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Ireland (ROI) is a bit different as most shops have completely got rid of the thin bags, meaning you have to buy the thicker reusable bags. I was living there j

Ireland (ROI) is a bit different as most shops have completely got rid of the thin bags, meaning you have to buy the thicker reusable bags. I was living there just after they introduced the ban and hardly ever rembered to take the reusable bags (I usually got shopping on the way home from work), so had to buy a new one each time. The only thing I used the reusable bags for was storing other reusable bags at home... I prefer that in the UK you can still get them but you have to pay a small fee. The thinner bags can be reused in rubbish bins etc and easily stored in your coat pocket.

dingaling 11y ago
> I prefer that in the UK you can still get them but you have to pay a small fee Which is a nice earner for some supermarkets. For example Sainsbury levy a bag fee on orders delivered to your home, even though the groceries come in crates which you hand back to the driver. It's only 40 pence or thereabouts but cumulatively must be considerable. This annoyed my wife considerably as she always specifies "no bags". When she complained to Sainsbury they said that this was an averaged fee as their system couldn't charge specific customers for the bags they received. So she switched to their rivals Tesco who only charge a fee if you request bags.
- scottishfiction 11y ago
  The 40p is donated to local charities - http://help.sainsburys.co.uk/help/company-values/carrier-bags-scotland http://help.sainsburys.co.uk/help/company-values/carrier-bag...