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Originally posted by geroin i'm just wondering how many people will actually stop buying plastic bags and if this will law will actually change the way people shop probably not, the only difference is now is that people will be paying 5 cents per bag.

DING DING DING DING DING

Now give the man a cigar!!!! (as long as he smokes it outside 30 feet from the entrance, 10 metres from a bus stop and 50 meters from any playground)

Of course it's a profit-scheme being advertised as an "environmentally-friendly" strategy. This isn't exactly big news. What's funny though, is how some of you are making a big deal out of it because now you're charged a WHOLE 5 CENTS per bag. Not to mention that most shopping bags are typically undersized for a regular garbage can. Boo-fucking-hoo

Spoiled brats

Its the principle number one... number two it will lead to even more and more laws and rules and charges. As i said, coming soon the same flawed logic applied to water bottles, fast food containers, coffee cups... the list goes on

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH it because now you're charged a WHOLE 5 CENTS per bag. Not to mention that most shopping bags are typically undersized for a regular garbage can. Boo-fucking-hoo Spoiled brats

um it's NOT because it's $0.05 now, but it's because they are "covering" it up as a green move

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Originally posted by Jayx1 Its the principle number one... number two it will lead to even more and more laws and rules and charges. As i said, coming soon the same flawed logic applied to water bottles, fast food containers, coffee cups... the list goes on

The principle is that you pay for stuff you consume.

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Originally posted by Skipper The principle is that you pay for stuff you consume.

but we did, its not like you could go to a grocery and just pick up the bags and leave, you had to buy stuff, and those bags were provided as a service.

its a conspiracy

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Originally posted by malek pay for your shopping karts

My NoFrills sells them via their 25c shopping cart dispensers. Unfortunately, I have no need for one at home.


On another note, I can't use the cloth bags as a garbage recepticle under my kitchen sink. I fid it environmentally disturbing, that I would need to buy separate garbage bags instead of doing my job on this earth by recycling grocery bags.

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Originally posted by malek but we did, its not like you could go to a grocery and just pick up the bags and leave, you had to buy stuff, and those bags were provided as a service.

Well then, the price just went up. that happens with stuff sometimes.

people who think this is all about the environment are naive..it's just a way to make profit..and it's tied with a nice little environmental bow in order to make it more palatable for the masses..

I really want to know how much a bag costs, it must be way under a cent a pop... that's a healthy 500% profit easily.

Loblaw must be laughing hard, thanks hippies!

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Originally posted by malek I really want to know how much a bag costs, it must be way under a cent a pop... that's a healthy 500% profit easily. Loblaw must be laughing hard, thanks hippies!

it's lucrative, but the grocery business has razor thin margins - doubt the bag charge makes much of a dent.

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Originally posted by Skipper it's lucrative, but the grocery business has razor thin margins - doubt the bag charge makes much of a dent.

i think it does

they have thousands of customers on a daily basis, each one on average would get 5 bags

let's say 1000 people buy shit at the store in on day with average of 5 bags

7500 a month

sorry my math is horrible lol

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Originally posted by Skipper it's lucrative, but the grocery business has razor thin margins - doubt the bag charge makes much of a dent.

and like any buisnesses if they make a good profit out of this scam, and people sheep it out, they'll find other "green initiatives" to generate more profits. That 5 cents will become 10 cents, 15 cents, etc.

That's ok?

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Originally posted by geroin 5x5x1000customers (on average) = $25,000 a day

Lol, nice math.

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Originally posted by jennypie Lol, nice math.

got me before edit lol

Mwahahahahaha.

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Originally posted by jennypie Mwahahahahaha.

w/e stil significant i think, considering they got nothing before

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Originally posted by malek and like any buisnesses if they make a good profit out of this scam, and people sheep it out, they'll find other "green initiatives" to generate more profits. That 5 cents will become 10 cents, 15 cents, etc. That's ok?

A business' job is to make profits. There ARE alternatives to spending the 5 cents - you as a consumer have to make a choice. If it's such a big deal, change your behavior and refuse to pay it. It's not like you're being forced to pay the 5 cents.

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Originally posted by geroin w/e stil significant i think, considering they got nothing before

$7500 is not significant to a grocery chain. That's a rounding error.

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Originally posted by Skipper A business' job is to make profits. There ARE alternatives to spending the 5 cents - you as a consumer have to make a choice. If it's such a big deal, change your behavior and refuse to pay it. It's not like you're being forced to pay the 5 cents.

great so let the grocery stores decide... and then i can choose not to shop there. Minus collusion, the market should cater to those who want free bags (as what happened in the past).

The problem is when governments meddle as they have in toronto.

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Originally posted by Skipper $7500 is not significant to a grocery chain. That's a rounding error.

If so i invite the grocery store to send me $7500 so that jenny can keep her bags LOL

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Originally posted by Skipper $7500 is not significant to a grocery chain. That's a rounding error.

if that's a small amount, then why don't they foot the bill for every bag they give out, a few pennies goes to some green-charity? And give incentives to their customers to switch to permanent bags?

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Originally posted by Jayx1 the market should cater to those who want free bags (as what happened in the past).

lol, what? The market should cater to people who want shit for free? I hate to burst your little bubble but that's not how things operate.

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Originally posted by malek if that's a small amount, then why don't they foot the bill for every bag they give out, a few pennies goes to some green-charity? And give incentives to their customers to switch to permanent bags?

OR - they could charge for the bags and pass the proceeds to a green charity. That would definitely be a way to make the whole thing easier to swallow for people who can't hack the idea of paying 5 cents for a plastic bag.

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