jayfab
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Post by jayfab on May 28, 2024 23:10:27 GMT
Kessel threw away when I left it to retrieve my money at home when I forgot it. Came back in like 10 minutes and they had no idea what happened to it or the groceries I had in it. Still ticked about it LOL. The exact same thing happened to me! I did my grocery shopping then drove straight to my brother's house. When I got there, I realised that I was missing a bag, and it had some expensive things in there. I rang the supermarket immediately, but they could find no sign of the bag of groceries. I drove straight up there with my receipt, to replace what I had bought, and one of the workers said "Oh yeah, we saw the bag and put all the food back on the shelves." WTF?! It was no more than 10 minutes! When I asked where my bag was - the one that I had previously purchased - they said they had thrown it away. Again, WTF? It was a zip up cooler bag! Anyway, they let me go and get all the food I was missing, and gave me another bag. I'm still ticked about it too! Ugh, I feel your pain. |
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Post by Why on May 29, 2024 1:03:05 GMT
When I order on-line for in-store pickup at Walgreens or CVS, my items are always put in the thicker re-usable plastic bag. I'm charged 25 cents. But they attach a huge sticker on the side of the bag that is impossible to remove without destroying the bag. I'm not going to use that bag in public with that sticker attached (it shows my name and other info) so I cut off the sticker and 'recycle' the bag. Such a waste of 25 cents and a waste for the environment. I use Safeway delivery and I end up with dozens of those damn bags that have stickers on them. They have my name in big letters and I do tear them off (with lots of bad words said) because I "try" to recycle the bags by donating them to the thrift store to use. The stickers are very sticky and leave a big mess on the bag so many are then useless. WTF - dumb idea. They only charge me about a nickel each but still a big waste. I asked the driver that delivers if they can be recycled at the store with that sticky residue and he said while he will take them back they are then just thrown away. I have tried putting things in storage in the bags and found that after a few months they will self destruct and you have a pile of bits to clean up. A very messy pile  |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 29, 2024 3:06:01 GMT
I have a pile of Walmart bags from grocery delivery. I would gladly donate them at the food pantry if they were open more hours.
As to the delivery tags, at least Walmart sticks the delivery labels on the bag tags which can be easily pulled off.
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Post by Scrapper100 on May 29, 2024 3:33:06 GMT
I am not a fan of the thicker plastic bags either. Seriously who would have thought that bags 10 times heavier would reduce the amount of plastic lol.
My husband does keep a couple in his car to use, I think he has Trader Joe’s ones to. I have nice canvas bags and bought 5 from Aldi a month or so ago as they are larger, have longer handles so can easily go over your shoulder and has pickets inside so you can put multiple bottles in it without them banging against each other plus still have room for other items. Awesome bags. I also like the larger ones from Trader Joe’s and have two of their pink cooler bags.
I like the thinner bags better as they are easier to tie and work better in trash cans. I hate that no one gives away the thin ones anymore even Home Depot charges for bags now.
I am still working through my stash of thick bags from pickups during Covid. They would use so many more than the average person would if packing their own bags. I didn’t need one for every item or two especially small items.
I’m not a huge fan of paper bags but I usually bring my own bags so it won’t make much difference for me.
It does make me laugh ir just shake my head as so many ideas that are meant to do one thing turn out to do just the opposite.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 29, 2024 3:43:34 GMT
On another note: I need plastic bags for my inside garbage can.
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Post by katlady on May 29, 2024 4:51:18 GMT
like the thinner bags better as they are easier to tie and work better in trash cans. I hate that no one gives away the thin ones anymore even Home Depot charges for bags now. Depends on the area/city, but the Home Depot in my city still gives out single use bags for free. There are a few other stores here that still do too. There is a Michaels in one city that still gives out bags for free, and another Michaels about 10 miles away that charges for the bags. Different cities so I guess that is how one can do it and the other can't. And of course restaurants still use them for take-out food. But even Macy's charges for bags now. Theirs are thicker than the single use bags but not as thick as the ones from the grocery store. And they have a handle. I had to buy one once because their fee caught me by surprise. I now have a folded carry tote in my purse. And Lululemon charges for their bags too now. That one surprised me because their bags were never single-use, but oh well. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on May 29, 2024 8:22:10 GMT
like the thinner bags better as they are easier to tie and work better in trash cans. I hate that no one gives away the thin ones anymore even Home Depot charges for bags now. Depends on the area/city, but the Home Depot in my city still gives out single use bags for free. There are a few other stores here that still do too. There is a Michaels in one city that still gives out bags for free, and another Michaels about 10 miles away that charges for the bags. Different cities so I guess that is how one can do it and the other can't. And of course restaurants still use them for take-out food. But even Macy's charges for bags now. Theirs are thicker than the single use bags but not as thick as the ones from the grocery store. And they have a handle. I had to buy one once because their fee caught me by surprise. I now have a folded carry tote in my purse. And Lululemon charges for their bags too now. That one surprised me because their bags were never single-use, but oh well. Interesting. The Home Depot that charges I’m pretty sure they are the thin bags. |
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Post by peasapie on May 29, 2024 10:00:08 GMT
They underestimated the laziness of human beings, who would rather buy more bags than walk back to their cars. I (have been known to be one of those lazy humans.)
