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5 Cents Per Plastic Bags (starting Today) (pg. 3)
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| DigiNut |
I read yesterday that city hall is telling the business owners that they actually do not have to remit - just charge 5 cents for the bags and they can do whatever they want with the proceeds.
That decision seems to have been panned by people of all stripes, but I think it's the only good move they've made so far. This makes it much closer to ordinary itemized pricing as opposed to a tax, and businesses can use it to lower prices or improve operations. Doesn't mean they will, of course, but the ability to re-invest means that competitive forces and consumer choice will dictate in part how that money is spent.
Now let's see how long it takes for them to change their mind. |
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| Jayx1 |
| Sure business can keep the profits. Why do u think some of them have used this as an excuse to do this nationally? But i do wonder how long it will take for fed up consumers to force them to go back to the old way. I for one hate playing the guessing game when it comes to deciding how many bags i need. A lot of stores are now making you bag your own. Why when paying the prices at full service supermarkets should this inconvenience be the norm? |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
I for one hate playing the guessing game when it comes to deciding how many bags i need. |
Bahahahahaha, yes, because it's such a ing mind boggling endeavor. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Bahahahahaha, yes, because it's such a ing mind boggling endeavor. |
Honestly now, it's called customer service. Before I had a car I used to shop at that god-awful Food Basics that charged for bags, and I didn't have a problem with that, but every time while they were ringing up they had to ask how many bags I needed. I'm looking at $200 worth of groceries trying to visually estimate, knowing that if I'm off by one I have to fish around in my wallet for change because the bill's already been paid. You're the one who's had 10 years of experience bagging the , how the am I supposed to know? I don't care about the money, but don't ask me to do your job for you.
Is it mind-boggling? No, I guess not, but it's a goddamned inconvenience. It's like ordering a cheeseburger at McDonald's, being asked precisely how many minutes you want them to cook the patty for, then being handed the bun and patty and a slice of processed cheese on a tray and being told to assemble it yourself. If you're going to give these people jobs, they should be providing some kind of value for that money, and I don't think that scanning a bunch of bar codes really counts.
If I'm buying two items at Wal-mart, sure, I'll use the self checkout and bag it myself to speed things up. Not with 50 different grocery items. Part of the reason I'm there is to receive a service, and if one store doesn't want to provide it, I'll find another one that does. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Welp, at the end of the day, it's YOUR choice to get all worked about it. Which means the joke's on you, lol. |
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| Abercrombie |
| I never had one cashier help me with how many bags at either no frills or food basics. More often than not, I paid for an extra bag that went to landfill. The only winner is the retailer who makes 300% profit margin on these bags, which are the highest GPM item in their store. Government doesn't get a penny. It makes no cents. |
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| Ania_xox |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Honestly now, it's called customer service. Before I had a car I used to shop at that god-awful Food Basics that charged for bags, and I didn't have a problem with that, but every time while they were ringing up they had to ask how many bags I needed. I'm looking at $200 worth of groceries trying to visually estimate, knowing that if I'm off by one I have to fish around in my wallet for change because the bill's already been paid. You're the one who's had 10 years of experience bagging the , how the am I supposed to know? I don't care about the money, but don't ask me to do your job for you.
Is it mind-boggling? No, I guess not, but it's a goddamned inconvenience. It's like ordering a cheeseburger at McDonald's, being asked precisely how many minutes you want them to cook the patty for, then being handed the bun and patty and a slice of processed cheese on a tray and being told to assemble it yourself. If you're going to give these people jobs, they should be providing some kind of value for that money, and I don't think that scanning a bunch of bar codes really counts.
If I'm buying two items at Wal-mart, sure, I'll use the self checkout and bag it myself to speed things up. Not with 50 different grocery items. Part of the reason I'm there is to receive a service, and if one store doesn't want to provide it, I'll find another one that does. |
you are such a fag :stongue: |
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| Time2Burn |
| I'm just upset that I threw out hundreds of plastic bag a couple years ago... man if I had known they'd be worth something one day. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Yeah, I have a fortune sitting in my pantry. :D |
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| FunkyCrew |
^ that is pretty cute
and looks like it's rewashable too
for now I'm glad I kept all the big Zara/Coach/Sephora bags and reuse them :) |
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| Jayx1 |
Prett bad when you are spending $500 on a pair of jeans and they arent even allowed to give you a freaking bag to go with them.
Only in Canada |
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