j26 said:Doesn't that make some sort of sticky explosive gel or something?
so if you've a got a few plastic bags, you coould be charged with planning acts of terrorism
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Plastic Bags
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so if you've a got a few plastic bags, you coould be charged with planning acts of terrorism
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Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I love it that plastic bags in trees are called Witches Knickers by the kids round here.....El Jugador said:Don't they grow on plastric bag trees, like the ones you see along the side of main roads?
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
Geri said:
I would have said 'cancel the sale then'.
I have also taken stuff out of a plastic bag if the sales person has started to pack for me. I think they've given up on me at my local shop. They only occasionally ask if I want a bag now.
I use those 10p ones that last for ages, and a shopping trolley for tins, etc, but I only do main shopping once a month.
pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
geminisnake said:
It's to do with stopping shoplifting. The bag and receipt proves you bought it. Also try buying trainers in Footlocker without the box - they won't let you leave without the box. It's to stop the staff from thieving - before if there were any empty boxes the staff would say the customer didn't want to box - now they can't use that excuse. its wanky, TBH.
I've never understood why shops get upset if you don't want a bag - surely it means increased profits for them?
this is right (actually a stunning 93%!). i was in ireland a couple of months back and everyone brought their own shitty reused carrier bags, which for an anti-carrier warrior like me, almost brought a tear of joy to my eyeMaggot said:
i'm constantly battling with shop assistants, every time i buy something i have to say "thank but i don't need a bag", and every time i get confused looks as if i'm a freak from planet weird for actually bothering to bring a reusable bag with me. *sigh*
i've been trying hard to find out why we haven't put in a similar tax in the uk, given the overwhelming environmental benefits of doing so, but i can't really find out why, other than the typical inertia of parliament. check this out:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199900/ldhansrd/pdvn/lds05/text/50707-01.htm
Lord Dubs (!)
"It would be the easiest thing in the world for the Government to put a tax on plastic bags, as has been done in other countries, thereby significantly cutting their use. Why can the Government not put a tax on them? It is a simple thing, and they might even make some money out of it."
Lord Bach:
"our present view is that the case for a plastic carrier bag tax is not proven on broad environmental or litter grounds"
What a silly old fart. Lord Dubs (!)
"It would be the easiest thing in the world for the Government to put a tax on plastic bags, as has been done in other countries, thereby significantly cutting their use. Why can the Government not put a tax on them? It is a simple thing, and they might even make some money out of it."
Lord Bach:
"our present view is that the case for a plastic carrier bag tax is not proven on broad environmental or litter grounds"
I think we need to start a big campaign, a web petition or something, to try and kick some sense into the parliamentary muppets who refuse to introduce a tax.
:-| @ this thread....
i thought it was new and White Rabbit was posting!
i thought it was new and White Rabbit was posting!
salaryman said:
a much missed MIA poster....i didnt look at the date of the threads start....i just was reading it and saw White Rabbit's post....so i thought he was back...
salaryman said:ah, sorry to get your hopes up!
its alright love, im used to it!!
parallelepipete
Aelod cysylltiol y Taliban Cymraeg
You call their bluff. What I do when someone gets all arsey about plastic bags is tell them that if they insist on putting it in a plastic bag, I'll leave the shop without buying it. Seems to work a treat.lizzieloo said:
parallelepipete
Aelod cysylltiol y Taliban Cymraeg
There are some on these boards who dismiss such a flat tax as a regressive tax on the working classes... hmm. I tried to find the posts but 'tax' is too short a word for the search engine.salaryman said:this is right (actually a stunning 93%!). i was in ireland a couple of months back and everyone brought their own shitty reused carrier bags, which for an anti-carrier warrior like me, almost brought a tear of joy to my eye
that would be reactionary codswallop! you're right - it's not a tax, it's just charging a very small price for a bag, which seems fairly normal to me.parallelepipete said:
the whole point here is that EVERYONE, regardless of wealth/social status, is able to reuse a carrier bag.
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