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Post by hop2 on May 29, 2024 10:12:41 GMT
People just do not want to change their habits. Just make biodegradable bags and move on. Throwing out all those thick bags is just a worse issue.
I guess we are next facing the issue here in NJ as we are also bagless.
I mostly see people just put the stuff back in their carts then just put it in their cars if they don’t have a bag. Too frugal to buy more bags because we forgot ours. Stores are having an issue with people also taking the hand baskets out to their cars when they aren’t supposed to. Then they get run over & broken
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Post by compeateropeator on May 29, 2024 10:32:02 GMT
I think the problem is making a biodegradable bag that actually works and is strong enough. I know that I have not found any biodegradable bags for my composting container that do not tear so easily, they are pretty much useless in my opinion.
Paper is typically the alternative here in my state, not the heavy plastic, if you don’t bring your own.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 29, 2024 13:30:24 GMT
I think the problem is making a biodegradable bag that actually works and is strong enough. I know that I have not found any biodegradable bags for my composting container that do not tear so easily, they are pretty much useless in my opinion. Paper is typically the alternative here in my state, not the heavy plastic, if you don’t bring your own. 100% this. We got a supply of the compostable bags to go into a small countertop food scraps/compost container to collect food scraps for recycling/composting and they are worthless. My experiment with food scrap recycling ended when summer started last year because the stuff would get moldy and stinky well before the bag was full. We’re not set up for curbside food scrap recycling yet so I’d have to make a 10-15 minute drive one way in a direction I normally don’t go to get rid of the stuff, and to me it seems just as wasteful to burn the gas to get rid of moldy food waste as it is to just toss the scraps in the trash. The county is slowly rolling out curbside food scraps recycling and when that comes to our area I’ll do it. Hopefully they will have better bags for it by then, since those bags can go straight into the outside can. |
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Post by compeateropeator on May 29, 2024 13:50:56 GMT
I think the problem is making a biodegradable bag that actually works and is strong enough. I know that I have not found any biodegradable bags for my composting container that do not tear so easily, they are pretty much useless in my opinion. Paper is typically the alternative here in my state, not the heavy plastic, if you don’t bring your own. 100% this. We got a supply of the compostable bags to go into a small countertop food scraps/compost container to collect food scraps for recycling/composting and they are worthless. My experiment with food scrap recycling ended when summer started last year because the stuff would get moldy and stinky well before the bag was full. We’re not set up for curbside food scrap recycling yet so I’d have to make a 10-15 minute drive one way in a direction I normally don’t go to get rid of the stuff, and to me it seems just as wasteful to burn the gas to get rid of moldy food waste as it is to just toss the scraps in the trash. The county is slowly rolling out curbside food scraps recycling and when that comes to our area I’ll do it. Hopefully they will have better bags for it by then, since those bags can go straight into the outside can. My state does have “mandatory” composting. Luckily between a lot of people living rural and having composting bins, dump/landfill receptacles, and residential and commercial picks from companies we do have a lot of options. But it certainly has some cons too. Like everything it can be a total pain in the butt. 😄 |
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Post by Lurkingpea on May 29, 2024 16:18:52 GMT
I wish paper bags would just be the norm. I don't understand why plastic bags are what is used. Especially with grocery pick up becoming so common.
