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I’m curious what bags would need to cost to change that behaviour, as for all the complaining about inflation, many clearly don’t miss 3-4% a shop buying cloth
by MattGaiser 2y ago
I’m curious what bags would need to cost to change that behaviour, as for all the complaining about inflation, many clearly don’t miss 3-4% a shop buying cloth bags here.
- londons_explore 2y agoI think bags would have to cost $10-$20 before the most people started remembering to bring one to the shop. People simply don't think far enough ahead to plan to take a bag to the shop, and prefer to 'pay for convenience'. Plenty of people pay $30 to avoid having to turn their oven on to cook something.
- graeme 2y agoI bring a bookbag to stores, but if I forget one I buy a "reuseable" bag and then get rid of it. If you need a bag you need a bag. Before plastic, stores had paper bags. Some stores offer these now but many don't. I find it surprising. They're certainly less useful than plastic bags but they're plenty useful. you can walk with 2-3 in your arms, they hold a good amount of things, and they're recyclable. And then if you need one with handles you can get one of the paid bags stores have.