General Chat

Cashiers in Oz pack groceries too. No problems using our own bags, the handles fit over the frame for the supermarket bags. Two frames set up, so they can keep things separate. I always think it's daft when they put something with a handle (like a bag of potatoes or a box of detergent) into a bag.

We've also got the self-serve ones, but after one episode of trying to weigh fruit & veg & gave up. We know many of the staff, so it's nice to have a chat.

We lived in Europe for a while, our apartment building was next to the supermarket. I would put the groceries back in the trolley, take the trolley around the corner, up in the lift to the apartment. No heavy bags to carry :-D

Yes we have shopped in Canada and US and had our shopping packed, but the good thing was it was packed in the paper sacks, no plastic.

I'm laughing here, remembering being in the US.... double shock for the supermarket staff.........

I had my own bag........ and no, I didn't want to drive around and pick up, I was WALKING!!!!! :-D

Ann


you have to ask for paper bags ........... plastic is the standard.



Some cities are banning plastic bags ...................... expecting people to carry their own.

Toronto started making us pay for plastic bags, then this year they said they were free again BUT they will be banning them next year totally !!
Most of the stores here will pack your bags for you and like someone already said we try to load the belt so the bags will be filled correctly eg eggs last.....some people pack the bags really badly just one or two items almost in a bag and others are amazing totally maxing out the bags.
By banning the bags they are not saving anything, I now have to buy bags to put in my rubbish bins etc whereas I used to reuse the shopping bags....but I do reuse the bread bags and milk bags for the kitty litter.

Hi Caroline


we use reusable bags ....... until we start running out of plastic bags for the kitchen garbage container.


Then OH "forgets" the cotton ones ........ and we get a supply of plastic bags!

We buy milk in 2 litre cardboard cartons .......... and use those for all wet garbage that cannot be recycled or composted (the city does composting, but not everything can go in there).



sylvia

Hi Sylvia back !!
We're lucky here too, the city pick up all composting that you want to put out for free (well you pay your house rates) from Spring to Fall, but I compost much of my garden waste myself too. Every week they pick up food waste for recycling, and no it doesn't have to smell awful even though we're having a REALLY hot summer and we stop the local wild life getting to it no problem ! =0)
We're lucky in that sometimes we get free plastic bags as we know most of the check out ladies well....well we do spend a small fortune there every week 2 teenagers and one pre-teen !!

I can remember serving shops back in the 60s, going shopping every day with a sturdy bag, all the different shop keepers knew their customers by name and what they liked IE cauliflower with the leaves on, cuts of meat etc and you could pay at the end of the week, pay day.