05-28-2004, 08:56 AM | #41 (permalink) | |
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as for my groceries, i get enough bags left over from that. there should be some kind of "bring it your bags back and get a discount" program.
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05-28-2004, 08:56 AM | #42 (permalink) | |
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The irony lays beneath. People want convenience. Monopolies determine which bag will choke. |
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05-28-2004, 09:45 AM | #43 (permalink) | |
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05-28-2004, 09:54 AM | #44 (permalink) |
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So I have probably about 500 plastic bags I've saved over the last year or so and hauled home, they've got your name on them, Art!
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05-28-2004, 11:19 AM | #46 (permalink) |
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I also want everything in a bag - it's just so much easier to carry everything in the least amount of trips if there are handles on everything. This was especially relevant back in the days of living in a few 2nd story apartments - now at least it's only 15 feet from the car door to the kitchen counter
Sometimes I think grocery baggers have never had to carry anything into their house - but I guess thay have to ask because we're all different. Here's a related question - why don't the manufacturers of those bulky items (toilet paper; dog food bags, etc. ) make built-in handles for their products? I mean - how much more would it cost them to glue or staple on a vinyl loop big enough to slip your hand in?
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05-28-2004, 11:27 AM | #48 (permalink) | |
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05-28-2004, 11:34 AM | #49 (permalink) |
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i remember the plastic bag handles used to really cut into my hands walking back from the supermarket... or even break sometimes... maybe i was buying too much beer
i dunno what the answer is ... biodegradeable plastic? maybe robotic trolleys that follow you home and then return to the supermarket? there must be a better way i appreciate you need em for dog-walking and stuff - paper bags don't cut it I'm guessing - but it always disturbs me how quickly my bin fills up with plastic wrappers
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05-28-2004, 06:54 PM | #50 (permalink) | |
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That quote cracked me up, whether you meant it to be funny or not. Furthermore, I couldn't agree with you more on all of your points, at least regarding the bagging of large, bulky items.
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05-29-2004, 02:54 AM | #54 (permalink) |
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In this neck of the woods, the question "paper or plastic" is often answered with "paper". The locals have discovered that the brown paper store bags are exactly the right size to store newspapers, the whole bundle is recyclable. Drive down the road at trash collection day and you'll see what I mean.
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05-29-2004, 06:30 AM | #56 (permalink) |
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Interesting mxyzptlk. As we live in the same neck of the woods, it must be that I look like a plastic bag afficionado. I assume that taking one look at me instinctively brings up the words, "This dude wants plastic" in the hearts and minds of cashiers. They don't even offer me paper bags at the Farmers' Market. This is all very well and good with me, of course.
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05-30-2004, 04:07 AM | #58 (permalink) | |
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05-30-2004, 07:27 AM | #59 (permalink) |
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I can honestly say, from working at Walgreens before, that there is an equal amount of people who will glare at you if you bag milk as there are people who will glare at you if you DON'T bag it.
Likewise goes for other single items, especially those with handles. I've had people pull single items out of the bag, grumbling at me for bagging it, and leaving the bag behind. People are insane. |
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