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| Thread ID: 99027 | 2009-04-17 00:31:00 | Plastic Shopping Bags - I use them | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 765885 | 2009-04-18 03:28:00 | The Viet Nam war had plenty of heavy metal music played as the Americans went in for the attack on board their helicopters, if the movies are to be believed, and they lost that war. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 765886 | 2009-04-18 03:31:00 | Just went to the Vege World shop. I had the option of Plastic Bag or Cardboard box. I guess it is one way they can get rid of their empty boxes. Since I spent over $40 they also gave me a free non disposable bag with their logo on it. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 765887 | 2009-04-18 03:48:00 | Pak n Save in the North Island has been charging for bags for ages - to make up for it, they always have stacks of free cardboard boxes . Yes Pak N Save in the Sth never charged until now. They also have boxes available. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 765888 | 2009-04-18 03:53:00 | I know in our one we only give out banana boxes as the rest are broken down and dumped in bins outside. Banana boxes are only good for so much though. | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 765889 | 2009-04-18 05:21:00 | Yes Pak N Save in the Sth never charged until now. They also have boxes available. Guess they are using you as their garbage disposer.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 765890 | 2009-04-18 10:21:00 | So your weekly grocery bill goes up by $1-2 ... not gonna break the bank I dont think? If every dollar counts then $2 a week is soon going to mount up, That's $200 a year, which is birthday presents and cakes for a couple of kids.Maybe Christmas presents as well. Can't say I have ever been that broke but we certainly know a few who are. Perhaps we can revisit the thread when you are the sole provider for your wife,three kids, a car and a mortgage.:thumbs: Then think about the people that do it on the minimum wage.....:waughh: |
Metla (12) | ||
| 765891 | 2009-04-18 10:39:00 | Yeah, point duly noted. I'm getting married in about 10 weeks and found out this week I have the privilege of finding myself a new place of employment, not to mention my fiance is studying at Uni so we've technically got nothing to live off right now. Every little bit ads up *real* quick ;) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 765892 | 2009-04-18 10:40:00 | Also I heard they are going to charge for the produce clear plastic bags that you use to put your fruit/veg etc in. Don't know if the person who told me was 100% sure on this or not, but think how many bags you use in produce per shopping trip, quite a few i imagine. Pretty pathetic if you ask me, I'm always chucking out bags I find lying around. |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 765893 | 2009-04-18 10:50:00 | One redeeming thing about those placky bags is their strength. I reckon you could half fill them with rocks before you get handle blow out. Not 100% sure on paper bags lost piss years ago when the bottom got wet and the bottle does a free fall (always over concrete or something hard, the bags would keep their strength if carried over lawn.) |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 765894 | 2009-04-18 10:55:00 | Don't forget that lot of the newer "plastic" bags are actually biodegradable, with special additives to help them break down quickly in landfill. | somebody (208) | ||
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