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

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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.