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Plastic Bags (self.retailhell)

submitted 1 year ago by maroudava to c/retailhell

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This happens to me almost daily.

A customer brings up a 1x1 inches, easy-to-hold item to purchase. Surely they don't need a bag, right? After all, the smallest bag size we have would still be way too large for this single item.

With this in mind, once the transaction is complete, I attempt to hand the receipt and item to the customer, only to be responded to with, "uh, can I have a bag??" as if I'm the idiot.

It's like people desire to contribute to landfills.

What's funnier is when it's someone who has a purse on them. You can't put it in your purse?!

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[–] Today 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

We're using those bags to clean trash out of the car, carry lunch to work, line bathroom trash cans, send leftovers home with a friend, or any of the hundred other uses for a bag. I'm confused by the 'bags are bad' people who then buy bags for their trash bins.

[–] owatnext 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use bags that come from products I essentially have to buy, such as bread bags, bags that hold hardware from new furniture, etc. Just my take.

I don't use grocery bags, nor do I accept them from stores.

[–] maroudava 2 points 1 year ago

I recently got myself a reusable bag for grocery shopping. I'm far too clumsy to juggle all my groceries out the store 🤣

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