does anyone else have this problem?

okay, so you are trying really hard to stop this world from falling into oblivion, so you invest in a re-usable bag. You take it out for it's first go, you see something you want to buy and you take it up to the counter, they put the item through the till. And in the short time it takes to ask them "can i not have a plastic bag please" or "it's okay i've braught my own bag" they've shoved your item into an oversized plastic bag and it's shoved under your nose faster than the speed of light!

Then when you try explaining again that you DO NOT WANT a plastic bag. they look at you as if you have just dissapeared and turned into a big green martian that absorbs people.

This annoys the hell out of me, and it just goes to show the extent of this "throwaway society" and how it's ingrained itself into our culture.

If you're quick enough, you can catch them out before they get out the plastic doom. They still see you as a pain in the ass, but they suddenly remember that their boss has told them to ask every customer if they want a plastic bag, then they spend the rest of the day panicking that you might have been this month's mystery shopper.

who said revenge isn't sweet?

 

Totally know what you mean...me and my finacé have even had people TUTTING at us for using our own bags, and making comments! Veggies are the worst...i can usually stop them from bagging everything else (ive learnt the "say it before they can even ask if you have a clubcard or whatever crap" technique from practice) but when i put veggies or fruits in loose they seem insistent that this is shocking, disgusting, quick, get em in seperate little plastic baggies!

But good work, keep it up! People will learn....I hope

 

yikes! I've had some funny looks but i've never been tutted at before, geez. You're only trying to save the environment. They should be applauding you.

Ah well, maybe we can laugh at them when it's too late lol

I might try the clubcard technique you mentioned next time i'm in somewhere like that. Maybe i might have a bit more success

 

I Know What You Mean. I Used To Work At One Of Those Places. [Needless To Say It Was A Horrible Job] I Noticed Some Of My Co-workers Givin That Look. But Hey, If They Want To Use Their Bag, Then Use Their Bag. No Biggie

 

Where can I get one of those reusable shopping bags you beautiful people speak of?