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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:24:04#1
stumblinthrulife

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So, with legislation banning plastic bags going through in certain US states, and EU and Asian countries, I'd say the plastic bag in it's current non-biodegradable incarnation has 10 years at most.

What will you use instead?

I'm not a fan of paper grocery bags, so I bought some cardboard totes which I take to the supermarket with me. I put them in my cart, and load my groceries into them as I go. When I get to the checkout, I just lift out the tote and put it on the conveyer. I then have the cashier put my stuff back into the totes as she's done scanning them (I just make sure I have at least 1 more than I need, to get the ball rolling). It's bloody fantastic! Much less hassle than carrier bags for loading and unloading the car too. Even if bio-degradable plastic bags became standard in all the supermarkets tomorrow, I wouldn't go back to them.

So there you go, I get that warm "saving the world one (less) carrier bag at a time" feeling and my shopping is way less hassle. Seems like a win-win to me!


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:28:55#2
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They should bring out foldable shopping trolleys a bit like push chairs that can fold away in the car, much easier.


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:29:43#3
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pinkpanther said:
They should bring out foldable shopping trolleys a bit like push chairs that can fold away in the car, much easier.


But what would have the shopping in after you folded up the shopping trolley?


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:30:15#4
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Isn't it easier to have 'home delivery' .... saves ANY hassle


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:31:45#5
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in one of our local supermarkets they gave away blue boxes for that purpose and you scan your stuff as you go along and just give the cashier the scanner and pay,obviously somepeople try to get away without paying for things so you get radoml checked where you have to go to another till and empty your boxes for it all to be checked out properly,its a far more econimic and faster way of shopping


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:32:24#6
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stumblinthrulife said:
But what would have the shopping in after you folded up the shopping trolley?


Never thought of that!


Hmm, like Satan says, home delivery looks like the only answer.



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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:33:41#7
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jeanettesianrachel said:
in one of our local supermarkets they gave away blue boxes for that purpose and you scan your stuff as you go along and just give the cashier the scanner and pay,obviously somepeople try to get away without paying for things so you get radoml checked where you have to go to another till and empty your boxes for it all to be checked out properly,its a far more econimic and faster way of shopping


I remember that from the UK. It was Safeway, wasn't it? The "shop and go" concept. I loved it, but I often wondered exactly what losses stores took due to dishonest people. The random checks can't catch everything, nor deter everyone.


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:36:56#8
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666satan666 said:
Isn't it easier to have 'home delivery' .... saves ANY hassle


I do agree to an extent. However, I'm a very visual person, and like to wander the shelves for inspiration. I also like to be able to pick my own fruit and veg - I've never been impressed by the selections I've had from home delivery. Finally you're leaving the "plan B" in their hands if something you want isn't in. Normally they make an OK choice (now they've upgraded the systems from simple name comparison, leaving you with lemon fairy if they're out of lemon juice...) but where it goes wrong is if you're shopping for a meal. On my shopping lists I can have five to ten items linked - if one's not available, there's no point in getting any of them.

In short, I'll be doing my shopping personally for some time to come.


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:37:16#9
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You can now order your shopping on-line & supermarkets will deliver it ....... How much easier can it get


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:38:06#10
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We have self scan in most of our supermarkets now, works well, much quicker.
You scan it at the till and put it in the bag, it knows the weight of every item so can tell if you have to much in the bag or not enough, clever really.


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 02:40:23#11
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pinkpanther said:
We have self scan in most of our supermarkets now, works well, much quicker.
You scan it at the till and put it in the bag, it knows the weight of every item so can tell if you have to much in the bag or not enough, clever really.


There is self-scan here as well, but that's different from the Safeway "shop 'n go" where you actually had a hand scanner, and scanned your stuff as you went around. When you were done, you put the scanner back in the rack and it printed a receipt with a bar code (and told you if you needed to be rechecked). You took that to the cashier, they scanned it and you paid. No one but you actually handles anything in your trolley. I loved that system.


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 03:11:05#12
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i like the shop and go system and i bet there are a few people that get away from paying for some of there shopping,thats why i think its radomly checked,to try and catch them people out and as a warning to other shoppers your shopping cold be checked as well,i hate carrier bags there always spliting on you and usually when you have liquid stuff in them


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New Post! Sep 05, 2007 @ 07:18:46#13
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Most Supermarkets are pushing the fold up canvas bags and tbh you could do a good weeks shop and carry the lot in one bag although it would be pretty heavy.

Some people are going back to the old fasioned shopping trolley If only Gucci and a few others actually produced a chic shopping trolley every celeb would jump on the bandwagon.

It would be nice to go back a few decades to doing the daily shop locally with the old fashioned basket. There are still some old ladies go every day with an old whicker basket. Thats where we lost our community, apart from in villages we have no idea what the name of our local butcher or fishmonger is that is if we even have one.


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New Post! Mar 30, 2008 @ 13:41:09#14
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I have some canvas bags that I use. Unfortunately I forget to take them with me about 50% of the time - I usually remember them at the checkout . . . maybe I'll make my 2 year old responsible for them . . . she never forgets anything . . .


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