In most EU countries you need to pay for plastic* bags now, so they often aren't on display to make sure people pay - you just need to ask the cashier. *And a

In most EU countries you need to pay for plastic* bags now, so they often aren't on display to make sure people pay - you just need to ask the cashier. *And a lot have starch bags, which break if you try and put more than two milk bottles in or anything sharp.