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08-30-2014, 09:11 PM
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In Alameda County (Oakland/Berkeley) and San Francisco plastic bags have been banned for a few years now. Most people carry their own reusable bags or pay .10 for paper at stores. Most stores also have reusable bags for sale for 1.00 or so.
I would rather have my sturdy reusable bags than those silly flimsy plastic bags any day.
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08-30-2014, 09:22 PM
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I will say this, if you're going to ban the plastic bags stores all need to put up signs that say something to the effect of "please wash your reusable bags/totes once in a while." I'm as far from a germophobe as you can get, but when I was still in retailland, there were reusable bags presented to me to fill that I refused to touch because they were so foul.
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08-30-2014, 09:25 PM
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plastic bags are great for scooping cat litter!
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08-30-2014, 10:18 PM
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I got to Aldi's most of the time, and so I bring my own bags - totes or insulated bags, usually. If I forget them, I'll pay the extra 6-10 cents for new ones. Sometimes I get paper, but that's when we're about to recycle newspapers, and you can't beat paper bags for that.
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08-31-2014, 12:08 AM
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It has worked well in CA. People overwhelmingly use reusable bags. If I forget to bring my bags into the store with me, I just put everything back into the buggy and pack bags when I get to my car. It's not that hard to make the change.
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08-31-2014, 12:40 AM
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I will be so annoyed if this passes.
When I was in SF last year they charged you for paper bags! I was on my 3rd store before I finally caught on to why the cashiers asked if I wanted a bag. I would just think, "Ugh, no. I really want to carry all these new clothes around in my hands!"
When I realized I had been charged I was more annoyed that nobody explained they would charge me. Especially in a touristy area, don't assume the customer has a clue!
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08-31-2014, 01:26 AM
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They charged you in CLOTHING stores? I thought this was just for grocery bags. For clothing stores to not give you a bag is uber bad marketing.
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08-31-2014, 02:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AOII Angel
It has worked well in CA. People overwhelmingly use reusable bags. If I forget to bring my bags into the store with me, I just put everything back into the buggy and pack bags when I get to my car. It's not that hard to make the change.
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If it's already working there, why do they need to make it a law?
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They charged you in CLOTHING stores? I thought this was just for grocery bags. For clothing stores to not give you a bag is uber bad marketing.
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I also thought it was just grocery bags. Doing the same thing at clothing stores is ridiculous.
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08-31-2014, 03:00 AM
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The state law is for grocery stores, at least to start, but in SF it's already more than that. My friend bought a ton of stuff in Old Navy (3 stories, massive) and she was like "No thanks, I'm just around the corner." I made her put it all in my bags because we were 4 blocks from the hotel.
Also, when I was in Silver Springs, MD the Target charged me for plastic bags. Again, WTH don't you people tell me why you're asking and that you'll charge me! That time I paid for a plastic bag.
At least in SF I was getting nicer paper bags with handles.
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08-31-2014, 05:12 AM
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So what happens in California now? Are they going back to paper?
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Some stores only carry paper bags (that you have to pay for) and some still have plastic (that you have to pay for).
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They charged you in CLOTHING stores? I thought this was just for grocery bags. For clothing stores to not give you a bag is uber bad marketing.
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T'is true. Some other stores like Target and Best Buy don't give bags either. And some clothing stores have started carrying only ginormous bags so if you just bought a couple items, it wouldn't make sense to take one. The bag ban is not in every Cali city but it's spreading. I was raised to repurpose all bags, paper or plastic, so the ban doesn't feel fair to me. I use most of my bags several times before throwing them away or recycling them but I know the decision to ban isn't based on the habits of those who diligently repurpose/recycle.
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08-31-2014, 06:59 AM
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Also, when I was in Silver Spring, MD the Target charged me for plastic bags.
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Fixed that for you.
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08-31-2014, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
If it's already working there, why do they need to make it a law?
I also thought it was just grocery bags. Doing the same thing at clothing stores is ridiculous.
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I should say in Los Angeles. We had the change about 6 months ago.
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08-31-2014, 10:23 AM
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Meh, you get used to it. In San Francisco, we just carry bags with us. The only time these days I pay the 10 cents is when I buy something at Lululemon where the bag is reusable anyway.
I was in Fresno for work this past week and they're still using styrofoam food containers. Ugh.
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08-31-2014, 11:15 AM
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We always saved the heavier weight bags with drawstrings we got at shoe stores and such. At least if this comes here I'll have a myriad of bags to put things in.
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08-31-2014, 11:53 AM
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I disagree with banning anything. I don't see government's role as telling its citizens "no".
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I agree.
However, I agree with amIblue? about reusable bags. I wish stores gave more of an incentive to use them.
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