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Post by katlady on May 29, 2024 16:31:57 GMT
100% this. We got a supply of the compostable bags to go into a small countertop food scraps/compost container to collect food scraps for recycling/composting and they are worthless. My experiment with food scrap recycling ended when summer started last year because the stuff would get moldy and stinky well before the bag was full. We’re not set up for curbside food scrap recycling yet so I’d have to make a 10-15 minute drive one way in a direction I normally don’t go to get rid of the stuff, and to me it seems just as wasteful to burn the gas to get rid of moldy food waste as it is to just toss the scraps in the trash. The county is slowly rolling out curbside food scraps recycling and when that comes to our area I’ll do it. Hopefully they will have better bags for it by then, since those bags can go straight into the outside can. We started food scrap recycling this year. The city gave us little counter top food bins. We can use the biodegradable bags to collect the scraps. I was unsure of how it would all work, and there were a lot of people complaining about it on NextDoor. But, it is not bad. The little bins contains the smell very well. We use the biodegradable bags, and every night before bed, we tie up the bag and stick it in the freezer until trash day. If there are only a small bit of scraps in the bag, I leave the bag in the bin until the next day. So far, no smells or bugs. On trash day, we put all the bags in the green waste trash can and we have curbside pickup. We can even put food soiled paper scraps in there, like pizza boxes and paper towels. They also accept bones. It has really cut down on the amount of trash in our regular bin. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 29, 2024 23:41:48 GMT
We started food scrap recycling this year. The city gave us little counter top food bins. We can use the biodegradable bags to collect the scraps. I was unsure of how it would all work, and there were a lot of people complaining about it on NextDoor. But, it is not bad. The little bins contains the smell very well. We use the biodegradable bags, and every night before bed, we tie up the bag and stick it in the freezer until trash day. If there are only a small bit of scraps in the bag, I leave the bag in the bin until the next day. So far, no smells or bugs. On trash day, we put all the bags in the green waste trash can and we have curbside pickup. We can even put food soiled paper scraps in there, like pizza boxes and paper towels. They also accept bones. It has really cut down on the amount of trash in our regular bin. We got the little bin too, but once it started heating up outside, the inside of the bin would get humid which then quickly got moldy. Ew. Once they roll out curbside here I could totally get on board with it but until then I don’t have freezer space for storing compost. |
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Post by Karene on May 30, 2024 2:33:44 GMT
Everyone here uses reusable bags or foldable boxes (which are very popular) because plastic bags were banned. If you forget and need a bag, you can buy a thin clothlike bag for 15 to 30 cents. We always keep a lot of bags in each car, especially the two Costco cooler bags. I haven't been in any store that had paper bags.
Plastic take out containers have also been banned so everything comes in a cardboard box. When you have leftovers at a restaurant it is also a cardboard box. Takeout straws are cardboard and cutlery is wood.
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Post by monklady123 on May 30, 2024 10:43:02 GMT
100% this. We got a supply of the compostable bags to go into a small countertop food scraps/compost container to collect food scraps for recycling/composting and they are worthless. My experiment with food scrap recycling ended when summer started last year because the stuff would get moldy and stinky well before the bag was full. We’re not set up for curbside food scrap recycling yet so I’d have to make a 10-15 minute drive one way in a direction I normally don’t go to get rid of the stuff, and to me it seems just as wasteful to burn the gas to get rid of moldy food waste as it is to just toss the scraps in the trash. The county is slowly rolling out curbside food scraps recycling and when that comes to our area I’ll do it. Hopefully they will have better bags for it by then, since those bags can go straight into the outside can. We started food scrap recycling this year. The city gave us little counter top food bins. We can use the biodegradable bags to collect the scraps. I was unsure of how it would all work, and there were a lot of people complaining about it on NextDoor. But, it is not bad. The little bins contains the smell very well. We use the biodegradable bags, and every night before bed, we tie up the bag and stick it in the freezer until trash day. If there are only a small bit of scraps in the bag, I leave the bag in the bin until the next day. So far, no smells or bugs. On trash day, we put all the bags in the green waste trash can and we have curbside pickup. We can even put food soiled paper scraps in there, like pizza boxes and paper towels. They also accept bones. It has really cut down on the amount of trash in our regular bin. My county tried this but it hasn't worked very well. We've always had large-sized green bins for leaves, branches, etc. But then they gave us a little counter-top bin for food scraps, and we were supposed to put that bag into the yard waste green bin. Well, ick. Most of us don't have freezer space to put food scraps, it was pretty disgusting, and before we knew it many of the counter-top bins started to appear in Buy Nothing groups. lol. That's how I got rid of mine. At the time someone suggested that if we didn't want to use the counter top bin we could just throw scraps straight into our outside green bin. ew. No. We do use our outside green bin regularly after doing yard work, but that's it. |
