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Are there any grocery stores that give you discounts for bringing your own bag, as opposed to banning certain types of bags? AFAIK Aldi's doesn't even offer bag
by tabeth 10y ago
Are there any grocery stores that give you discounts for bringing your own bag, as opposed to
banning certain types of bags? AFAIK Aldi's doesn't even offer bags of any kind. Is there actually
an argument against just putting the crates directly in the store?
Benefits:
1. Faster to stock items.
2. Cheaper to stock items (because there is no traditional stocking).
3. More environmental efficiency, given the time and energy required to stock items (though its
debatable if this is actually more efficient than a few stockers -- humans use pretty little
energy).
Downsides:
1. It doesn't look pretty.
2. It may be harder to find things?
3. Difficult to do with many brands (traditional supermarkets probably don't receive enough of a
given brand and category of specific item to just dump an entire crate).
- ben1040 10y agoTarget and Whole Foods both give you a credit for each bag you bring. I didn't realize Target did this until googling; it's 5 cents at Target and 10 at Whole Foods. Incidentally, neither store gives you the discount for not using a bag at all -- just if you substitute a reusable bag for the disposable one they otherwise give you.
- theandrewbailey 10y agoEvery ALDI I've been to sells bags (doesn't give them away).