bit afterwards as well. I don't see M&S getting any bad press for charging 5p for their large food carrier bags - although maybe that's something to do with the M&S foodhall clientele? As with a couple of others, pretty sure i remember bags being 1p or 2p when I was little as well (late 70's/early 80's), so does husband. Also anyone remember the Corona (I think) fizzy pop bottles that were returnable and reusable? (not to mention milk bottles - was most disappointed when we signed up with a milkman last year for the first time in many years, and to discover my milk arrived in the same plastic cartons as from the supermarket Someone was wondering earlier about why they can't recycle tetrapaks kerbside - often something to do with where your kerbide recycling is taken for processing; not all facilities can cope with tetrapaks, especially coming out of a co-mingled box/bin mixed with cans, bottles etc, as they're a bit of a pain due to their make-up. We couldn't recycle glass kerbside until a couple of years ago where I am, then the facility our recycling goes to was upgraded and improved and now takes glass, so glass now goes into our boxes along with the cans and plastics (no tetrapaks though!). Only know this because the company I work for happens to have the contract for the collections where I live, and I worked on the tender for the re-award Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 They've kept it a well guarded secret round here! I take mum shopping with me - I think we are going to gang up on the checkout people tomorrow. Either way I'm after those points! I have 2 hessian bags and a fair few plastic ones. Even heavy duty paper ones. They've got away with it for ages and now . . . harrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! So thanks peeps for the heads up. Did you go today and if so how did you get on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I did - we went to an elderly gentleman's checkout and before I could say anything he asked mum how many bags! Probably read my mind. All this time and he was the first one! Me wonders if the powers that be have been spying on here!! Word's got out that I was going today and staff must remember to ask every customer how many bags used!!! Interesting to see what happens next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 There'll be a poster of you and Mum in the staff room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 block bottom Paper bags like they have in the US would solve the problem..I use my plastic shop bags as bin bags...saves me buying them and as they are plastic too I don't feel bad...but I would rather have paper bags...I can use them for rubbish too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I did - we went to an elderly gentleman's checkout and before I could say anything he asked mum how many bags! Probably read my mind. All this time and he was the first one! Me wonders if the powers that be have been spying on here!! Word's got out that I was going today and staff must remember to ask every customer how many bags used!!! Interesting to see what happens next week. Oooh, isn't that spooky-lols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 block bottom Paper bags like they have in the US would solve the problem..I use my plastic shop bags as bin bags...saves me buying them and as they are plastic too I don't feel bad...but I would rather have paper bags...I can use them for rubbish too! Many years ago our Sainsburys used to have the brown paper bags as we always chose them. Then all of a sudden they stopped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