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Post by katlady on May 30, 2024 16:37:39 GMT
But then they gave us a little counter-top bin for food scraps, and we were supposed to put that bag into the yard waste green bin. Well, ick. Most of us don't have freezer space to put food scraps, it was pretty disgusting, and before we knew it many of the counter-top bins started to appear in Buy Nothing groups. lol. That's how I got rid of mine. At the time someone suggested that if we didn't want to use the counter top bin we could just throw scraps straight into our outside green bin. ew. No. We do use our outside green bin regularly after doing yard work, but that's it. When we first got the little bins, there was such a commotion about them on NextDoor. People said they were throwing them in the blue recycle bins, others were going to use them for planters, etc. Since the program actually started, I haven't heard anything about them on NextDoor. I don't know how many people are or are not recycling their food waste. I live in a built-up suburban area, with small yards, so I don't think too many people are actually composting the food waste. If we were not allowed to use the biodegradable bags, I wouldn't be saving my food waste. I can't see just throwing naked food scraps into the big green bin. Ugh! What a mess that would be! One time, I did throw some rotten strawberries into the green bin, not realizing that the strawberries would "leak". I had to hose out that bin after trash day. It is just my SO and I, so we have lots of freezer space for the bags. Plus, the bags are not that big, but 7 days worth does add up. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 1, 2024 13:31:37 GMT
But then they gave us a little counter-top bin for food scraps, and we were supposed to put that bag into the yard waste green bin. Well, ick. Most of us don't have freezer space to put food scraps, it was pretty disgusting, and before we knew it many of the counter-top bins started to appear in Buy Nothing groups. lol. That's how I got rid of mine. At the time someone suggested that if we didn't want to use the counter top bin we could just throw scraps straight into our outside green bin. ew. No. We do use our outside green bin regularly after doing yard work, but that's it. When we first got the little bins, there was such a commotion about them on NextDoor. People said they were throwing them in the blue recycle bins, others were going to use them for planters, etc. Since the program actually started, I haven't heard anything about them on NextDoor. I don't know how many people are or are not recycling their food waste. I live in a built-up suburban area, with small yards, so I don't think too many people are actually composting the food waste. If we were not allowed to use the biodegradable bags, I wouldn't be saving my food waste. I can't see just throwing naked food scraps into the big green bin. Ugh! What a mess that would be! One time, I did throw some rotten strawberries into the green bin, not realizing that the strawberries would "leak". I had to hose out that bin after trash day. It is just my SO and I, so we have lots of freezer space for the bags. Plus, the bags are not that big, but 7 days worth does add up. When my county first rolled out the food scraps collection program last year, they gave us maybe ten compostable bags to line the small bin with, saying that when you brought a full bag of food waste scraps to the compost dumpster (which as I mentioned takes 15 minutes one way to get to by car and from my city there no non-motorized way to get there because it’s on the other side of the freeway), you could get more bags from the little bag dispenser located there. 🙄🤪 And that’s assuming the dispenser isn’t empty when you show up with your full baggie. Or you could buy your own. The unspoken message was, fill the bag up before you bring it, and don’t take more new bags than you need. And when I tried to do that, the inside of the bin got steamy and moldy and the bags of scraps inside the bin got moldy and stinky in a very short time. The place we need to take the scraps to isn’t convenient enough to justify making more than 1-2 trips a month. I can’t even imagine keeping that much food waste in my freezer when we need all of our freezer space for actual edible food. But if I could just chuck the tied closed bag into the outside recycling or trash container (which was what was mentioned in a recent newsletter about the program from the county for the five communities curbside food scraps collection has been rolled out for), I could see doing that. I doubt we would fill more than two of the bags a week. I’d still have to go pick up additional bags from the dumpster site, but if I could get a month’s worth at once (8-10 bags) I would do that. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 4, 2024 8:53:51 GMT
As a bagger in a grocery store it’s not often I have customers with reusable plastic bags. Maybe 8% of the time.
I like using both paper and plastic because some items fit better in paper like boxed items, and heavier items like a lot of cans or drinks and cold items are better in plastic.
I reuse my plastic bags but for garbage bags so only twice do I use them.
I’d say maybe 20% have their own reusable bags that come through my line.
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